Add Edit entry type & Edit section actions in entry edit view

[thupsi]

It would save us a lot of clicks to have Edit entry type & Edit section in the "actions" menu of the entry edit view. The first one also for nested Matrix entries!

Basically the functionality of Quick Field Inspect!

[mmikkel]

Duplicate of #10112, but that issue is 4 years old so maybe a new FR is warranted at this point 😜 - especially considering #16415 seems to move Craft in this direction (that PR also made the CP Field Inspect plugin redundant for the feature its named after, so it's very awkwardly named now...).

CP Field Inspect adds a whole bunch of shortcuts to the control panel for quickly navigating to settings pages for entry types, sections, volumes, global sets etc. As pointed out by @thupsi, I think the "Edit entry type" links are especially useful (and especially on Craft 5!). The plugin adds them pretty much in every feasible location, like here:

(There are also places where I'd like to add "Edit {source}" links, but where it isn't currently a feasible/safe way to do it, like in nested CK entries' cards (that doesn't have an actions menu). I'd also love it if the edit source links opened in slideouts – with the affected edit page being reloaded after saving changes – instead of redirecting, but I haven't had the time to dig into that – and at this point I'd much rather see this solved in core.)

In the scheme of things, I guess these links are a fairly minor feature. But, it should not be underestimated how much they actually elevate the DX when building out Craft sites, and how many clicks and how much time they save. FWIW, I've been using the plugin for ~10 years at this point, and I can honestly say that I wouldn't have enjoyed building Craft sites as much as I do without it.

I would absolutely love it if these features were added to core 🙏

[thupsi]

Indeed, I would say that CP Field Inspect is probably the one plugin I reach immediately for when starting a new build! Every time I install it, I swear, I can almost hear a tiny voice "add me to core, add me to core.." 🙂

[brandonkelly]

Added both “Entry type settings” and “Section settings” actions for 5.8! (a8bfc90 + de7dc61)

[brandonkelly]

They will show up in chips and cards as well :) Just not Matrix blocks.

[mmikkel]

Whoa, I didn't realise, that's amazing. The changelog entry undersells this feature 😃

So with that out of the way... where do I send the bribe to have this available in inline blocks as well? 😇

[mmikkel]

Sorry in advance for #17472, @brandonkelly – a PR that could've just been a GitHub comment, but I couldn't help myself 🙃 (hopefully the fix is right)

[brandonkelly]

So with that out of the way... where do I send the bribe to have this available in inline blocks as well? 😇

Added that as well :) a42f908

[mmikkel]

@brandonkelly YAY 🎉 Thanks, Brandon!

[alexanderbuergin]

Thanks.