There is no way to use contextual links on mobile devices at the moment, because they are only triggered by hovering your mouse over the editable/configurable items, and mobile devices work with taps.
In D8, they have added an "Edit" button at the far right of the admin bar, that toggles contextual links on/off:
We should have the same.
GitHub Issue #:
3417
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If choosing the Views approach you can also use https://backdropcms.org/project/eva which allows you to place the list with more flexibility.
Backlinks for Entity Reference?
Thanks. It still took a lot of trial and error for all the settings within the settings, but I eventually got it to display based on these instructions.
Backlinks for Entity Reference?
Another easy way to do this is to use the module Corresponding Entity References (cer). You would need to add an entity reference field in the authors content type pointing at the book, then set...
Backlinks for Entity Reference?