# Don't use the layouts/application.html.erb

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-use-the-layouts-application-html-erb/140762>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 18, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-use-the-layouts-application-html-erb/140762 "2008-06-18T11:28:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-use-the-layouts-application-html-erb/140762/1 "2008-06-18T11:28:06Z")

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Hi,

is it possible to disable the layouts/application.html.erb in some view.  
For example if I have a login for my backend which don’t need the  
standard layout.

Regards, Eddy

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**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-use-the-layouts-application-html-erb/140762/2 "2008-06-18T11:34:30Z")

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From the controller:

## – layout ‘application’, :except =\> :your\_action\_name

## or, perhaps:

## layout false, :only =\> :your\_action\_name

“Posted via some\_url” ?? \<\< I am using this board wrong?

On Jun 18, 7:28 pm, Eddy B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-use-the-layouts-application-html-erb/140762/3 "2008-06-18T12:02:41Z")

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Thanks, this is what I’m looking for!

Regards, Eddy

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**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-use-the-layouts-application-html-erb/140762/4 "2008-06-18T12:37:30Z")

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On 18 Jun 2008, at 10:34, Buntz wrote:

> “Posted via some\_url” ?? \<\< I am using this board wrong?

There are multiple forums like ruby-forum that map to the mailing list  
associated to the google group.

Fred

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**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-use-the-layouts-application-html-erb/140762/5 "2008-06-18T12:53:36Z")

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for completeness’ sake, youo can also do this:

render :action =\> “whatever”, :layout =\> false