Active Admin is a Ruby on Rails framework for creating elegant backends for website administration.
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Documentation & Guides: activeadmin.info/documentation.html
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Live demo: demo.activeadmin.info/admin
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Website: www.activeadmin.info
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Need Support? Ask the Mailing list: groups.google.com/group/activeadmin
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Allow developers to quickly create gorgeous administration interfaces (Not Just CRUD)
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Build a DSL for developers and an interface for businesses.
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Ensure that developers can easily customize every nook and cranny of the interface.
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Build common interfaces as shareable gems so that the entire community benefits.
Active Admin is a Ruby Gem.
gem 'activeadmin'
More accurately, it’s a Rails Engine that can be injected into your existing Ruby on Rails application.
$> rails generate active_admin:install
The generator adds these core files, among others:
app/admin/dashboard.rb app/assets/javascripts/active_admin.js app/assets/stylesheets/active_admin.css.scss config/initializers/active_admin.rb
Migrate your database and start the server:
$> rake db:migrate $> rails server
Visit localhost:3000/admin and log in as the default user:
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User: [email protected]
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Password: password
Voila! You’re on your brand new Active Admin dashboard.
To register an existing model with Active Admin:
$> rails generate active_admin:resource MyModel
This creates a file at app/admin/my_model.rb to set up the UI; refresh your browser to see it.
When upgrading to a new version, it’s a good idea to check the CHANGELOG.
To update the JS & CSS assets:
$> rails generate active_admin:assets
You should also sync these files with their counterparts in the AA source code:
We try not to reinvent the wheel, so Active Admin is built using many other open source projects:
- Inherited Resources
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Simplifies controllers with default actions that can be customized through inheritance
- Formtastic
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A Rails form builder plugin with semantically rich and accessible markup
- Devise
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Powerful, extensible user authentication
- Kaminari
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Clean & powerful pagination for your models
- Iconic Icons
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An excellent SVG icon set designed by P.J. Onori