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LayoutValues

Rails plugin to add helpers to indicate page titles and meta description.

Usage

In your layout:

<title><%= title %></title>
<meta name="description" content="<%= meta_description %>" />

In your views:

<% title "Best Page Ever" %>
<% meta_description "The best page ever on the internets" %>

Or even:

<h1><%= title "Best Page Ever" %></h1>

You can use translation files to customize the title:

en:
  layout:
    title:
      format: "%{title} — My Site"
      default: "My Site"
    meta_description:
      format: "%{meta_description}, via My Site"
      default: "My description"
    meta_keywords:
      format: "%{meta_keywords}"
      default: "mysite"

You can also set titles in your translation files directly by controller and action:

fr:
  users:
    show:
      title: "Mon compte"
      meta_description: "Éditer mon compte"

Requirements

Rails 4, Ruby 2.

Install

Add these lines to your Gemfile:

# Helpers for page title and meta description.
gem "layout_values"

Install it:

$ bundle

Then in app/helpers/application_helper.rb, add:

module ApplicationHelper
  include LayoutValuesHelper
end