# Application\_helper question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-helper-question/236028>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [July 31, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-helper-question/236028 "2013-07-31T14:18:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![alcina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@alcina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alcina)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-helper-question/236028/1 "2013-07-31T14:18:27Z")

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I am new to ruby on rails and ruby in general.  
I have an existing application I am learning to maintain. What are the  
“WB” declarations in my application\_helper.rb file?

Here is an example:

def new\_product\_text  
wb(“New Product”)  
end  
def new\_company\_text  
wb(“New Company”)  
end

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**Author:** ![brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianspaid)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 11:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-helper-question/236028/2 "2014-05-06T11:45:49Z")

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brian sur wrote in post #1117255:

> I am new to ruby on rails and ruby in general.  
> I have an existing application I am learning to maintain. What are the  
> “WB” declarations in my application\_helper.rb file?
> 
> Here is an example:
> 
> def new\_product\_text  
> wb(“New Product”)  
> end  
> def new\_company\_text  
> wb(“New Company”)  
> end

wb can be a method, defined in your same controller or helper