Quickstart
Install the mvp gem:
gem install mvpkit
Set up a new project
mvp new PROJECT
Start the server (make sure you have foreman installed)
cd PROJECT
foreman start
Introduction
mvpkit is a tool for quickly building prototypes and rapid ideation. This stack is built entirely for speed of development.
If you are looking for a landing page tool, there are plenty of them out there.
It combines two fast (and not necessarily long term) web technologies to test your ideas and (in)validate them quickly.
Heroku
To setup deployment for heroku, first create the project:
heroku create PROJECT
Then setup the stack:
heroku addons:create heroku-postgresql
heroku buildpacks:set heroku/ruby
heroku buildpacks:add --index 1 heroku/nodejs
And deploy:
git push heroku master
Extras
Google Sitemaps
If SEO matters to you, you'll want to turn on google sitemap generation.
Setup
Edit config/sitemap.rb with your own custom routes.
Updating
Run rake sitemap:refresh in production to update Bing/Google with changes to the sitemap.
Scheduling
Put this in a cron task or in Heroku Scheduler.
rake sitemap:worker
If you're on heroku:
heroku addons:create scheduler:standard
heroku addons:open scheduler
And add the following task: rake sitemap:worker. Your choice on the frequency but I usually use daily
SEO
Meta Properties
All meta fields are controlled via the page object. Set attributes on this in order to get meta properties populated. This is best done at the controller level.
Available Properties
| Property | Description | Inheritance |
|---|---|---|
page.title |
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page.description |
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page.author |
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page.og_url |
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page.og_type |
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page.og_title |
page.title |
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page.og_description |
page.description |
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page.og_image |
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page.twitter_card |
Helpers
Geolocation
By default, Geolocation of the session will automatically happen.
You can access the session's geolocation in request.location.
To test geolocation locally, set SPOOF_IP=true in your .env.
For more info see Geocoder.
Bootstrap
row_groups_of
Makes a series of row/col div elements based in group count.
<% row_groups_of(3, [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]) do |i| %>
<div class="panel panel-default">
<div class="panel-heading">
<h2 class="text-center"><%= i %></h2>
</div>
</div>
<% end %>