# Script/generate forum

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-generate-forum/182552>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 29, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-generate-forum/182552 "2010-01-29T20:58:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![al-evans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@al-evans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/al-evans)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-generate-forum/182552/1 "2010-01-29T20:58:12Z")

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Hi, we can generate Model, Controller, Mailers…  
does anyone know of a generator for a forum?

if anyone wants to develop one  
please get in touch, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![al-evans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@al-evans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/al-evans)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-generate-forum/182552/2 "2010-01-30T00:29:29Z")

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Al Eph wrote:

> Hi, we can generate Model, Controller, Mailers…  
> does anyone know of a generator for a forum?

No, and that’s too complex for a generator to work well. There are  
various forum packages for Rails – a Web search should uncover some.

> if anyone wants to develop one  
> please get in touch, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid