# Can I override app/views/layouts/application.html.erb from a plugin?

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**Created:** [14 Luglio 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-override-app-views-layouts-application-html-erb-from-a-plugin/47267 "2016-07-14T01:57:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [14 Luglio 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-override-app-views-layouts-application-html-erb-from-a-plugin/47267/2 "2016-07-14T02:06:58Z")

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Yes, you can override the `set_layout` method in `application_controller.rb`. Take a look at this (unfinished) plugin for an example:

[https://github.com/scossar/feature-phone-first](https://github.com/scossar/feature-phone-first)

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