Rails: How to change the title of a page?

Question

What is the best way to create a custom title for pages in a Rails app without using a plug-in?

Answer 1

Here's a simple option that I like to use

In your layout

And at the top of your page template (first line)

<% @title="Home" %>

Because of the way the layout and page templates are parsed the @title="Home" is evaluated before the layout is rendered.