# Rails 3 & nested layouts

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-3-nested-layouts/184541>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 4, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-3-nested-layouts/184541 "2010-03-04T05:49:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![johanatan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@johanatan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johanatan)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-3-nested-layouts/184541/1 "2010-03-04T05:49:18Z")

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Has anyone seen a solution for nested layouts that works with Rails 3?  
I’ve tried several previously documented patterns, including

> **[Layouts and Rendering in Rails — Ruby on Rails Guides](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/layouts_and_rendering.html#using-nested-layouts)**
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> Layouts and Rendering in RailsThis guide covers the basic layout features of Action Controller and Action View.After reading this guide, you will know: How to use the various rendering methods built into Rails. How to create layouts with multiple...

but keep getting  
no block given

thanks

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**Author:** ![johanatan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@johanatan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johanatan)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-3-nested-layouts/184541/2 "2010-04-03T11:22:40Z")

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Same problem.  
I tried this example from Rails Guide (it’s been copied to Rails 3  
version on [http://guides.rails.info/](http://guides.rails.info/)) on a blank project both with  
ruby 1.9.1 and 1.8.7. Always the LocalJumpError - no block given.  
Actually I’m surprised I can’t find any published workaround. That’s  
not some subtle obscure little bug. Nobody’s using nested layouts?  
I posted this question on stackoverflow. Still no suggestions.