Advanced ActionText: Attaching any Model in rich text by Chris Oliver

Whether it’s @ mentions for users, hashtags, or other resources, many application these days need rich text fields. ActionText allows you to embed rich snippets for any model in your Rails app, but it requires a bit of communication with the backend. You’ll learn how to add @ mentions for users and YouTube embeds as ActionText attachments and see how it all works together.

Chris is the founder of GoRails, host of …