# Any plugins to add index in varchar field?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-plugins-to-add-index-in-varchar-field/129904>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 22, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-plugins-to-add-index-in-varchar-field/129904 "2008-02-22T16:13:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mokkai)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-plugins-to-add-index-in-varchar-field/129904/1 "2008-02-22T16:13:24Z")

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is it useful to add index for string field (column)  
is there any plugins for that ?

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**Author:** ![mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mokkai)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-plugins-to-add-index-in-varchar-field/129904/2 "2008-02-22T16:16:49Z")

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On 22 Feb 2008, at 15:13, Pokkai D. wrote:

> is it useful to add index for string field (column)  
> is there any plugins for that ?  
> yes it is useful. You don’t need a plugin, the add\_index function in  
> rails already does that.

Fred