rails confirm before delete

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Here is my rails link_to

<%= link_to 'Delete',url_for(action: :delete,id: @user.id),data: {confirm: "Are you sure?"} %>

I tried the above method but it is directly deleting without any alert message. What wrong I made. Can any one correct it.

is jquery.js is included in your app? – Debadatt Oct 25 '13 at 11:26 — Debadatt, Oct 25 '13 at 11:26

score 66 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 02 '15 at 16:48

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Try this

<%= link_to 'Delete',url_for(action: :delete,id: @user.id),method: :delete, data: {confirm: "Are you sure?"} %>

edited Jan 02 '15 at 16:48

MZaragoza

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answered Oct 25 '13 at 11:10

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For what it's worth, the `data` hash is the only option in the provided solutions here that ended up working for me. Rails 4.1.2, Ruby 2.1.2p95, jquery-rails 3.1.1. That said, in other apps, I've used the `confirm` option outside the `data` hash, as an argument to link_to, and it has totally worked. What gives? – August Miller Jun 29 '14 at 01:10
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This stumped me for a while in Rails 4.1, without putting the confirm in the data hash the attribute is rendered as "confirm" instead of the proper "data-confirm" – TWA Dec 13 '14 at 05:25
Did they change this to data-confirm in Rails 4? – Weston Ganger Sep 11 '15 at 22:33

score 11 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 25 '16 at 14:57

Answer for rails 4.1.8 (question doesn't include version)

and standard resource (also not specified)

//= jquery_ujs must be included in application.js (possibly missing)
url is user_path(@user)
specify :method => :delete (missing)
confirm message within :data (was good)
destroy method in controller (not delete)

= link_to t(:delete) , user_path(@user), :method => :delete, :class => "btn btn-danger", :data => {:confirm => t(:are_you_sure )}

The url in the question seems to create a GET, rather than a DELETE method. This may work if :method was specified. imho it is unfortunate that there is no seperate named url helper for this.

//= jquery_ujs added after //= jquery and it works like charm now — V-SHY, Jan 05 '17 at 03:34

installero · Answer 3 · 2022-09-24T08:17:20.690

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Before Rails 7

<%= link_to 'Delete', url_for(action: :delete, id: @user.id),
  method: :delete, data: {confirm: "Are you sure?"} %>

Rails 7 (with Turbo, out of the box)

<%= link_to 'Delete', url_for(action: :delete, id: @user.id),
  data: {turbo_method: :delete, turbo_confirm: 'Are you sure?'} %>

edited Sep 24 '22 at 08:17

answered Feb 04 '22 at 15:04

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this answer help me save a lot of time – widjajayd Sep 23 '22 at 07:04

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 25 '13 at 13:24

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link_to('Delete', {controller: :controller_name, id: id, action: :action_name}, confirm: "Are you sure you want to delete this?", method: :delete)

answered Oct 25 '13 at 13:24

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Guido Tarsia · Answer 5 · 2022-09-25T23:44:23.447

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The answer by @installero didn't work for me in rails 7.0.3, I achieved a similar thing using button_to:

<%= button_to "Delete", @category, form: { data: { turbo_confirm: "Are you sure?" } }, method: :delete %>

edited Sep 25 '22 at 23:44

answered Jun 05 '22 at 01:59

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This is the one for the `button_to` helper, the asnwer was about `link_to` though – installero Sep 24 '22 at 08:18

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 25 '13 at 11:10

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I think you should use :method option

<%= link_to 'Delete',url_for(action: :delete,id: @user.id), method: :delete, confirm: "Are you sure?" %>
It's probably better to use button (and form) for this kind of action

answered Oct 25 '13 at 11:10

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Tried but no working when i inspect i can see `data-confirm="Are you sure?"` and `data-method="delete"` – Prabhakaran Oct 25 '13 at 11:16
Okay, I'm pretty sure, that syntax is right - check again please. It's supposed to be <%= link_to 'Text', '/some/path', method: :delete, confirm: 'Some text' %>. – Marek Takac Oct 25 '13 at 11:27

score 1 · Answer 7 · edited Jun 09 '19 at 20:45

Rails confirmation popup box for destroy action:

    <%= link_to 'Show', article_path(article),{:class=>'btn btn-success show_article' }%>
    <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_article_path(article),{:class=>'btn btn-warning edit'} %>
    <%= link_to 'Destroy', '#', "data-toggle"=>"modal", "data-target" => "#delete-#{article.id}",:class=>'btn btn-danger' %>
    <div class="modal fade" id="delete-<%= article.id %>" role="dialog">
      <div class="modal-dialog">
        <div class="modal-content">
          <div class="modal-header">
            <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">Confirmation Box</button>
          </div>
          <div class="modal-body">
            <p>Are you sure to delete this article</p>
          </div>
          <div class="modal-footer">
            <div class="modal-footer">
              <%= link_to 'Delete', article_path(article), method: :delete, :class => 'btn btn-danger' %>
                <a href="#" data-dismiss="modal" class="btn btn-warning">Cancel</a>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
   </div>
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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 28 '22 at 11:47

since Rails 7 Hotwire Turbo was introduced

<%= link_to "Delete", @post, class: 'btn btn-danger',data: {turbo_method: :delete, turbo_confirm: 'Are you sure?'} %>


<%= button_to "Destroy this post", @post, method: :delete, class: 'btn btn-danger',  form: { data: { turbo_confirm: "Are you sure?" }} %>

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 25 '13 at 11:07

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Check the following link:

<%= link_to 'Delete',url_for(action: :delete,id: @user.id), confirm: "Are you sure?" %>

answered Oct 25 '13 at 11:07

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 08:18

Make sure you have both the jQuery library and the jQuery driver for Rails included. The jquery-rails gem will take care of both of these in the later versions of Rails, from what I know.

Also, for better chances of compatibility with future versions of the jQuery driver, move the :confirm option outside :data and let the jquery-rails gem decide what to do with it.

rails confirm before delete

10 Answers10

Before Rails 7

Rails 7 (with Turbo, out of the box)