coorasse/website

This repository is the code behind the official Ruby on Rails website at rubyonrails.org. It generates the pages, content, and structure that visitors see when they go to that site. The project is built with Jekyll, a tool that takes text files and templates and turns them into a finished website. When someone wants to preview changes locally, they install the project's dependencies and run a local server that loads the site in their browser. The setup is straightforward enough that someone with basic command-line familiarity can get it running. The main way people contribute is by fixing typos or correcting outdated version numbers. If the latest Rails version listed on the site doesn't match what was actually released, anyone can submit a fix. However, the team deliberately does not accept community contributions for updating the list of highlighted Rails applications, so that section is maintained internally. One quirk worth noting: a redirect plugin used by the project is known to be broken, which can cause pages to loop between addresses with and without a trailing slash. The workaround during local development is to disable that plugin in the configuration file, but contributors need to remember not to commit that change. It's a small but easy-to-miss detail that the README calls out to save people from confusion.