A Rails plugin is either an extension or a modification of the core framework.
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Rails3 dynamic_form plugin not recognized?
Using Ruby 1.9.2 and Rails 3 -
When attempting to use <%= error_messages_for 'story' %> I get this error:
DEPRECATION WARNING: error_messages_for was removed from Rails and is now available as a plugin. Please install it with `rails plugin install…

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Does anyone know of a rails gem for managing bibliography/references?
Does anyone know of a gem/plugin for rails which can be used to manage bibliography or publication references? This tends to be quite standard format, so I am hoping there is something out there?
thanks

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How to get Capybara to see Javascript in plugin directory when creating plugins?
We're developing a plugin for rails, and I've got Cucumber working with Capybara wonderfully. BUT, when developing, I've been (erroneously, I guess) putting the Javascript files in the parent test application's public/javascript directory. So when…

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Is there a way for a ruby on rails app to support web-based upgrades like Wordpress does?
I've been using Wordpress for awhile, it's installed on my own server, and one of the features I most love about it is how every time there is a new version it alerts you within the app's web-based admin and with one click I can upgrade the app. I…

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recaptcha plugin for rails
I am currently using ambethia's recaptcha plugin for rails. I want to disable the message
"incorrect-captcha-sol"
whenever the user incorrectly enters the wrong recaptcha. How should I go about doing this?
In the source file I get the following tags…

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Mounting multiple instances of the same engine in Rails 3
I'm wanting to make use of the new modularity prospects offered by the architecture changes in rails 3. However, rather than just mount an engine as in the majority of examples...
Rails.application.routes.draw do
match "/blog" =>…

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Sqlite3 error after Rails 3 (beta 4) install
After Installing Rails 3, I get the following error regarding Sqlite3 when I try to do a migrate:
dlsym(0x1037e5f10,
Init_sqlite3_native): symbol not found
- /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.3.0/lib/sqlite3/sqlite3_native.bundle
I am…

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Rails Custom Plugin/Gem with Partials
I am writing a gem which provides helpers for views. The HTML I want to insert via the helper is complex enough that I'd rather write it in a _partial.html.erb file. How do I get the gem's view path include in the application's load_path?
Note: the…

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Limiting the Amount of Tags for Acts as Taggable On
I am wondering how to limit the amount of tags, the tag_cloud function returns for this plugin. http://github.com/collectiveidea/acts-as-taggable-on
Also, I would like to know how to order it so that it orders the tags by the highest count. So the…

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Seeding a model with a paperclip image in ruby on rails
I am using Ruby on rails and alongside it paperclip for image storing and linking. It works fantastic.
I want to now use the rake db:seed facility and populate my seeds.rb file with 'Event' objects.
I am using the seeds file to populate other areas…

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Mixing acts_as_tree (ancestry gem), acts_as_list and default model scoping
I'm using the ancestry gem to structure some groups in a tree. At the same time I'm using acts_as_list to keep groups at the same tree level in a sorted list. Given the following model:
class Group < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_tree
acts_as_list…

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Rails 3.0.0.beta and Facebooker: anyone else seeing the following?
My rails server seems to break after installing the facebooker plugin. Any suggestions on fixing this would be great.
I'm using rails 3.0.0.beta and facebooker.
Here are the steps and the error that I'm seeing:
$ rails -v
Rails 3.0.0.beta
$ rails…

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Rails: Management of read/unread messages
for a forum-like application I need the ability to show each user the unread (new) messages. Is there any Rails plugin/gem for that purpose?
Or: Are there any hints to do this job in a efficent way? I'm thinking about an additional database-table…

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Importing gmail/yahoo/hotmail/aol address book with rails
I want to import address book of users from their gmail/hotmail/yahoo and aol address books. I am looking for a gem/plugin in rails which can help me do this. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.

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Rails ACL plugin that works with devise/warden?
As title, warden is very pluggable, I wonder if there is anything works with warden/devise?

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