First Name, Last Name and Profile Name not saving in Database

Massive help Lisa thanks for answering!

I have done all changes proposed by you and when I add a new user the first name, last name and profile name are stored within the db! (checked in console)

Now I am trying to relay these through into the status.rb, in the video it's shown as an attr_accessible again and it's not passing through (aka when I add my user ID into the name field (the number of my user)) it still displays nothing in the name field).

Here are (what I think are) the necessary files:

My _form.html.erb

<%= simple_form_for(@status, html: {class: 'form-horizontal'}) do |f| %>
  <% if @status.errors.any? %>
    <div id="error_explanation">
      <h2><%= pluralize(@status.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this status from being saved:</h2>

      <ul>
      <% @status.errors.full_messages.each do |message| %>
        <li><%= message %></li>
      <% end %>
      </ul>
    </div>
  <% end %>

  <%= f.input :user_id %>
  <%= f.input :content %>

  <div class="form-actions">
  <%= f.button :submit %>
  </div>
<% end %>

My status.rb

class Status < ActiveRecord::Base
    attr_accessible :content, :user_id
    belongs_to :user
end

And my statuses controller

class StatusesController < ApplicationController
  before_action :set_status, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
  # GET /statuses
  # GET /statuses.json
  def index
    @statuses = Status.all
  end
  # GET /statuses/1
  # GET /statuses/1.json
  def show
  end

  # GET /statuses/new
  def new
    @status = Status.new
  end

  # GET /statuses/1/edit
  def edit
  end

  # POST /statuses
  # POST /statuses.json
  def create
    @status = Status.new(status_params)


    respond_to do |format|
      if @status.save
        format.html { redirect_to @status, notice: 'Status was successfully created.' }
        format.json { render :show, status: :created, location: @status }
      else
        format.html { render :new }
        format.json { render json: @status.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # PATCH/PUT /statuses/1
  # PATCH/PUT /statuses/1.json
  def update
    respond_to do |format|
      if @status.update(status_params)
        format.html { redirect_to @status, notice: 'Status was successfully updated.' }
        format.json { render :show, status: :ok, location: @status }
      else
        format.html { render :edit }
        format.json { render json: @status.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # DELETE /statuses/1
  # DELETE /statuses/1.json
  def destroy
    @status.destroy
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html { redirect_to statuses_url }
      format.json { head :no_content }
    end
  end

  private
    # Use callbacks to share common setup or constraints between actions.
    def set_status
      @status = Status.find(params[:id])
    end

    # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
    def status_params
      params.require(:status).permit(:name, :content)
    end
end

Also, when I add this line to my show.html.erb

<%= @status.user.first_name %>

It comes back with an error saying my method (first_name) is nil, but my db definitely has that field filled?

Try again but put your user id into the status params as mentioned at the bottom of my comment.

params.require(:status).permit(:user_id, :name, :content)

Also take out of your status.rb

attr_accessible :content, :user_id

Also just as a pointer I really recommend watching and completing the ruby foundations course before completing this one it will make a lot of things make sense, lets face it you wouldn't try to build a house without understanding the foundations.

Trust me this is only the beginning of your problems...

But it is good to learn the differences between r3 and r4.

Are you working on a public git if not post in your show page and index page or the part that display statuses. You can take out :name as well if you like not needed anymore.

Is everything fixed buddy?

How did you fix it?

Sure no problems, you seem much like myself I spent two weeks on a problem on here before I posted on here. Probably a bit long :)

Hey. sorry to dig out older thread, but I am exactly in the same boat here. I'm working with rails 4 so above fixes work perfectly...

BUT... I cannot show any <%= @status.user.xxxxxxx %> params on the index page. It DOES show on the "SHOW" page, but just not on the index. I get an error which says : NoMethodError in Statuses#index undefined method `user' for nil:NilClass

Calling any of the User parameters doesn't work.

Any clues ?? :)

Strange, can you post the exact errors you are getting?