diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols-configuration.tpl.php b/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols-configuration.tpl.php
index bb259b3..f598723 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols-configuration.tpl.php
+++ b/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols-configuration.tpl.php
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 <?php
-// $Id: nodeformcols-configuration.tpl.php,v 1.5 2009/09/21 06:09:54 hugowetterberg Exp $
-
 /**
  * @file
  * Template for the configuration table
  */
-
-$regions = nodeformcols_form_regions();
 ?>
 <table id="fields" class="sticky-enabled">
   <thead>
diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.admin.inc b/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.admin.inc
index b4b969e..11e1d4f 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.admin.inc
+++ b/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.admin.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-// $Id: nodeformcols.admin.inc,v 1.6 2009/09/21 06:09:54 hugowetterberg Exp $
 
 /**
  * @file
@@ -115,7 +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);
 
   $form['type'] = array(
     '#type' => 'value',
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ function _nodeformcols_configuration_form_after_build($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");
diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.module b/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.module
index a215f37..473f901 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.module
+++ b/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.module
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-// $Id: nodeformcols.module,v 1.7 2009/09/21 06:09:54 hugowetterberg Exp $
 define('NODEFORMCOLS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'main');
 
 /**
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ function nodeformcols_theme($aExisting) {
     ),
     'nodeformcols_configuration' => array(
       'template' => 'nodeformcols-configuration',
-      'arguments' => array('element' => array()),
+      'arguments' => array('element' => array(), 'type' => ''),
     ),
   );
 }
@@ -53,35 +52,59 @@ function nodeformcols_ctools_plugin_directory($module, $plugin) {
   }
 }
 
-function nodeformcols_form_regions() {
-  return array(
-    'main' => t('Main column'),
-    'right' => t('Right'),
-    'footer' => t('Footer'),
-  );
+/**
+ * Returns a set of regions.
+ * 
+ * @param string $type
+ *   Machine readable name of a content type
+ * @param boolean $reset
+ *   Optional boolean to force the list to reset.
+ * @return array
+ *   An array of regions.
+ */
+function nodeformcols_form_regions($type = '', $reset = FALSE) {
+  static $regions;
+  if (!isset($regions) || $reset) {
+    $regions = array(
+      'main' => t('Main column'),
+      'right' => t('Right'),
+      'footer' => t('Footer'),
+    );
+    drupal_alter('nodeformcols_form_regions', $regions, $type);
+  }
+  return $regions;
 }
 
 /**
  * Gets default placements for standard fields
  *
+ * @param string $type
+ *   Machine readable name of a content type
+ * @param boolean $reset
+ *   Optional boolean to force the list to reset.
  * @return array
  */
-function _nodeformscols_default_field_placements() {
-  return array(
-    'title' => array('region' => 'main'),
-    'body_field' => array('region' => 'main'),
-    'menu' => array('region' => 'right'),
-    'revision_information' => array('region' => 'right'),
-    'comment_settings' => array('region' => 'right'),
-    'path' => array('region' => 'right'),
-    'options' => array('region' => 'right'),
-    'author' => array('region' => 'right'),
-    'buttons' => array('region' => NODEFORMCOLS_DEFAULT_REGION, 'weight' => 100),
-  );
+function _nodeformscols_default_field_placements($type = '', $reset = FALSE) {
+  static $placements;
+  if(!isset($placements) || $reset) {
+    $placements = array(
+      'title' => array('region' => 'main'),
+      'body_field' => array('region' => 'main'),
+      'menu' => array('region' => 'right'),
+      'revision_information' => array('region' => 'right'),
+      'comment_settings' => array('region' => 'right'),
+      'path' => array('region' => 'right'),
+      'options' => array('region' => 'right'),
+      'author' => array('region' => 'right'),
+      'buttons' => array('region' => NODEFORMCOLS_DEFAULT_REGION, 'weight' => 100),
+    );
+    drupal_alter('nodeformcols_default_field_placements', $placements, $type);
+  }
+  return $placements;
 }
 
 function nodeformscols_field_placements($content_type, $variant) {
-  $default = _nodeformscols_default_field_placements();
+  $default = _nodeformscols_default_field_placements($content_type);
   if ($variant != 'default') {
     $default = variable_get('nodeformscols_field_placements_' .
       $content_type . '_default', $default);
@@ -138,7 +161,8 @@ function template_preprocess_node_form(&$aVars) {
   $regions = array();
   $has_elements = array();
   $weight = 0;
-  foreach (nodeformcols_form_regions() as $name => $title) {
+  $form_regions = nodeformcols_form_regions($form['#node']->type);
+  foreach ($form_regions as $name => $title) {
     $regions[$name] = array(
       '#prefix' => '<div class="form-region-' . $name . '">',
       '#suffix' => '</div>',
@@ -234,3 +258,12 @@ function nodeformcols_node_type($op, $info) {
       break;
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Preprocess function for the admin page, to get the type and put in the
+ * correct list of regions.
+ */
+function template_preprocess_nodeformcols_configuration(&$vars){
+  $type = str_replace('-', '_', arg(3));
+  $vars['regions'] = nodeformcols_form_regions($type);
+}
diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.api.php b/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.api.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3a6856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/all/modules/contrib/nodeformcols/nodeformcols.api.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file
+ * This file contains no working PHP code; it exists to provide additional documentation
+ * for doxygen as well as to document hooks in the standard Drupal manner.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Alter the $regions array, after the default is set.
+ * 
+ * This hook is invoked by nodeformcols_form_regions().
+ * 
+ * @param array $regions
+ * @param string $type
+ */
+function hook_nodeformcols_form_regions_alter(&$regions, $type) {
+  if ($type === 'content_type') {
+    $regions['custom'] = t('My custom region');
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Alter the $placements array, after the defaults are set.
+ * 
+ * This hook is invoked by _nodeformscols_default_field_placements().
+ * 
+ * @param array $placements
+ * @param string $type
+ */
+function hook_nodeformcols_default_field_placements_alter(&$placements, $type) {
+  if ($type === 'content_type') {
+    $placements['title'] = array('region' => 'custom');
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Alter the form data before being placed by nodeformcols_form_alter().
+ * 
+ * @param array $form
+ */
+function hook_nodeformcols_pre_form_alter(&$form){
+}
+
+/**
+ * Alter the form data after being placed by nodeformcols_form_alter().
+ * 
+ * @param array $form
+ */
+function hook_nodeformcols_post_form_alter(&$form){
+}  
+
+/**
+ * Perform alterations on a form before being placed on the node form.
+ * 
+ * This hook is invoked by template_preprocess_node_form().
+ * 
+ * @param array $form
+ */
+function hook_nodeformcols_pre_placement_alter(&$form){
+}