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

You can also set it in a before_filter in your controller.

# foo_controller.rb

class FooController < ApplicationController

  before_filter :set_title

  private

  def set_title
    @page_title = "Foo Page"
  end

end

# application.html.erb

<%= page_title %>

You can then set conditions in the set_title method to set a different titles for different actions in the controller. It's nice to be able to see all the relevant page titles within your controller.