specify LayerMetadata as prefix.

src/OrchardCore.Modules/OrchardCore.Layers/Drivers/LayerMetadataWelder.cs

@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ public override async Task<IDisplayResult> EditAsync(ContentItem model, BuildEdi
         if (!model.TryGet<LayerMetadata>(out var layerMetadata))
         {
             layerMetadata = new LayerMetadata();
+
+            // In the initial request, the 'Zone' and 'Position' are passed as route values.
+            // We attempt to populate the new 'LayerMetadata' and ensure the 'Zone' is correctly set.
             await context.Updater.TryUpdateModelAsync(layerMetadata, string.Empty, m => m.Zone, m => m.Position);
 
-            // Are we loading an editor that requires layer metadata?
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(layerMetadata.Zone))
             {
+                // At this point, the 'Zone' value was not provided in the route values, so the widget is not visible.
                 return null;
             }
 
@@ -50,8 +53,16 @@ public override async Task<IDisplayResult> EditAsync(ContentItem model, BuildEdi
             m.Layer = layerMetadata.Layer;
             m.Layers = (await _layerService.GetLayersAsync()).Layers
             .Select(x => new SelectListItem(x.Name, x.Name));
-        })
-        .Location("Content:before");
+        }).Location("Content:before");
+    }
+
+    protected override void BuildPrefix(ContentItem model, string htmlFieldPrefix)
+    {
+        base.BuildPrefix(model, htmlFieldPrefix);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(htmlFieldPrefix))
+        {
+            Prefix = nameof(LayerMetadata);
+        }
     }
 
     public override async Task<IDisplayResult> UpdateAsync(ContentItem model, UpdateEditorContext context)

src/OrchardCore.Themes/TheBlogTheme/Recipes/blog.recipe.json

@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@
         {
           "ContentItemId": "[js: uuid()]",
           "ContentType": "RawHtml",
-          "Displaytext": "Footer",
+          "DisplayText": "Footer",
           "Latest": true,
           "Published": true,
           "Owner": "[js: parameters('AdminUserId')]",