How to start with Paragraphs for Drupal 8

Last updated on
19 April 2022

Watch a video tutorial on getting started with Paragraphs.

How to start in Drupal 8

  1. Create Paragraph Types (known as "Paragraph Bundles" in D7) at admin/structure/paragraphs_type
  2. Make sure you have enabled the Field UI module
  3. Add a field to your Paragraph Type
  4. Create an Entity Reference Revisions field on the node/entity type, like admin/structure/types/manage/page/fields for the Basic Page type of node or admin/structure/block/block-content/manage/basic/fields for blocks.
  5. Select "Paragraphs" at the field "Type of item to reference" and select a nice "Allowed number of values" - "unlimited" is the best option for Paragraphs
  6. Select "Default" in the field "Reference method"
  7. Press "Save field settings"
  8. Check/order the types that you want to use - select none to allow all
  9. Press "Save field settings"
  10. Go to manage form display
  11. Change the "Widget" for the new field to "Paragraphs" and tweak the widget settings to your liking
  12. Press "Save"
  13. Go to Manage display
  14. Select format "Rendered entity"
  15. Press "Save"
  16. Create a new item of the node/entity type and enjoy paragraphs

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