ActsAsMostPopular ================= Make your models feel like they are in high school again. This plugin retrieves the most frequently occurring values for each column. It adds methods of the form most_popular_pluralized_column_name. You can control how many results you get with the :limit option. The default limit is 5. Usage ===== class Exercise < ActiveRecord::Base acts_as_most_popular end class YourController < ActionController::Base def index @popular_exercises = Exercise.most_popular_names end end Notes ===== The most_popular_* methods take plural column names. Take a look at the tests for more examples. Testing ======= Create a database named most_popular_test or change the database name in database.yml in the plugin folder. Navigate to the plugin folder and run rake.