class ActionController::Base def self.inherited(klass) klass.append_view_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'app','views')) super end endyou could place something like:def set_default_views_folder
self.append_view_path(File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'app', 'views', 'YOU SPECIAL FOLDER')
endto your ApplicationController, then on every request you can append an otherĀ
search path to the default views path.