# Map.resources :staff, but /staff/ gives show action, not index?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-resources-staff-but-staff-gives-show-action-not-index/148663>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 16, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-resources-staff-but-staff-gives-show-action-not-index/148663 "2008-09-16T00:46:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![mfairchi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@mfairchi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mfairchi)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-resources-staff-but-staff-gives-show-action-not-index/148663/1 "2008-09-16T00:46:13Z")

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Hello,  
I’m having a hell of a time with my map.resources

I have:  
map.resource :staff  
in my routes.rb, but when i go to localhost:3000/staff it takes me to  
the show action? This is not the default i remember. How can I  
change it, or figure out why this is happening? Any ideas?  
Thanks,  
Michael

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**Author:** ![mfairchi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@mfairchi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mfairchi)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-resources-staff-but-staff-gives-show-action-not-index/148663/2 "2008-09-16T00:49:08Z")

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solved:  
the problem was I was using map.resource, not map.resources (plural),  
Dohh!  
~michael