Practical articles to learn everything about Stimulus

From basic controllers to advanced patterns, discover how to sprinkle JavaScript on your UI with Stimulus. Learn through examples from real apps, step-by-step tutorials, and my expert tips to master the JavaScript framework for the HTML you already have.

July 2025

  1. Rails Designers: private community for Rails UI Engineers
  2. Smarter Use of Stimulus' Action Parameters
  3. Auto-pause YouTube Videos with Stimulus

June 2025

  1. Creating a Simple Embeddable JavaScript Widget (for Your Rails App)
  2. Auto-pause Video Player with Stimulus

May 2025

  1. Create a Markdown-Powered Textarea with Stimulus
  2. Natural Language Parser for Recurring Events using Stimulus

April 2025

  1. Enhanced debugging for Stimulus
  2. JavaScript for Rails Developers is out now
  3. Beyond translations in Stimulus: formatting dates, time and currency

March 2025

  1. Touch Events (swipe) using Stimulus
  2. Translations in Stimulus Controllers
  3. JavaScript for Rails Developers is Coming Soon
  4. Using the Keyboard with Stimulus

February 2025

  1. Create an Animated Counter in Stimulus
  2. How to Send Requests from Stimulus Controllers
  3. Build a Notion-like editor with Rails

January 2025

  1. How to order attributes on HTML elements

December 2024

  1. The Best of 2024 from Rails Designer (number 1 won't surprise you 🤪)
  2. Announcing Stimulus FX
  3. Simple accordion without JavaScript
  4. Advanced Stimulus: Custom Action Options
  5. Why Disconnect in Stimulus Controllers

November 2024

  1. Stimulus Features You (Didn't) Know
  2. Inheritance with Stimulus Controller

October 2024

  1. Hotwire and Stimulus Tools You Need to Know
  2. ActiveStorage Direct Upload with Stimulus

September 2024

  1. Drag & Drop Images with Preview using Stimulus Outlets
  2. Create a Resizable Navigation with Stimulus
  3. Connected and Disconnected Target Callbacks with Stimulus
  4. Building Nested Forms in Rails with Stimulus
  5. Refactor Stimulus.js Controllers to Use Change Callbacks

August 2024

  1. Preview an Image Before Upload with Hotwire/Stimulus

July 2024

  1. Inline Save and Add Another with Rails and Hotwire
  2. Add a “X is writing…” with Rails and Turbo

June 2024

  1. Update a Progress Bar using Turbo Streams (using Custom Actions)

May 2024

  1. Communicating between Stimulus Controllers using Outlets API
  2. How to Create a Stimulus Toggle Class Controller

March 2024

  1. How to Toggle Multiple CSS Classes with Stimulus
  2. How to Properly Structure Stimulus Controller
  3. Conditionally Add CSS Classes in Your Stimulus Controllers

February 2024

  1. How to add a skeleton UI to Rails with Turbo
  2. How to add Hotkeys to your Rails App with Stimulus

January 2024

  1. How to create Modals with Rails and Hotwire (and Tailwind CSS)