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Posted by Matin Amirshahi
Matin Amirshahi
5,602 Points

Adding profilename & last/first_names to devise sign_up page

I'm using ROR 4, My problem is when I go through the steps shown on the video to fetch profile and first and last names off users as well as email on the sign_up page, nothing would be passed into my database and they are stored as 'nil'(default devise fields such as email and password get through though). I've had a glance at Devise documentation but couldn't find anything about adding extra fields either. Any help would be much appreciated!

1 Answer

Roberto Alicata
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Roberto Alicata
Courses Plus Student 39,959 Points
Roberto Alicata
Roberto Alicata
Courses Plus Student 39,959 Points

This is due to the introduction of the Strong Parameters in Rails4

Add this code in app/controllers/application_controller.rb:

  before_action :configure_permitted_parameters, if: :devise_controller?

  protected

  def configure_permitted_parameters
    devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_up) { |u| u.permit(:first_name, :last_name, :profile_name, :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :avatar) }
  end