# Help wanted on plugin controller

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-wanted-on-plugin-controller/40258
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [February 27, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-wanted-on-plugin-controller/40258 "2016-02-27T11:05:04Z")
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### Author: ![EndruK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/endruk/32/50211_2.png) [@EndruK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EndruK)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2016, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-wanted-on-plugin-controller/40258/6 "2016-08-05T08:36:53Z")

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You need a client route as equivalent for a server route  
[https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-home-page-to-discourse/12329/2?u=endruk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-home-page-to-discourse/12329/2)

And on the client you have to call the server controller:

> [@Plugin Controller Method never called](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-controller-method-never-called/42815/15):
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> I’m not sure you can display views through controllers without an Ember route map. The only time I’ve called Ruby controller methods is through ajax calls. Take a look at the plugin how-to and look at the section where Robin talks about the route map.

Hope this helps you 🙂

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