Adding name attribute to `User` in Devise

Question

I'm trying to add a name attribute to the User model provided by Devise. I added a "name" column to my database, and changed the sign up view so that it asks for the user's name:

<h2>Sign up</h2>

<%= form_for(resource, :as => resource_name, :url => registration_path(resource_name)) do |f| %>
  <%= devise_error_messages! %>

  <p><%= f.label :name %><br />
  <%= f.text_field :name %></p>

  <p><%= f.label :email %><br />
  <%= f.email_field :email %></p>

  <p><%= f.label :password %><br />
  <%= f.password_field :password %></p>

  <p><%= f.label :password_confirmation %><br />
  <%= f.password_field :password_confirmation %></p>

  <p><%= f.submit "Sign up" %></p>
<% end %>

<%= render :partial => "devise/shared/links" %>

It lets me log in, but when I check the database after doing so, name: nil. Do I have to add something to Devise's User controller or something? Thanks!

Woludn't you also need to create a migration that adds "name" to the database table for User? — Sam Rose, Dec 13 '11 at 19:45

score 19 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 26 '21 at 09:31

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Rails 3

in your user model locate;

 attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me

and add :name on the end

edited Aug 26 '21 at 09:31

notapatch

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answered Aug 16 '11 at 22:29

John Beynon

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what about rails4? since there're no such attr_accessible thing – NamiW Jun 18 '13 at 12:59
@namiheike Not sure what the answer for rails 4 is at the moment, but a quick fix would be to add gem 'protected_attributes' to your gemfile. Then you can use attr_accessible – jordan Nov 08 '13 at 06:29
For Rails 4.0 (and newer), with strong parameters, take a look at the **[Rails and Devise](https://github.com/RailsApps/rails-devise)** example application from the RailsApps project. – Daniel Kehoe Apr 18 '14 at 05:27

score 13 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 26 '21 at 09:48

Rails 5 (in fact devise 4)

Tested for: rails 5.1.0 (devise 4.2.1)

There is no need to work with devise controllers.

Just add the following to your application_controller.rb:

before_action :configure_permitted_parameters, if:  :devise_controller?


protected

  def configure_permitted_parameters

    devise_parameter_sanitizer.permit(:sign_up, keys: [:name])

  end

devise_parameter_sanitizer.for no longer works with Rails 5 (to be more correct, it is not supported in devise 4, which is the expected devise version in a Rails 5 context): use devise_parameter_sanitizer.permit to avoid undefined method 'for' for #<Devise::ParameterSanitizer error

Pervez · Answer 3 · 2014-09-09T09:50:02.993

Add this code to application_controller.rb

before_action :configure_permitted_parameters, if: :devise_controller?



protected
def configure_permitted_parameters
  devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_up) { |u| u.permit(:username, :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me) }
  devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_in) { |u| u.permit(:login, :username, :email, :password, :remember_me) }
  devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:account_update) { |u| u.permit(:username, :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :current_password) }
end

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 24 '14 at 22:57

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For Rails 4

Use like this

protected
def configure_permitted_parameters
  devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_up) { |u| u.permit(:username, :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me) }
  devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_in) { |u| u.permit(:login, :username, :email, :password, :remember_me) }
  devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:account_update) { |u| u.permit(:username, :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :current_password) }
end

Add additional fields at the end.

answered Feb 24 '14 at 22:57

PrivateUser

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Where could I add this? Do I have to create a user_controller? – Papouche Guinslyzinho May 25 '14 at 14:29
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` app / controllers / application_controller.rb` Example: https://github.com/mistergiri/ExamAwesomeIdeas/blob/master/app/controllers/application_controller.rb – PrivateUser May 25 '14 at 14:38

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 16 '11 at 22:29

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Yes. Add :name to attr_accessible in User Model

answered Aug 16 '11 at 22:29

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 06 '15 at 05:18

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Write this code inside the ApplicationController class...

before_action :configure_permitted_parameters, if:  :devise_controller?

      protected

      def configure_permitted_parameters
        devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_up) << :name

answered Apr 06 '15 at 05:18

Kunsang Dorjee

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 13 '15 at 23:06

uncomment some of the generated code:

class Users::RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
  before_filter :configure_sign_up_params, only: [:create]

  protected

  def configure_sign_up_params
    devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_up) << :name
  end
end

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Feb 20 '16 at 09:45

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 private

   def sign_up_params
     params.require(:user).permit(:name,:email,:gender,:age,:password,:password_confirmation) if params[:user].present?
   end

Add this in the controller that extends devise's default registration controller

answered Feb 20 '16 at 09:45

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Adding name attribute to `User` in Devise

8 Answers8

Rails 3

Rails 5 (in fact devise 4)

For Rails 4

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