Amit Mathur | August 19, 2010 | Tagged
rails,
webdev
We all need to create the static pages with an application — pages like FAQ, About-us, Terms and conditions etc. Of course, it would be extra nice if the site admin can edit those pages without having to deal with the source control system and the like: you know, checking files out of git or svn, making changes, checking it back in and figuring out how to deploy it all on the server. Ah, just try explaining that to your site admin before her eyes rollover, she falls backward with her chair and breaks a rib or two.
Enter CMS (Content Management System). There are a lot of them available in the Rails world. For a nice list see here. Perhaps you just want to pick a plugin from there and run. However, what if you want something really simple, something that just supports the 6 static pages you need and does not add much unneeded clutter to your code base. Turns out you can roll your own really easily. Follow along.