Creating your own WordPress plugin database migration framework
So, how do you migrate changes to your database structure from one version to another (like you may know it from Ruby on Rails) when you are writing a WordPress plugin? Here’s one way to do it. Let’s...
View ArticleTranslate your Ruby on Rails YAML files using Bing
I have created a plugin named bing_translate_yaml that allows you to simply translate your Ruby on Rails YAML files into any language using Bing. The plugin takes your YAML files from the...
View ArticleTranslate your Ruby on Rails models and database tables using...
acts_as_translatable is a plugin for easy translation of your Ruby on Rails models and database tables. Installation In your Gemfile: gem 'acts_as_translatable' Install the new gem: bundle install...
View ArticleCreating a public symlink using Capistrano
So, I have a folder containing static sitemap files for my site. These sitemaps are generated and saved in my public/sitemap folder. However, I want to keep these sitemap files between deployments....
View ArticleExamples of Ruby on Rails
When I want to learn a new programming language or framework, I usually first try to find some examples to look at. Many times I have found it hard to find a single page with some good examples on how...
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Sublime Text: Convert Ruby 1.8 to 1.9 style hash syntax
Ruby 1.9 and 2.0 has a new hash syntax. In Ruby 1.8 it was: hash = { :one => "first value", :two => "second value" } In Ruby 1.9 and 2.0, this can now be written as: hash = { one: "first value",...
View ArticleGracefully reindex Sunspot Solr without dropping indexes
If you’re using the Ruby on Rails Sunspot gem for searching your models, running rake sunspot:solr:reindex will drop your entire index before reindexing the models. If you want to reindex the models...
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3 great books on usability and design
1. Don’t Make Me Think! by Steve Krug “I thought usability was the enemy of design until I read the first edition of this book. Don’t Make Me Think! showed me how to put myself in the position of the...
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3 essential books for Ruby on Rails
If you want to get a good insight into Ruby and Rails, here are three good books that both give an introduction and insights into more advanced aspects of the language and framework. 1. Agile Web...
View ArticleFixing “You have already activated rake 10.1.0, but your Gemfile requires...
Just a quick note for searchers. Maybe you got this error: Gem::LoadError: You have already activated rake 10.1.0, but your Gemfile requires rake 10.0.0. Using bundle exec may solve this....
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