Hi, Jason, welcome!
As you're building out your skills, I would refrain from looking for a gem
for this sort of functionality, as it's a good thing to learn in general
how to do.
You can do this pretty easily if you only want to allow one position at a
time:
<%= link_to "Staff", people_path(:filter_by => :staff), {:method => :get},
{:class => "button"} %>
for example, with one of these corresponding to each of the positions.
You'll need to create a CSS class for .button to make the link look like a
button.
On your PeopleController#index method, you'll need to check for a filter_by
parameter:
def index
if params[:filter_by]
@people = Person.where(:position => params[:filter_by])
else
@people = Person.all
end
# ... and whatever else you need to do to prepare for the view...
end
If you want to allow the user to select multiple of these, you'll need a
form with checkboxes or a multi-select.
I hope that's enough of a start.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Jason O <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all and thank you for your time and help.
>
> I am working on my first big project and one of the requests that I have
> is to host a directory list people, with the option to click from an array
> of buttons with the different position titles. Button examples being:
> Staff, Faculty, Grad Student, etc. I have the index listing the full
> directory currently, but I was hoping someone would be willing to point in
> a direction to look for examples of how to set this up, or a gem that might
> be beneficial. I am researching on my own, but I do not feel I am finding
> quite what I am seeking.
>
> Thanks again for any help!
>
> Jason
>
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