Changing resource_home_path to resource_root_path and add the same redirect to confirmation and password.

README.rdoc

@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ You have also access to the session for this scope:
 
   user_session
 
+After signing in a user, confirming it's account or updating it's password, devise will look for a scoped root path to redirect. Example: For a :user resource, it will use user_root_path if it exists, otherwise default root_path will be used.
+
 Devise let's you setup as many roles as you want, so let's say you already have this User model and also want an Admin model with the same authentication stuff, but not confirmation or password recovery. Just follow the same steps:
 
   # Create a migration with the required fields

app/controllers/confirmations_controller.rb

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ConfirmationsController < ApplicationController
     if resource.errors.empty?
       sign_in(resource_name, resource)
       set_flash_message :success, :confirmed
-      redirect_to root_path
+      redirect_to home_or_root_path
     else
       render :new
     end

app/controllers/passwords_controller.rb

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PasswordsController < ApplicationController
     if resource.errors.empty?
       sign_in(resource_name, resource)
       set_flash_message :success, :updated
-      redirect_to root_path
+      redirect_to home_or_root_path
     else
       render :edit
     end

app/controllers/sessions_controller.rb

@@ -32,8 +32,4 @@ class SessionsController < ApplicationController
                                    :scope => [:devise, :sessions], :default => :unauthenticated)
     end
 
-    def home_or_root_path
-      home_path = :"#{resource_name}_home_path"
-      respond_to?(home_path, true) ? send(home_path) : root_path
-    end
 end

lib/devise/controllers/helpers.rb

@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ module Devise
         session[:"#{resource_name}.return_to"] = nil
       end
 
+      # Checks for the existence of the resource root path. If it exists,
+      # returns it, otherwise returns the default root_path.
+      # Used after authenticating a user, confirming it's account or updating
+      # it's password, so we are able to redirect to scoped root paths.
+      # Examples (for a user scope):
+      #   map.user_root '/users', :controller => 'users' # creates user_root_path
+      #
+      #   map.namespace :users do |users|
+      #     users.root # creates user_root_path
+      #   end
+      def home_or_root_path
+        home_path = :"#{resource_name}_root_path"
+        respond_to?(home_path, true) ? send(home_path) : root_path
+      end
+
       # Attempt to find the mapped route for devise based on request path
       def devise_mapping
         @devise_mapping ||= Devise.find_mapping_by_path(request.path)

test/rails_app/config/routes.rb

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
   map.root :controller => :home
 
   map.connect '/admin_area/password/new', :controller => "passwords", :action => "new"
-  map.admin_home '/admin_area/home', :controller => "admins", :action => "index"
+  map.admin_root '/admin_area/home', :controller => "admins", :action => "index"
 
   map.connect ':controller/:action/:id'
   map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format'