Title, then Body? Not so fast.

Many default or custom content types in Drupal will have the Title listed first on the "Add content" page, then the Body. The edit form is set up this way by default.

However, don't forget to take the needs of your content administrators into account. I recently was creating a "Testimonials" content type. It made the most sense to use the title field as the "Testimonial By" field, and the Body as the "Testimonial" field. However, the reading and editing order for this content type should be "Testimonial," then "Testimonial By."

No problem. Navigate to Structure > Content Types > [Your Content Type] > Manage Fields. From here we can rearrange the order of the fields, including the default fields.

Your clients are going to appreciate the extra effort.

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