statamic · jasonvarga · Aug 17, 2026 · Jul 10, 2026 · Jul 10, 2026 · Aug 14, 2026
diff --git a/lang/en/messages.php b/lang/en/messages.php
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
     'globals_blueprint_instructions' => 'Controls the fields to be displayed when editing the variables.',
     'globals_configure_handle_instructions' => 'Used to reference this global set on the frontend. This cannot be easily changed later.',
     'globals_configure_intro' => 'A global set is a group of variables available across all front-end pages.',
+    'globals_configure_layout_mode_instructions' => 'Choose how fields are arranged when editing this global set.',
     'globals_configure_title_instructions' => 'Use a noun representing the set\'s contents, such as \'Brand\' or \'Company\'',
     'impersonate_action_confirmation' => 'You will be logged in as this user. You can return to your account using the avatar menu.',
     'licensing_config_cached_warning' => 'Any changes you make to your .env or config files will not be detected until you clear the cache. If you are seeing unexpected licensing results here, it may be because of this. You can use the <code>php artisan config:cache</code> command to regenerate the cache.',

diff --git a/resources/js/components/globals/PublishForm.vue b/resources/js/components/globals/PublishForm.vue
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
             :name="publishContainer"
             :reference="reference"
             :blueprint="fieldset"
+            :as-config="asConfig"
             v-model="values"
             :meta="meta"
             :origin-values="originValues"
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ export default {
         canConfigure: Boolean,
         configureUrl: String,
         canEditBlueprint: Boolean,
+        asConfig: Boolean,
     },
 
     data() {

diff --git a/resources/js/pages/globals/Edit.vue b/resources/js/pages/globals/Edit.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ defineProps([
     'reference',
     'blueprintHandle',
     'blueprint',
+    'asConfig',
     'values',
     'localizedFields',
     'meta',
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ defineProps([
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <div class="max-w-5xl 3xl:max-w-6xl mx-auto" data-max-width-wrapper>
+    <div :class="asConfig ? 'max-w-page mx-auto' : 'max-w-5xl 3xl:max-w-6xl mx-auto'" data-max-width-wrapper>
         <Head :title="__('Edit Global Set')" />
 
         <GlobalPublishForm
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ defineProps([
             :initial-reference="reference"
             :initial-blueprint-handle="blueprintHandle"
             :initial-fieldset="blueprint"
+            :as-config="asConfig"
             :initial-values="values"
             :initial-localized-fields="localizedFields"
             :initial-meta="meta"

diff --git a/src/Globals/GlobalSet.php b/src/Globals/GlobalSet.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class GlobalSet implements ContainsQueryableValues, Contract
 
     protected $title;
     protected $handle;
+    protected $layoutMode;
     protected $afterSaveCallbacks = [];
     protected $withEvents = true;
     private $sites = [];
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ public function title($title = null)
             ->args(func_get_args());
     }
 
+    public function layoutMode($mode = null)
+    {
+        return $this->fluentlyGetOrSet('layoutMode')->args(func_get_args());
+    }
+
     public function blueprint()
     {
         return Blueprint::find('globals.'.$this->handle());
@@ -171,6 +177,7 @@ public function fileData()
     {
         return Arr::removeNullValues([
             'title' => $this->title(),
+            'layout_mode' => $this->layoutMode === 'multi_column' ? 'multi_column' : null,
             'sites' => Site::multiEnabled() ? $this->origins()->all() : null,
         ]);
     }

diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Globals/GlobalVariablesController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Globals/GlobalVariablesController.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public function edit(Request $request, $id)
             'values' => $values,
             'meta' => $meta,
             'blueprint' => $blueprint->toPublishArray(),
+            'asConfig' => $set->layoutMode() === 'multi_column',
             'locale' => $variables->locale(),
             'localizedFields' => $variables->data()->keys()->all(),
             'hasOrigin' => $hasOrigin,

diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Globals/GlobalsController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Globals/GlobalsController.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public function edit($set)
         $values = [
             'title' => $set->title(),
             'blueprint' => optional($set->blueprint())->handle(),
+            'layout_mode' => $set->layoutMode(),
             'sites' => Site::all()->map(function ($site) use ($set) {
                 return [
                     'name' => $site->name(),
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ public function update(Request $request, $set)
 
