Current status

Working on Avo 3

(series three)

We're working on v3.0 to make it the best Content Management System for
Ruby on Rails.

In progress

Active initiatives and features currently under development

Inline edit: Edit record from your Index view
Meta (virtual) fields: Add virtual columns to your resources
Collaboration: Collaborat on your content using comments and reactions 🥓
Resource adapters: Go beyond Active Record and use Mongo, HTTP, and other adapters

Planned

Upcoming projects in our pipeline, prioritized for future development

Repeater field: Easily repeat things inside fields
Virtual resources: Create resources in-memory without deplying a new version of your app.
Theming: Style Avo the way you like it
Embedded mode: Use your own ApplicationController and your own layout.
Nested resources: Create child resources at the same time with the parent resource
Dynamic fields: Show/hide fields depending on the state of other fields
Inject partials: Inject partials in common places in your app

Done

Successfully completed and launched features

Array resource driver: Use arrays as resource records.
GitHub-style Markdown Editor: Marksmith is an Active Storage-enabled markdown editor with superpowers 🙌
Media Library: Browse your Active Storage attachments and use them inside the Trix and Rhino fields.
External record link: How many times, in the past, did you have a record like a post, and want to link outside of your admin panel in the public app? Many times? Well... now you can.
Role-Based Access Control: Granular control over who does what in your app
Rhino (TipTap) field: Edit your content the way you want it
Kanban board: Get your own board and move cards around
Customizable Dynamic Ffilters: Give your users the ultimate filtering control
Explicit authorization: Everything is safe by default
Launch v3.0: Launch the most customizable Avo version yet
Dynamic filters: Pill-styled multiple filtering capabilities
Custom resource controls on all pages: Customize the buttons the user sees on any resource page
Scopes on Index: Get to your filtered data easier
Custom fields from templates: Generate custom fields easier using existing templates
Custom view components for main views: Easily replace the main views Index, Show, and Edit per resource
Custom view components for fields: Easier field customization without generating new field types
Intelligent view object: Tell don't ask. An easier way to detect out the view.
Better TailwindCSS integration: Completely new TailwindCSS pipeline so you can use all the custom classes
Audit logging: Be on top of what goes on in your Avo admin.
Record link field: Link to different records
Money field: Update the record price and currency
Resource cards: Add cards to your resource page
Better fields API: Get more granular control over the way you declare fields
Plugins API: Create and redistribute your Avo enhancements
Records preview on Index: Have a peek in your records without opening the full page.
Testing helpers: First party test helpers for easier testing
Unified dynamic block API: All Avo blocks are declared without any arguments
Asset manager: Easier setup for your custom assets
Action policy support: Use the authorization framework of choice
Custom policies: Get more flexibility in your authorization process
Resource sidebar: Get more room for your fields
Smart resource generation: Don't start with a blank canvas.
Customizable resource controls on show page: Customize the buttons the user sees on the show page
Scoped search for has many associations: Search records with the parent record in mind.
Skip show view: You don't need the Show view? We got you covered!
Custom resources for has_many: Use different resource configurations for your has_many associations
Tabs: Conditionally show the data you need
Panels: Group information together
Stimulus JS integration: Make your forms as dynamic as you want them to be
Resource tools: Add custom content to your resource's show & edit pages.
Tags field: Easily manage lists for your records
Sidebar/Menu editor: Configure the sidebar items as you need them
Mobile interface/Responsive design: Easily browse your data on mobile devices.
Launch v2.0: A fresh coat of paint and a lot of improvements
Dashboards: All your metrics at a glance.
Better search experience: Search one resource or search all resources.
Custom fields: Bring your own fields into Avo easy-peasy.
Remove Webpacker as a dependency: Use your own asset pipeline with Avo.
Custom tools: Add even more functionality to Avo.
I18n: Localize your app for your customers.
Authorization: Leverage Pundit policies to build a robust and scalable authorization system.
Launch V1.0: Launch the Hotwire version.