Explore the world of Rails plugins and learn how to enhance your Rails applications with custom features in this 43-minute conference talk from RailsConf 2024. Dive into the process of building plugins that can add routes, configurations, migrations, models, controllers, and views to your Rails projects. Examine real-world examples of Rails gems to understand their inner workings and gain insights into effectively hooking into the Rails application lifecycle. Discover the power and flexibility of crafting your own Rails plugins to extend and customize your web development projects.