# Plugins Not Loading **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 1, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugins-not-loading/195840 "2010-10-01T00:44:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RailsPeg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@RailsPeg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RailsPeg)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugins-not-loading/195840/1 "2010-10-01T00:44:52Z")
Hi. I’m running Rails 3.0 on Mac OS X, and I’m trying to get the acts\_as\_list, other plugins, as well as libraries running. From what I understand, rails should be loading those automatically once placed in the proper directories. However, that is not happening in my case, and I’m getting errors such as “undefined method `acts\_as\_list’ for #Class:0x1040dfde0”. acts\_as\_list is in vendor/plugins. Any insights would be greatly appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![RailsPeg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@RailsPeg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RailsPeg)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugins-not-loading/195840/2 "2010-10-01T01:13:32Z")
Put the proper entry in your Gemfile, then run ‘bundle install’. On Sep 30, 2010 5:43 PM, “RailsPeg” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > – > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G. > “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. > To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > . > For more options, visit this group at > [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). ---
**Author:** ![RailsPeg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@RailsPeg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RailsPeg)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 10:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugins-not-loading/195840/3 "2010-10-01T10:20:39Z")
On Sep 30, 7:11 pm, Greg D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Put the proper entry in your Gemfile, then run ‘bundle install’. I put “gem ‘acts\_as\_list’” in Gemfile and ran “bundle install” but I’m still getting the same error. And I don’t necessarily need to run acts\_as\_list as a gem do I? Also, this would not help with files in the lib directory, which aren’t loaded either. Thanks, Yaron ---
**Author:** ![RailsPeg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@RailsPeg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RailsPeg)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 10:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugins-not-loading/195840/4 "2010-10-01T10:20:39Z")
I found the problem. It seems Rails 3 is no longer configured for auto-loading by default. To get the libraries and plugins loaded I added the following lines to config/application.rb: config.autoload\_paths += %W(#{config.root}/lib) config.plugin\_paths = [File.join(RAILS\_ROOT, ‘vendor’, ‘other\_plugins’)] More on this on the following pages: [https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/5218-rails-3-rc-does-not-autoload-from-lib](https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/5218-rails-3-rc-does-not-autoload-from-lib) > **[O'Reilly Media - Technology and Business Training](https://www.oreilly.com)** > > Gain technology and business knowledge and hone your skills with learning resources created and curated by O'Reilly's experts: live online training, video, books, our platform has content from 200+ of the world's best publishers. Regards, Yaron