# Overwriting controllers in plugin

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/overwriting-controllers-in-plugin/40675
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [2016年三月7日 07:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overwriting-controllers-in-plugin/40675 "2016-03-07T07:03:06Z")
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### Author: ![tgxworld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tgxworld/32/106117_2.png) [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)
#### Post date: [2016年三月7日 08:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overwriting-controllers-in-plugin/40675/2 "2016-03-07T08:24:49Z")

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Ideally, you’ll want to `reopen` the controller inside an `initializer`.

Have a look at the “initialize code” section under [Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 1 - Create a basic plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-creating-discourse-plugins/30515). 🙂

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