Acts_as_taggable with only 1 taggings table

Rails
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I was reading rails recipes and it shows how to use acts_as_taggable
with only 2 tables, a tags and a taggings table.
But I think that its related to an older acts_as_taggable version
because now it seems that it works with one tags table and one taggings
table for each tagable model, like this:

tags
photos
tags_photos

Which means I need one new table for each model I want to tag.

Isn’t there a way to use only 1 table with the taggings, to have a
centralized table for all kinds of items I want to tag?

I read the documentation and I think its possible using the
join_class_name option, but I didn’t manage to work it out. Can anyone
please explain how its done, and please don’t forget how the table
structure works.

Thanks

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There are two acts_as_taggle plugins, the original gem
and the newer plugin.

The gem uses a tags table and a HABTM table between a
tags table and the table that you want to be taggable.

The newer plugin uses a two table design and is based
upon some post 1.0 features.

–
– Tom M.

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Tom M. wrote:

There are two acts_as_taggle plugins, the original gem
and the newer plugin.

The gem uses a tags table and a HABTM table between a
tags table and the table that you want to be taggable.

The newer plugin uses a two table design and is based
upon some post 1.0 features.

–
– Tom M.

Thanks a lot, thats correct, here’s a link in case anyone else is stuck
on that: http://www.notio.com/2006/02/rails_acts_as_t.html