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Open SharePoint List Items in Edit Mode by Default

September 25, 2015 jQuery, List Forms, SharePoint, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016

Requirement: Open SharePoint Task list items in Edit form directly instead of "Display form".

Solution:

Go to your SharePoint task list, Click on Site settings gear, Choose "Edit page"

Add a script editor and place this code:

Open SharePoint List Items in Edit Mode by Default

jQuery to launch list items in Edit mode:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() 
{
  //Change display form links to edit form links
  $('.ms-vb a[href*="listform.aspx"]').each(function(){
      var url = $(this).attr('href');
      url = url.replace("PageType=4", "PageType=6");
      $(this).attr('href', url);
  });
});
</script>