ryanb/nested_form

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1780 stars · 501 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Rails gem/plugin that simplifies managing multiple nested models within a single form using unobtrusive JavaScript (jQuery or Prototype). It provides helper methods like nested_form_for, link_to_add, and link_to_remove for dynamically adding and removing nested records.

Use cases

• handle multiple models in a single Rails form
• dynamically add and remove nested records in a form
• manage has_many associations in one form
• build nested forms for parent-child models
• add and remove tasks under a project in one form

When to choose

• you are maintaining a legacy Rails 2 or Rails 3 app that already uses nested forms
• you need simple add/remove links for nested attributes with jQuery or Prototype

When to avoid

• you are starting a new Rails project - use cocoon or Rails' built-in accepts_nested_attributes_for with modern JS instead
• you are on Rails 4 or newer
• you need a maintained solution with support

Facets

plugin · maturity abandoned

form-handling ui-components web-development frontend developer-tools ruby rails nested-forms jquery unmaintained web-server

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