# Awesome\_nested\_set help needed

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/awesome-nested-set-help-needed/178359>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 3, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/awesome-nested-set-help-needed/178359 "2009-11-03T14:12:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![idrysdale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/94ad74/32.png) [@idrysdale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/idrysdale)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/awesome-nested-set-help-needed/178359/1 "2009-11-03T14:12:06Z")

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Hello,

I’ve been using the brilliant awesome\_nested\_set gem to manage pages  
and their parents on my app, however I’ve run into what appears to be  
a simple challenge…

I use the helper nested\_set\_options to make life easier - however I  
can’t see if there is an easy way I can get it to return a NULL option  
at the top of the select list? This would allow me to create pages  
that are roots.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,  
Ian