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Articles, tips and ideas to become a better Rails UI engineer and front-end designer.

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  1. Translations in Stimulus Controllers
  2. JavaScript for Rails Developers is Coming Soon
  3. Using the Keyboard with Stimulus
  4. Build a Notion-like editor with Rails, part 2
  5. Create a Animated Counter in Stimulus
  6. Introducing Rails Vault: simple to add settings to any Active Record model
  7. How to Send Requests from Stimulus Controllers
  8. Build a Notion-like editor with Rails
  9. Multiple component variants with Tailwind
  10. Rails link_to_if and link_to_unless
  11. Free Icon Libraries for Rails Apps
  12. Introducing Rails Stats
  13. Use cases for Turbo's Custom Events
  14. How to order attributes on HTML elements
  15. The Best of 2024 from Rails Designer (number 1 won't surprise you 🤪)
  16. Use Tailwind CSS with Your Rails Forms
  17. Introducing Rails UI Audit
  18. Announcing Stimulus FX
  19. Rails Icons 1.0.0 is here
  20. Simple accordion without JavaScript
  21. Advanced Stimulus: Custom Action Options
  22. Why Disconnect in Stimulus Controllers
  23. Stimulus Features You (Didn't) Know
  24. Spacer Components introduced in ViewComponent 3.20
  25. Inline Unsupported Browser Warning (using Rails 7.2 feature)
  26. Inheritance with Stimulus Controller
  27. Don't expose primary id's with Rails' dom_id
  28. Announcing: Build a SaaS with Ruby on Rails
  29. Rails' Partial Features You (didn't) Know
  30. Mathematical and Optically alignment in (visual/UI) design
  31. Store UI State in localStorage with Stimulus
  32. Use Action Cable with Your Main PostgreSQL Database
  33. Hotwire and Stimulus Tools You Need to Know
  34. Basic Autocomplete Without JavaScript using Datalist
  35. Tailwind CSS Patterns
  36. Broadcast Turbo Streams without Redis
  37. New: Rails Development Tool
  38. How do Turbo Streams Work (behind the scenes)
  39. Changing CSS as You Scroll with Stimulus
  40. Announcing JavaScript for Rails Developers
  41. Rails UI Components Library Tips and Tricks
  42. Smooth Transitions with Turbo Streams
  43. S3 Alternatives for Rails' ActiveStorage
  44. ActiveStorage Direct Upload with Stimulus
  45. RailsDesigners.com, Elite Ruby on Rails Product Engineers & UI Designers
  46. Drag & Drop Images with Preview using Stimulus Outlets
  47. Conditionally Style Turbo Frame Content
  48. Fix Any CSS Z-index Issue With This One Trick
  49. Create a Resizable Navigation with Stimulus
  50. Connected and Disconnected Target Callbacks with Stimulus
  51. Building Nested Forms in Rails with Stimulus
  52. Refactor Stimulus.js Controllers to Use Change Callbacks
  53. Launch a Turbo Modal with URL Params Using Stimulus
  54. Tidy up your Rails code with `inquiry`
  55. Better Inline Validation for Rails Forms (with ViewComponent or partials)
  56. Introducing: Beautiful Layouts for Your Rails App
  57. When to Use call, erb_template, or html.erb in Rails ViewComponents?
  58. Nested Forms With Turbo (without dependencies)
  59. Nested Layouts with Ruby on Rails
  60. Preview an Image Before Upload with Hotwire/Stimulus
  61. New Rails Designer Tool: beautiful Tailwind CSS gradients
  62. From Partials (and Helpers) to Embracing ViewComponent in Rails
  63. Use CSS' `only-child` instead of `if/else` logic
  64. Inline Save and Add Another with Rails and Hotwire
  65. 5 UI Components Libraries for Ruby on Rails (updated for 2025)
  66. Add a “X is writing…” with Rails and Turbo
  67. Create a String to Color Helper with Ruby
  68. Rails Designer V1 is here!
  69. Add a custom Tailwind CSS class for reusability and speed
  70. UI Design Tips Using Tailwind CSS for Developers
  71. When to use `link_to` and `button_to` in Rails
  72. How to add “Save and add another” feature to Rails apps
  73. How to Create an Undo Action with Rails
  74. How Layouts Work in Rails
  75. How to disable Rails Form's `.field_with_errors`
  76. Update a Progress Bar using Turbo Streams (using Custom Actions)
  77. PayPal is Now Accepted
  78. Lesser Known Rails Helpers to Write Cleaner View Code
  79. Communicating between Stimulus Controllers using Outlets API
  80. Customize the Turbo Progress Bar
  81. Inline SVG Icons in Your Rails App
  82. Custom Confirm Dialog For Turbo and Rails
  83. Simple Preferences to Any Resource for Rails
  84. How to Create a Stimulus Toggle Class Controller
  85. How to Add Disabled State to Buttons with Turbo & Tailwind CSS
  86. New in Rails Designer: the Command Menu Component
  87. How to Work with Forms inside Forms in Rails
  88. Hidden Gems of Tailwind CSS
  89. ViewComponent over Turbo Stream Broadcasts
  90. Hello 100 Rails Designers!
  91. Introducing Rails Icons: One Gem to Rule Them All
  92. Guide to Slots in Rails' ViewComponent
  93. Easy Peasy Form Validation Errors with Rails Turbo Frames (modals)
  94. Data-Attributes Magic with Tailwind CSS & Stimulus
  95. How to Toggle Multiple CSS Classes with Stimulus
  96. How to Properly Structure Stimulus Controller
  97. Make Your Rails App Future Proof: Move From React to Hotwire
  98. Custom Meta Titles in Rails Apps: A Quick Guide
  99. How to implement and customize Rails Flash Messages (notifications)
  100. Why choose ViewComponent over Rails partials
  101. Conditionally Add CSS Classes in Your Stimulus Controllers
  102. Conditionally Add CSS Classes to Your Views and Components
  103. How to add a skeleton UI to Rails with Turbo
  104. How to add Hotkeys to your Rails App with Stimulus
  105. Favicons in Rails Apps (updated for 2025)
  106. The missing UI Components Library for Rails: Introducing Rails Designer
  107. Missing Styles from Tailwind CSS in ViewComponent?
  108. How to create Modals with Rails and Hotwire (and Tailwind CSS)
  109. Quicktips for ViewComponent with Tailwind CSS/Hotwire