v1 Series Notes

Version 1.8.0

Extensive work has been done on layouts which all have been separated for improved app integration and view customization.

Regenerate Views

(Note: On file exist prompt use n for No so existing file customizations will not be overwritten.)

rails generate mtdevise:views  

Custom Layouts Location

Mtdevise will generate a mtdevise folder located in your apps layouts location

/views/layouts/mtdevise

Custom Layout Description

accounts.html.erb
-- Accounts view covers general devise views not listed below.

accountsindex.html.erb
-- User's acounts list page directly after a "subdomainless" signin.

application.html.erb
-- General view to cover any remaining views not listed below.

dashboard.html.erb
-- User index view directly after a signin using a subdomain.

signin.html.erb
-- This layout covers all user signin (account login) pages.

#.html.erb
-- This layout covers all user # (account registration) page.

useredit.html.erb
-- This layout is for the edit user information (account edit) page.

welcome.html.erb
-- This layout is the root page, it can be used as a site's landing page.

Note: accountedit.html.erb is phased out for useredit.html.rb and can be removed.

Version 1.7.0

For further customization the accounts/index view has a dedicated layout view.
/layouts/mtdevise/accountsindex.html.erb

Run the below command and enter n (for no) "to override" the default views.
** Caution saying y (yes) will override any custom changes made to mtdevise views.

rails generate mtdevise:views  

Version 1.6.1

For additional user information v1.6.1 has a new database migration file called 20151231043439_add_firstname_to_mtdevise_accounts.rb

class AddFirstnameToMtdeviseAccounts < ActiveRecord::Migration
	def change
		add_column :mtdevise_accounts, :firstname, :string
		add_column :mtdevise_accounts, :lastname, :string
		add_column :mtdevise_accounts, :username, :string
	end
end

To install re-run the command below to copy over the additional file.

rake railties:install:migrations  

After testing in your development environment make sure to run the migration rake command.

rake db:migrate  

Optionally install and override default views.
** Caution this will override any custom changes made to mtdevise views.

rails generate mtdevise:views