I am having trouble getting my form to load, not sure why this is

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Asked: June 2, 20262026-06-02T07:25:16+00:00 2026-06-02T07:25:16+00:00

I am having trouble getting my form to load, not sure why this is

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I am having trouble getting my form to load, not sure why this is happening.

THE PROBLEM: When I try to load the form (/messages/new), I get a blank page, no error messages.

REASON FOR THE PROBLEM: I think the problem is that the link between message and user is not being properly established, that’s why the form isn’t loading properly, but not sure how to fix it.

BACKGROUND: I currently access the form through POSTS/INDEX file (attached below), but I think this is wrong because there should be a unique link for each user…e.g. if I click on the ‘Contact’ button for a post created by John, the message should go to John, and so on so forth for other users. I am using the Simple Private Messaging plugin.

Grateful for any feedback!

Thanks,

Faisal

MESSAGES>NEW VIEW

<% form_for @message, :url => messages_path(:user_id => @user) do |f| %>
<p>
To:<br />
<%= f.text_field :to %>
<%= error_message_on @message, :to %>
</p>
<p>
Subject:<br />
<%= f.text_field :subject %>
<%= error_message_on @message, :subject %>
</p>
<p>
Message<br />
<%= f.text_area :body %>
<%= error_message_on @message, :body %>
</p>
<p>
<%= submit_tag "Send" %>
</p>
<% end %>

MESSAGE MODEL

class Message < ActiveRecord::Base

is_private_message

attr_accessor :to

end

ROUTES.RB

Mysalary::Application.routes.draw do

resources :messages do
   collection do
     post :delete_selected
     end
   end

resources :users
resources :profiles
resources :pages
resources :posts

get "pages/home"
get "pages/about"
get "pages/legal"
get "pages/feedback"

root :to => 'posts#new'

end

MESSAGES CONTROLLER

class MessagesController < ApplicationController

before_filter :set_user

def index
if params[:mailbox] == "sent"
  @messages = @user.sent_messages
else
  @messages = @user.received_messages
end
end

def show
@message = Message.read_message(params[:id], current_user)
end

def new
@message = Message.new

if params[:reply_to]
  @reply_to = @user.received_messages.find(params[:reply_to])
  unless @reply_to.nil?
    @message.to = @reply_to.sender.login
    @message.subject = "Re: #{@reply_to.subject}"
    @message.body = "\n\n*Original message*\n\n #{@reply_to.body}"
  end
end
end

def create
@message = Message.new(params[:message])
@message.sender = @user
@message.recipient = User.find_by_login(params[:message][:to])

if @message.save
  flash[:notice] = "Message sent"
  redirect_to user_messages_path(@user)
else
  render :action => :new
end
end

def delete_selected
if request.post?
  if params[:delete]
    params[:delete].each { |id|
      @message = Message.find(:first, :conditions => ["messages.id = ? AND (sender_id = ? OR recipient_id = ?)", id, @user, @user])
      @message.mark_deleted(@user) unless @message.nil?
    }
    flash[:notice] = "Messages deleted"
  end
  redirect_to :back
end
end

private
def set_user
 @user = User.first
end
end

POSTS>INDEX VIEW

<table class="table table-striped">
<tbody>
<% @posts.each do |post| %>
<tr>
<td>I am a <%= post.title %> getting married in <%= post.job %> in <%= post.location %>, and looking for a <%= post.salary %>. My budget is <%= post.salary %>.</td>
<td> <button class="btn" data-toggle="button" onClick="javascript:location.href = '/messages/new';" />Contact</button></td>
<td><%= time_ago_in_words(post.created_at) %> ago.</td>
<!--/. 
<td><%= link_to 'Show', post %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_post_path(post) %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Destroy', post, :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete %></td>
-->
</tr>
<% end %>
</tbody>
</table>