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Entry type description tooltip on matrix field's tabs #20327
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In Craft 5 (and presumably 6), when you create entry types for a matrix field, there's a "Description" textarea field. From my understanding, this is to help admins understand the purpose of the entry type, and you can read it in the (i) tooltip on Settings > Entry Types.
I love this idea, but currently it only helps admins who are developers going into the settings. What would really be helpful is if that same description (or a second new description field?) also showed to editors when they create new blocks in the matrix field:
The reason is that matrix fields like "content builders" often have lots of these entry types, and they're not always clear to the non-dev editor what they're intended for. You could have "Text", which, for example, might contain a CKEditor field offering bullet/numbered lists as a format option, but then you could have "List with Text", which contains the same CKEditor field plus, say, a matrix/table field for a list with icons.
The matrix field's dropdowns would be a great place to explain to my clients the difference between the options, or just explain what the option is to begin with, when they go to choose a block type.
Sorry if this is a repeat request. I did a search through your GH issues but found nothing.
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