# Adding a ruby controller via plugin

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [April 8, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-ruby-controller-via-plugin/60661 "2017-04-08T20:28:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-ruby-controller-via-plugin/60661/12 "2017-04-08T22:42:51Z")

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> [@david](#):
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> That shouldn’t be happening, because the controller says skip\_before\_filter :check\_xhr, :redirect\_to\_login\_if\_required.

Question: If the controller wasn’t routable, the `skip_before_filter` line wouldn’t be run. With the site being login\_required, hitting any url should direct to login. Could that be happening here? Theoretically?

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