# How to specify a layout for an Action?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-specify-a-layout-for-an-action/88777>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 14, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-specify-a-layout-for-an-action/88777 "2007-03-14T09:24:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![xain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/82dd89/32.png) [@xain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xain)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-specify-a-layout-for-an-action/88777/1 "2007-03-14T09:24:06Z")

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I need Login action to use a special layout. How can I do that?

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**Author:** ![xain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/82dd89/32.png) [@xain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xain)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 9:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-specify-a-layout-for-an-action/88777/2 "2007-03-14T09:47:54Z")

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On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 09:24:06AM +0100, Nanyang Z. wrote :

> I need Login action to use a special layout. How can I do that?

render :layout =\> :my\_layout

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**Author:** ![xain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/82dd89/32.png) [@xain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xain)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-specify-a-layout-for-an-action/88777/3 "2007-03-14T11:19:50Z")

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Pierre-Alexandre M. wrote:

> render :layout =\> :my\_layout

Great. Thanks.