# #98 Inline editing attributes with Hotwire

- URL: https://superails.com/posts/ruby-on-rails-98-inline-editing-attributes-with-hotwire
- Published: 2022-12-05
- Duration: 14:38
- Access: free
- Topics: hotwire
- Playlists: Just enough Hotwire for Rails developers

Allow user to easily edit an attribute by just clicking on it!
This way you can have fewer full-page redirects; don't have to always render a full edit form.
5 years ago I would have used gem best_in_place for this, but now it can be easily achieved with turbo_frames!

Episode source code: https://github.com/corsego/98-hotwire-inline-edit-attributes/commit/1e6154863cff969bec5266add752a9d591f5a1a4

Text version: https://blog.corsego.com/hotwire-inline-edit-attributes

0:00 Inline editing problem
1:20 Edit single attribute inline
5:15 Edit any attribute individually
10:00 Link to edit empty value
10:35 Validations
11:40 Save by clicking outside
13:00 Optionally render whole edit form

## Chapters

- 0:00 Inline editing problem
- 1:20 Edit single attribute inline
- 5:15 Edit any attribute individually
- 10:00 Link to edit empty value
- 10:35 Validations
- 11:40 Save by clicking outside
- 13:00 Optionally render whole edit form