Sazima Network

(AKA Plugins Roadmap & Compatibility List)

Starting the next killer Web 2.0 application, but would not like to re-invent the wheel? Plugins!

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There is some amazing work by various guys out there on plugins that should definetly be appreciated while planning any new application. It is possible to assemble a whole aplication by using 3rd-party plugins with little customization.

But wait… There are so many confusing options (ever tried to figure out authentication?)!!! Which plugin should be used for any particular job? Which are outdated? What about Rails 2.0 compatibility? Which plugins were ported or are at least Rails 2.0 safe? No worries, this roadmap is aimed to help you!

The list bellow is a compilation of the most useful and up-to-date plugins out there. Plugins are categorized and include a link to further reference, as well as whether they are Rails 2.0 compatible!

Hope you enjoy!

Cheers, Ricardo

Plugins Roadmap & Compatibility List

Category	Plugin	Rails 2.0 compatible
Administration	ActiveScaffold
Authentication	restful_authentication (+ acts_as_state_machine)
	open_id_authentication	Probably
Cache (memcached)	cache_fu	Probably
Development	exception_notification	Probably
File Upload	attachment_fu
Folksonomy	acts_as_taggable_on_steroids
	acts_as_bookmarkable	Probably
	acts_as_rateable / acts_as_rated	Probably
	civic_duty / acts_as_voteable	Probably
	acts_as_commentable
Localization	globalize
	click_to_globalize
Messaging	restful_easy_messages / acts_as_messageable
Search	acts_as_ferret
Util	bundle_fu / asset_packager
	action_mailer_tls (GMail SMTP)
View	will_paginate
	flashplayrhelpr
	widgets
	acts_as_feeder	Probably
	acts_as_reportable (ruport)
	rupdf (ruport)	Probably
	railspdfplugin	Probably