Articles

Improve your UI and UX of your Rails apps with the articles focusing on Tailwind CSS, ViewComponent and Hotwire.

  1. Inheritance with Stimulus Controller
  2. Don't expose primary id's with Rails' dom_id
  3. Announcing: Build a SaaS with Ruby on Rails
  4. Rails' Partial Features You (didn't) Know
  5. Mathematical and Optically alignment in (visual/UI) design
  6. Store UI State in localStorage with Stimulus
  7. Use Action Cable with Your Main PostgreSQL Database
  8. Hotwire and Stimulus Tools You Need to Know
  9. Basic Autocomplete Without JavaScript using Datalist
  10. Tailwind CSS Patterns
  11. Broadcast Turbo Streams without Redis
  12. New: Rails Development Tool
  13. How do Turbo Streams Work (behind the scenes)
  14. Changing CSS as You Scroll with Stimulus
  15. Announcing JavaScript for Rails Developers
  16. Rails UI Components Library Tips and Tricks
  17. Smooth Transitions with Turbo Streams
  18. S3 Alternatives for Rails' ActiveStorage
  19. ActiveStorage Direct Upload with Stimulus
  20. RailsDesigners.com, Elite Ruby on Rails Product Engineers & UI Designers
  21. Drag & Drop Images with Preview using Stimulus Outlets
  22. Conditionally Style Turbo Frame Content
  23. Fix Any CSS Z-index Issue With This One Trick
  24. Create a Resizable Navigation with Stimulus
  25. Connected and Disconnected Target Callbacks with Stimulus
  26. Building Nested Forms in Rails with Stimulus
  27. Refactor Stimulus.js Controllers to Use Change Callbacks
  28. Launch a Turbo Modal with URL Params Using Stimulus
  29. Tidy up your Rails code with `inquiry`
  30. Better Inline Validation for Rails Forms (with ViewComponent or partials)
  31. Introducing: Beautiful Layouts for Your Rails App
  32. When to Use call, erb_template, or html.erb in Rails ViewComponents?
  33. Nested Forms With Turbo (without dependencies)
  34. Nested Layouts with Ruby on Rails
  35. Preview an Image Before Upload with Hotwire/Stimulus
  36. New Rails Designer Tool: beautiful Tailwind CSS gradients
  37. From Partials (and Helpers) to Embracing ViewComponent in Rails
  38. Use CSS' `only-child` instead of `if/else` logic
  39. Inline Save and Add Another with Rails and Hotwire
  40. 5 UI Components Libraries for Ruby on Rails (in 2024)
  41. Add a “X is writing…” with Rails and Turbo
  42. Create a String to Color Helper with Ruby
  43. Rails Designer V1 is here!
  44. Add a custom Tailwind CSS class for reusability and speed
  45. UI Design Tips Using Tailwind CSS for Developers
  46. When to use `link_to` and `button_to` in Rails
  47. How to add “Save and add another” feature to Rails apps
  48. How to Create an Undo Action with Rails
  49. How Layouts Work in Rails
  50. How to disable Rails Form's `.field_with_errors`
  51. Update a Progress Bar using Turbo Streams (using Custom Actions)
  52. PayPal is Now Accepted
  53. Lesser Known Rails Helpers to Write Cleaner View Code
  54. Communicating between Stimulus Controllers using Outlets API
  55. Customize the Turbo Progress Bar
  56. Inline SVG Icons in Your Rails App
  57. Custom Confirm Dialog For Turbo and Rails
  58. Simple Preferences to Any Resource for Rails
  59. How to Create a Stimulus Toggle Class Controller
  60. How to Add Disabled State to Buttons with Turbo & Tailwind CSS
  61. New in Rails Designer: the Command Menu Component
  62. How to Work with Forms inside Forms in Rails
  63. Hidden Gems of Tailwind CSS
  64. ViewComponent over Turbo Stream Broadcasts
  65. Hello 100 Rails Designers!
  66. Introducing Rails Icons: One Gem to Rule Them All
  67. Guide to Slots in Rails' ViewComponent
  68. Easy Peasy Form Validation Errors with Rails Turbo Frames (modals)
  69. Data-Attributes Magic with Tailwind CSS & Stimulus
  70. How to Toggle Multiple CSS Classes with Stimulus
  71. How to Properly Structure Stimulus Controller
  72. Make Your Rails App Future Proof: Move From React to Hotwire
  73. Custom Meta Titles in Rails Apps: A Quick Guide
  74. How to implement and customize Rails Flash Messages (notifications)
  75. Why choose ViewComponent over Rails partials
  76. Conditionally Add CSS Classes in Your Stimulus Controllers
  77. Conditionally Add CSS Classes to Your Views and Components
  78. How to add a skeleton UI to Rails with Turbo
  79. How to add Hotkeys to your Rails App with Stimulus
  80. Favicons in Rails Apps: the 2024 way
  81. The missing UI Components Library for Rails: Introducing Rails Designer
  82. Missing Styles from Tailwind CSS in ViewComponent?
  83. How to create Modals with Rails and Hotwire (and Tailwind CSS)
  84. Quicktips for ViewComponent with Tailwind CSS/Hotwire