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...ategories_items" between them. If an item is joined to a category once, no problem, we create the join. But if an item is joined to a category more than once, I want to record the subsequent hit in a field called "cat_count" which exists in the join table. def add_category( category_id_as_str ) category = Category.find(category_id_as_str.to_i) if self.categories.include?(category) old_count = self.categories.find(category.id).cat_count.to_i self.categories.delete(category) else old_count = 0 end self.categories.push_with_attributes(category, :cat_count => old_count + 1...