18.12.2025 | Michael Böker

How to add a password field to an entity as the Field_UI has none to offer

PasswordItem.php
/**
 * Defines the 'password' entity field type.
 *
 * @FieldType(
 *   id = "password",
 *   label = @Translation("Password"),
 *   description = @Translation("An entity field containing a password value."),
 *   no_ui = TRUE,
 * )
 */

Issue:

You want to add a password field to an entity via the field_ui. It does not work, and – as a reminder to recurring devs – is not supposed to work. The UI is switched off in the core definition.

Solution:

If you need a password field, first evaluate the necessity to save a password in the database – this might create a serious security risk. 

If your project requires it anyway, you either have to create a custom widget for a textfield or use the module Password field.

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13.11.2025 | Dominik Wille

Don't list a widget for a field type.

CustomWidget.php
  public static function isApplicable(FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition) {
    if (isset($field_definition->getDisplayOptions('form')['type'])) {
      return $field_definition->getDisplayOptions('form')['type'] == 'slot_content_weights';
    }

    return FALSE;
  }

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