Question

I’m trying to create a User show page (that will function as a profile page) but am confused about how to do this with Devise. It doesn’t seem as though Devise comes with any sort of show definition – is there any way I can access the controllers Devise is implementing in order to make one or do I have to override them?

Answer 1

You should generate a users_controller which inherits from application_controller and define there your custom show method. Don’t forget to create a view and routes for it.
Ex:

#users_controller.rb
def show
  @user = User.find(params[:id])
end

#in your view
<%= @user.name %>

#routes.rb
match 'users/:id' => 'users#show', via: :get
# or 
get 'users/:id' => 'users#show'
# or
resources :users, only: [:show]