DynMeta

Automate the lookup of page meta information based on the current request context. Meta information such as page titles and descriptions can be stored in a translations file rather than floating around in controllers or views.

Please Note

The usage of dyn_meta has changed from page_ methods to a simple meta method.

Installation

Add dyn_meta to your Gemfile

gem 'dyn_meta'

Install the gem

bundle install

Usage

Set up your translations as follows:

en:
 meta:
  <meta key pluralized>:
   <controller>:
    <action>:
     <id>: "Some meta value"

For example:

en:
 meta:
  titles:
   users:
    new: "Create Your Account"
    edit: "Update Your Account"

You usually won’t go down to the id level but occasionally it’s useful:

en:
 meta:
  titles:
   pages:
    show:
     tos: "Terms of Service"
     pp: "Privacy Policy"
     about: "About My Site"

You can define catch-alls via the default key:

en:
 meta:
  titles:
   default: "My Super Site"
   users:
    default: "Manage Your Account"
    new: "Create Your Account"
    edit: "Update Your Account"

DynMeta provides one method meta. It’s both a setter and a getter. Just use the meta method in your template:

<title><%= meta(:title) %></title>
<meta name="description" content="<%= meta(:description) %>" />

If you’d like to override meta content you can just pass a value to the meta method:

def show
 @user = User.find(params[:id])
 meta(:title, "#{@user.display_name} :: Profile")
end