Published checkbox field displaying in form footer instead of node options
NodeForm.php defaults the position to the 'footer' group:

$form['status']['#group'] = 'footer';


In a custom module or your theme, this can be set to the 'main' section:

/*
* Implements hook_form_BASE_FORM_ID_alter()
* @param     Array $form, Object $form_state, Array $form_id
* @return    Array $form
*/
function MY_MODULE_form_node_form_alter(&amp;$form, FormStateInterface $form_state,  $form_id) {

    // NodeForm.php defaults this to 'footer'.
    // Set to 'main' so we can reposition it in 'Manage form display'.
    $form['status']['#group'] = 'main';

  return $form;
}


After this, it can be repositioned in 'Manage form display'.