In this second part of the series on administration, you will learn how to lock down the site to keep the public from accessing the administration features.
<!-- episodes/index.rhtml -->
<% if admin? %>
<%= link_to 'New Episode', new_episode_path %>
<% end %>
# controllers/application.rb
helper_method :admin?
protected
def admin?
false
end
def authorize
unless admin?
flash[:error] = "unauthorized access"
redirect_to home_path
false
end
end
# episodes_controller.rb
before_filter :authorize, :except => :index