select('config', 'c') ->fields('c') ->condition('collection', '') ->condition('name', 'core.entity_form_display.node.article.default') ->execute() ->fetchAssoc(); $data = unserialize($config['data']); // Manually add a new component that simulates an email field using the default // email widget. $data['content']['field_email_2578741'] = [ 'weight' => 20, 'settings' => [ 'placeholder' => '', ], 'third_party_settings' => [], 'type' => 'email_default', ]; $connection->update('config') ->fields(['data' => serialize($data)]) ->condition('collection', '') ->condition('name', 'core.entity_form_display.node.article.default') ->execute();