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@pages instance variable is nil:NillClass - Building a simple CMS in Rails

After several hours of failed attempts, I am resorting to posting my question here. I have a pages controller as follows:
class PagesController < ApplicationController

layout "admin"

  # before_action :confirm_logged_in
  # before_action :find_subject

  def index
    # @pages = Page.where(:subject_id => @subject.id).sorted
    # @pages = @subject.pages.sorted
  end

  def show
    @page = Page.find(params[:id])
  end

  def new
    @page = Page.new({:name => "Default"})
    @subjects = Subject.order('position ASC')
    @page_count = Page.count + 1
  end

  def create
    @page = Page.new(page_params)
    if @page.save
      flash[:notice] = "Page created successfully."
      redirect_to(:action => 'index')
    else
      @subjects = Subject.order('position ASC')
      @page_count = Page.count + 1
      render('new')
    end    
  end  

  def edit
    @page = Page.find(params[:id])
    @subjects = Subject.order('position ASC')
    @page_count = Page.count
  end

   def update
    @page = Page.find(params[:id])
    if @page.update_attributes(page_params)
      flash[:notice] = "Page updated successfully."
      redirect_to(:action => 'show', :id => @page.id)
    else
      @subjects = Subject.order('position ASC')
      @page_count = Page.count
      render('edit')
    end
  end

  def delete
    @page = Page.find(params[:id]).destroy
    flash[:notice] = "Page destroyed successfully."
    redirect_to(:action => 'index')
  end

  private

    def page_params
      # same as using "params[:subject]", except that it:
      # - raises an error if :subject is not present
      # - allows listed attributes to be mass-assigned
      params.require(:page).permit(:subject_id, :name, :permalink, :position, :visible)
    end

    def find_subject
      if params[:subject_id]
        @subject = Subject.find(params[:subject_id])
      end  
    end 

end

And my index view is as follows:
<% @page_title = "Pages" %>

<div class="pages index">

    <h2>Pages</h2>

    <div class="pull-right">
        <%= link_to("Add New Page", {:action => 'new'}, :class => 'btn btn-success') %>
    </div>
    <br><br>

    <table class="table table-striped table-bordered listing" summary="Page list">
        <tr class="header">
            <th>&nbsp;</th>
            <th>Subject</th>
            <th>Page</th>
            <th>Permalink</th>
            <th>Visible</th>
            <th>Sections</th>
            <th>Actions</th>
        </tr>

        <% @pages.each do |page| %>

            <tr>
                <td><%= page.position %></td>
                <td><%= page.subject.name if page.subject %></td>
                <td><%= page.name %></td>
                <td><%= page.permalink %></td>
                <td class="center"><%= status_tag(page.visible) %></td>
                <td class="center"><%= page.sections.size %></td>
                <td class="actions">
                    <%= link_to("Show", {:action => 'show', :id => page.id, :subject_id => @subject.id}, :class => 'btn btn-primary btn-xs') %>
                    <%= link_to("Edit", {:action => 'edit', :id => page.id, :subject_id => @subject.id},     :class => 'btn btn-warning btn-xs') %>
                    <%= link_to("Delete", {:action => 'delete', :id => page.id, :subject_id => @subject.id}, :class => 'btn btn-danger btn-xs') %>
                </td>
            </tr>

        <% end %>
    </table>
</div>

I am getting undefined method 'each' for nil:NilClass when I visit the pages index. There are other controllers in the app which are working okay, without any noticeable difference from the pages controller.
Any pointers would be a great help.

A:

Uncomment one of your index lines:
def index
  @pages = Page.where(:subject_id => @subject.id).sorted
  # @pages = @subject.pages.sorted
end

or
def index
  # @pages = Page.where(:subject_id => @subject.id).sorted
  @pages = @subject.pages.sorted
end

UPDATE
I don't know much about your app but you'd need to define @subject before using it, and because your before_action :find_subject is commented out you should try uncommenting it from: 
# before_action :find_subject

to
before_action :find_subject

ALSO
It's bad practice to define instances in views. This <% @page_title = "Pages" %> belongs in the controller index like so:
def index
  @page_title = "Pages"
  ...
end

Then just call <%= @page_title %> in your view.

