diff --git a/nodeformcols-configuration.tpl.php b/nodeformcols-configuration.tpl.php
index 4aca3b4..bdaf56f 100644
--- a/nodeformcols-configuration.tpl.php
+++ b/nodeformcols-configuration.tpl.php
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
  * @file
  * Template for the configuration table
  */
-
-$regions = nodeformcols_form_regions();
+$regions = $element['#nodeformcols_form_regions'];
 ?>
 <table id="fields" class="sticky-enabled">
   <thead>
diff --git a/nodeformcols.admin.inc b/nodeformcols.admin.inc
index a718ab8..36f2fcf 100644
--- a/nodeformcols.admin.inc
+++ b/nodeformcols.admin.inc
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function nodeformcols_configuration_form($form_state, $type, $variant='default')
   $placements = nodeformscols_field_placements($type, $variant);
   nodeformcols_update_placements($type, $variant, $placements);
 
-  $regions = nodeformcols_form_regions();
+  $regions = nodeformcols_form_regions($type);
 
   $form['type'] = array(
     '#type' => 'value',
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ function nodeformcols_configuration_form($form_state, $type, $variant='default')
   $form['#after_build'][] = '_nodeformcols_configuration_form_after_build';
   $form['conf'] = array(
     '#theme' => array('nodeformcols_configuration'),
+    '#nodeformcols_form_regions' => $regions,
   );
 
   foreach ($placements as $name => $info) {
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ function _nodeformcols_configuration_form_after_build($form) {
   drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('module', 'nodeformcols') . '/js/nodeformcols.js');
   drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'nodeformcols') . '/css/nodeformcols.admin.css');
 
-  $regions = nodeformcols_form_regions();
+  $regions = nodeformcols_form_regions($form['type']['#value']);
   foreach ($regions as $region => $title) {
     if (is_array($form['conf'][$region])) {
       uasort($form['conf'][$region], "element_sort");
@@ -232,4 +233,4 @@ function nodeformcols_configuration_form_submit($form, $form_state) {
 
   variable_set('nodeformscols_field_placements_' . $type .
     '_' . $form['#variant'], $placements);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/nodeformcols.module b/nodeformcols.module
index 5db4eae..999c529 100644
--- a/nodeformcols.module
+++ b/nodeformcols.module
@@ -52,12 +52,15 @@ function nodeformcols_ctools_plugin_directory($module, $plugin) {
   }
 }
 
-function nodeformcols_form_regions() {
-  return array(
+function nodeformcols_form_regions($type) {
+  $regions = array(
     'main' => t('Main column'),
     'right' => t('Right'),
     'footer' => t('Footer'),
   );
+
+  drupal_alter('nodeformcols_form_regions', $regions, $type);
+  return $regions;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -65,8 +68,8 @@ function nodeformcols_form_regions() {
  *
  * @return array
  */
-function _nodeformscols_default_field_placements() {
-  return array(
+function _nodeformscols_default_field_placements($content_type, $variant) {
+  $placements = array(
     'title' => array('region' => 'main'),
     'body_field' => array('region' => 'main'),
     'menu' => array('region' => 'right'),
@@ -77,10 +80,12 @@ function _nodeformscols_default_field_placements() {
     'author' => array('region' => 'right'),
     'buttons' => array('region' => NODEFORMCOLS_DEFAULT_REGION, 'weight' => 100),
   );
+  drupal_alter('nodeformcols_default_field_placements', $placements, $content_type, $variant);
+  return $placements;
 }
 
 function nodeformscols_field_placements($content_type, $variant) {
-  $default = _nodeformscols_default_field_placements();
+  $default = _nodeformscols_default_field_placements($content_type, $variant);
   if ($variant != 'default') {
     $default = variable_get('nodeformscols_field_placements_' .
       $content_type . '_default', $default);
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ function nodeformcols_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
 /**
  * Preprocess function to run ahead of other modules.
  */
-function template_preprocess_node_form(&$aVars) {
+function nodeformcols_preprocess_node_form(&$aVars) {
   drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'nodeformcols') . '/css/nodeformcols.css');
 
   $default_region = variable_get('nodeformcols_default_region', NODEFORMCOLS_DEFAULT_REGION);
@@ -135,13 +140,13 @@ function template_preprocess_node_form(&$aVars) {
   $class = array('node-form');
 
   $regions = array();
-  $has_elements = array();
   $weight = 0;
-  foreach (nodeformcols_form_regions() as $name => $title) {
+  foreach (nodeformcols_form_regions($form['#node']->type) as $name => $title) {
     $regions[$name] = array(
       '#prefix' => '<div class="form-region-' . $name . '">',
       '#suffix' => '</div>',
       '#weight' => $weight,
+      '#has_elements' => FALSE,
     );
     $weight++;
   }
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ function template_preprocess_node_form(&$aVars) {
         $field['#collapsed'] = $p['collapsed'];
       }
       $regions[$p['region']][$key] = $field;
-      $has_elements[$p['region']] = TRUE;
+      $regions[$p['region']]['#has_elements'] = TRUE;
       unset($form[$key]);
     }
     else { // Set the default placement for unknown fields
@@ -179,23 +184,22 @@ function template_preprocess_node_form(&$aVars) {
       if ($adjust_to_buttons && $regions[$default_region][$key]['#weight'] >= $placements['buttons']['weight']) {
         $regions[$default_region][$key]['#weight'] = $placements['buttons']['weight'] - .1;
       }
-      $has_elements[$default_region] = TRUE;
+      $regions[$default_region]['#has_elements'] = TRUE;
       unset($form[$key]);
     }
   }
 
   // Ensure that we have the footer wrapper so that
   // we clear the floating columns
-  if (empty($has_elements['footer'])) {
-    $has_elements['footer'] = TRUE;
+  if (!$regions['footer']['#has_elements']) {
     $regions['footer'][] = array(
       '#type' => 'markup',
       '#value' => '&nbsp;',
     );
   }
 
-  foreach ($has_elements as $name => $has) {
-    if ($has) {
+  foreach ($regions as $name => $region) {
+    if ($region['#has_elements']) {
       $class[] = 'node-form-has-region-' . $name;
       $form['nodeformcols_region_' . $name] = $regions[$name];
     }