# Writing an acts\_as\_\* plugin

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/writing-an-acts-as-plugin/101762>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 7, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/writing-an-acts-as-plugin/101762 "2006-08-07T20:31:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![orotone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/90db22/32.png) [@orotone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/orotone)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/writing-an-acts-as-plugin/101762/1 "2006-08-07T20:31:05Z")

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does anyone know of any documentation other than the article on the wiki  
about how to write an acts-as\_\* plugin? the code in the wiki article is  
good  
enough to get me started but I’d like to understand the code rather than  
just copy it.

thanks  
alan