Creating a `Users` show page using Devise

Question

I'm trying to create a User show page (that will function as a profile page) but am confused about how to do this with Devise. It doesn't seem as though Devise comes with any sort of show definition - is there any way I can access the controllers Devise is implementing in order to make one or do I have to override them?

Answer 1

You should generate a users_controller which inherits from application_controller and define there your custom show method. Don't forget to create a view and routes for it. Ex:

#users_controller.rb def show   @user = User.find(params[:id]) end  #in your view <%= @user.name %>  #routes.rb match 'users/:id' => 'users#show', via: :get # or  get 'users/:id' => 'users#show' # or resources :users, only: [:show] 

Answer 2

Don't forget that your users routes should be below the devise_for users routes, like this:

#routes.rb devise_for :users resources :users, :only => [:show] 

Also, if you are using a username or an email as the primary key instead of the usual id, you should avoid routing conflicts by declaring your routes as follow:

#routes.rb devise_for :users, :path_prefix => 'd' resources :users, :only => [:show]