Select2 is a fantastic library for advanced dropdown boxes, but it depends on jQuery. Alternatives Tom Select
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This checklist should help you to check edge cases that are not part of the default Carrierwave configuration.
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This is a bookmarklet you can add to Chrome or Firefox which will allow you to create a story in...