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Dynamic Select Menus (revised)
Episode #88Nov 25, 2011112 comments

Dynamic Select Menus (revised)

Do you need to dynamically change one select menu based on the value of another? Here I show how to filter states/provinces by a selected country using grouped options and a dab of CoffeeScript. (7 minutes)
Token Fields (revised)
Episode #258May 05, 2012158 comments

Token Fields (revised)

The Chosen plugin makes it easy to turn a many-to-many select menu into a searchable token field. Then see how the jQuery Tokeninput field can help with AJAX loading and creating new records. (10 minutes)
Edit Multiple (revised)
Episode #165Feb 25, 2013105 comments

Edit Multiple (revised)

Editing one record at a time can be tedious work. Here you will learn three different ways to edit multiple records at once using checkboxes. (15 minutes)
Auto-Complete Association (revised)
Episode #102Nov 10, 201176 comments

Auto-Complete Association (revised)

A select menu is often used for setting a belongs_to association, but you should also consider using a text field with autocomple. Here I use jQuery UI and show two different solutions: client side and server side. (9 minutes)
Virtual Attributes (revised)
Episode #16Jul 20, 201271 comments

Virtual Attributes (revised)

Virtual attributes are a clean way to add form fields that do not map directly to the database. Here I show how to handle validations, associations, and more. (11 minutes)
Advanced Search Form (revised)
Episode #111Nov 17, 201161 comments

Advanced Search Form (revised)

It is often best to use a GET request when submitting a search form, however if it is an advanced search form with a lot of fields then this may not be ideal. Here I show how to create a search resource to handle this. (6 minutes)