         $set
             ->title($values['title'])
-            ->blueprint($values['blueprint']);
+            ->layoutMode($values['layout_mode']);
 
         if (Site::multiEnabled()) {
             $sites = collect($values['sites'])
@@ -183,6 +184,16 @@ protected function editFormBlueprint($set)
                             ],
                         ],
                     ],
+                    'layout_mode' => [
+                        'display' => __('Layout Mode'),
+                        'instructions' => __('statamic::messages.globals_configure_layout_mode_instructions'),
+                        'type' => 'button_group',
+                        'default' => 'default',
+                        'options' => [
+                            'default' => __('Default'),
+                            'multi_column' => __('Multi-column'),
+                        ],
+                    ],
                 ],
             ],
         ];

diff --git a/src/Stache/Stores/GlobalsStore.php b/src/Stache/Stores/GlobalsStore.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ protected function makeBaseGlobalFromFile($handle, $path, $data)
         return GlobalSet::make()
             ->handle($handle)
             ->title($data['title'] ?? null)
+            ->layoutMode($data['layout_mode'] ?? null)
             ->sites($data['sites'] ?? [])
             ->initialPath($path);
     }

diff --git a/tests/Data/Globals/GlobalSetTest.php b/tests/Data/Globals/GlobalSetTest.php
@@ -96,6 +96,32 @@ public function it_gets_file_contents_for_saving()
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $set->fileContents());
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_saves_layout_mode_when_using_multi_column_layout()
+    {
+        $this->setSites([
+            'en' => ['name' => 'English', 'locale' => 'en_US', 'url' => 'http://test.com/'],
+            'fr' => ['name' => 'French', 'locale' => 'fr_FR', 'url' => 'http://fr.test.com/'],
+            'de' => ['name' => 'German', 'locale' => 'de_DE', 'url' => 'http://test.com/de/'],
+        ]);
+
+        $set = (new GlobalSet)->title('The title')->sites(['en' => null, 'fr' => 'en'])->layoutMode('multi_column');
+
+        $expected = <<<'EOT'
+title: 'The title'
+layout_mode: multi_column
+sites:
+  en: null
+  fr: en
+
+EOT;
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $set->fileContents());
+
+        $set->layoutMode('default');
+
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('layout_mode', $set->fileContents());
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_saves_through_the_api()
     {

diff --git a/tests/Feature/Globals/EditGlobalVariablesTest.php b/tests/Feature/Globals/EditGlobalVariablesTest.php
@@ -52,13 +52,38 @@ public function it_shows_the_form()
             ->assertSuccessful()
             ->assertInertia(fn (Assert $page) => $page
                 ->component('globals/Edit')
+                ->where('asConfig', false)
                 ->has('values', fn (Assert $page) => $page
                     ->where('foo', 'bar')
                     ->where('unused', null)
                 )
             );
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_passes_as_config_when_the_global_set_uses_multi_column_layout()
+    {
+        $blueprint = Blueprint::make()->setContents(['fields' => [
+            ['handle' => 'foo', 'field' => ['type' => 'text']],
+        ]]);
+        Blueprint::partialMock();
+        Blueprint::shouldReceive('find')->with('globals.test')->andReturn($blueprint);
+        $this->setTestRoles(['test' => ['access cp', 'edit test globals']]);
+        $user = User::make()->assignRole('test')->save();
+
+        $global = GlobalSet::make('test')->layoutMode('multi_column')->save();
+        $global->in('en')->data(['foo' => 'bar'])->save();
+
+        $this
+            ->actingAs($user)
+            ->get($global->in('en')->editUrl())
+            ->assertSuccessful()
+            ->assertInertia(fn (Assert $page) => $page
+                ->component('globals/Edit')
+                ->where('asConfig', true)
+            );
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_shows_the_form_even_if_localization_does_not_exist()
     {

diff --git a/tests/Feature/Globals/UpdateGlobalsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Globals/UpdateGlobalsTest.php
@@ -42,11 +42,15 @@ public function it_updates_global_set()
 
         $this
             ->actingAs($user)
-            ->patchJson($global->updateUrl(), ['title' => 'Testing'])
+            ->patchJson($global->updateUrl(), [
+                'title' => 'Testing',
+                'layout_mode' => 'multi_column',
+            ])
             ->assertSuccessful();
 
         $global = GlobalSet::find('test');
         $this->assertEquals('Testing', $global->title());
+        $this->assertEquals('multi_column', $global->layoutMode());
 
         Event::assertDispatched(GlobalSetSaved::class, function ($event) {
             return $event->globals->handle() === 'test';