# Integrating radiant in existing rails application

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-radiant-in-existing-rails-application/120281>\
**Category:** Radiant CMS\
**Created:** [November 15, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-radiant-in-existing-rails-application/120281 "2007-11-15T14:35:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-radiant-in-existing-rails-application/120281/1 "2007-11-15T14:35:54Z")

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I need to integrate radiant in our existing rails application.  
We have our own authentication system for our site.  
I have searched and found some solutions but not upto the mark.  
I have followed the link  
[http://wiki.radiantcms.org/Installation](http://wiki.radiantcms.org/Installation)  
but it only tells to set up a new application.  
Can anybody tell me how should i proceed to achieve this.  
Thanks in advance…

Arpit

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Windows Live Spaces is here! It’s easy to create your own personal Web  
site.  
[http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in](http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in)

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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-radiant-in-existing-rails-application/120281/2 "2007-11-17T03:57:31Z")

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arpit jain wrote:

> I need to integrate radiant in our existing rails application.  
> We have our own authentication system for our site.  
> I have searched and found some solutions but not upto the mark.  
> I have followed the link  
> [http://wiki.radiantcms.org/Installation](http://wiki.radiantcms.org/Installation)  
> but it only tells to set up a new application.  
> Can anybody tell me how should i proceed to achieve this.  
> Thanks in advance…
> 
> Arpit
> 
> * * *
> 
> Windows Live Spaces is here! It�s easy to create your own personal Web  
> site.  
> [http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in](http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in)

Check out  
[http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/131353#new](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/131353#new)

Thanks

Maged

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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-radiant-in-existing-rails-application/120281/3 "2007-11-22T11:45:57Z")

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Maged M. wrote:

> arpit jain wrote:
> 
> > I need to integrate radiant in our existing rails application.  
> > We have our own authentication system for our site.  
> > I have searched and found some solutions but not upto the mark.  
> > I have followed the link  
> > [http://wiki.radiantcms.org/Installation](http://wiki.radiantcms.org/Installation)  
> > but it only tells to set up a new application.  
> > Can anybody tell me how should i proceed to achieve this.  
> > Thanks in advance…
> > 
> > Arpit
> > 
> > * * *
> > 
> > Windows Live Spaces is here! It�s easy to create your own personal Web  
> > site.  
> > [http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in](http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in)
> 
> Check out  
> [Radius integration with rails app - Radiant CMS - Ruby-Forum](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/131353#new)
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Maged

Hi Maged.

Thanks for the reply.  
I have a doubt and will really appreciate if u reply.  
I have read about radius but little bit confused as how it is used in  
radiant or independently.What would be the difference if i use  
mini\_radiant plugin?  
Shall i use this plugin??

Thanks  
Arpit

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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-radiant-in-existing-rails-application/120281/4 "2007-11-17T04:06:25Z")

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Never tried it - but you could also have a look at  
[http://wiki.pluginaweek.org/Mini\_radiant](http://wiki.pluginaweek.org/Mini_radiant)

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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-radiant-in-existing-rails-application/120281/5 "2007-11-22T17:24:53Z")

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Arpit J. wrote:

> Maged M. wrote:
> 
> > arpit jain wrote:
> > 
> > > I need to integrate radiant in our existing rails application.  
> > > We have our own authentication system for our site.  
> > > I have searched and found some solutions but not upto the mark.  
> > > I have followed the link  
> > > [http://wiki.radiantcms.org/Installation](http://wiki.radiantcms.org/Installation)  
> > > but it only tells to set up a new application.  
> > > Can anybody tell me how should i proceed to achieve this.  
> > > Thanks in advance…
> > > 
> > > Arpit
> > > 
> > > * * *
> > > 
> > > Windows Live Spaces is here! It�s easy to create your own personal Web  
> > > site.  
> > > [http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in](http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in)
> > 
> > Check out  
> > [Radius integration with rails app - Radiant CMS - Ruby-Forum](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/131353#new)
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > Maged
> 
> Hi Maged.
> 
> Thanks for the reply.  
> I have a doubt and will really appreciate if u reply.  
> I have read about radius but little bit confused as how it is used in  
> radiant or independently.What would be the difference if i use  
> mini\_radiant plugin?  
> Shall i use this plugin??
> 
> Thanks  
> Arpit

Hi Arpit,  
radius is the tag language that is used inside radiant cms. for  
example in one of your pages you could have a line \<r:snippet  
name=“footer” /\> which will include a snippet named “footer”. Here is an  
example from a layout that comes with radiant:

# 

Posted by on

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and that another example for a home page  
\<r:find url=“/articles/”\>

\<r:children:each limit=“1” order=“desc”\>

### 
 Continue Reading… 

Posted by on

\<r:children:each limit=“4” offset=“1” order=“desc”\>

### 
 Continue Reading… 

Posted by on

\</r:find\>

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when you actually try to add a new page under radiant there is a link  
there for available tags.  
Documentation for radius tags inside of radiant can be found in  
[http://radiantcms.org/blog/archives/2006/05/11/tag-primer/](http://radiantcms.org/blog/archives/2006/05/11/tag-primer/)  
[http://radiantcms.org/blog/archives/2006/06/15/tag-primer-2/](http://radiantcms.org/blog/archives/2006/06/15/tag-primer-2/)  
[http://wiki.radiantcms.org/Using\_Radiant](http://wiki.radiantcms.org/Using_Radiant)

for the mini\_radiant plugin, I have never used it before and don’t have  
much knowledge about it sorry. but make sure you search this forum it  
has been great help for me.

Thanks

Maged