Guides
Task-oriented walkthroughs. Each guide shows you how to accomplish a specific task, step-by-step, with links to Reference for the concepts.
I want to…
| Task | Guide |
|---|---|
| Add a new model to my app | Adding resources |
| Organize code across multiple teams | Creating packages |
| Protect pages with login | Authentication |
| Control who can edit what | Authorization |
| Add a "Publish" button | Custom actions |
| Show comments under posts | Nested resources |
| Separate data by company | Multi-tenancy |
| Add search to a list | Search and filtering |
| Invite users to an organization | User invites |
| Add a profile / account-settings page | User profile |
| Customize colors, branding, styles | Theming |
| Write tests for resources | Testing |
| Fix a confusing error | Troubleshooting |
Guides vs Reference
- Guides = "how do I do X?" — step-by-step, opinionated, narrative.
- Reference = "what does X do?" — exhaustive option lookup, concept catalog.
When a guide says "see Reference › Foo", it's pointing to the catalog page for the full option/method/DSL list.
New to Plutonium?
Start with the Tutorial — an 8-step walkthrough that builds a blog with auth, authorization, custom actions, nested resources, and a customer portal.