MetaSearch “undefined method `model_name' for NilClass:Class” for global bar search

Question

I\'m using fantastic MetaSearch by Ernie, but I\'m having an annoying issue.

In my application.html.erb I have an search field, just like this one on top of StackOve

Answer 1

You would get this error if @search is set to nil. Ensure that this is not the case.

Answer 2

Try this syntax:

<%= form_for(:object) do |obj| %>

In my case I was using the view to collect nested attributes from user inputs but this syntax also gets around this error message in other contexts.