Have you ever had one of those jobs where the page design just doesn't naturally fit within Drupal's standard capability set? Say you wanted to arrange the fields in a couple columns with the page title in a column rather than at the top of the page. You could write your own .tpl.php file for that node type and treat it differently than all the others. This requires quite a bit of coding, not to mention access to the code. So what if you don't have either of those abilities?
Display Suite is a powerful tool for site builders and developers alike as it gives you the tools to do the above (especially when combined with Panels) without having to write custom template files.
What can I do with Display Suite?
- Create custom display formats for your content types without writing code. We found this very useful when constructing the display search results for a client (check them out at http://weddleindustries.com/search).
- Access all of a content type's fields and their properties. No more having to find creative ways to change the label of that locked field or wishing you could move the node title to a different location on the page.
- Create custom fields and field types.
For a complete overview of functionality and how Display Suite can benefit your Drupal development, you should checkout their project page or download and give it a shot!