routing - Rails dynamic redirection -
i need create dynamic redirection model rails app. sort of similar wordpress redirection plugin, if have used anytime. http://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/ what model store redirect_this_path string, , final_path should redirected to. if user comes app requesting redirect_this_path , redirected final_path . if however, there no matching entry found in database, request should forwarded other routes defined in routes.rb file. so, redirection model filter requests , redirect requests has data , relay other requests routes defined in routes.rb file. is there way can achieved, suggestions? you should this: (for example in application controller) def path_check if request.path == path_that_needs_redirecting redirect_to final_path end end then use: (in application or every controller need in) before_filter :path_check hope helps edit if have many paths need redirecting do if paths_that_need_redirecting.include? request.path