QR Code Generator in Laravel 10
– harrk.dev - submitted by Harry Kirkman
In this article we will look at creating beautiful QR codes in Laravel 10, using the simple-qrcode package. With various use-cases and examples.
Read more [harrk.dev]
Strategies for making Laravel packages customizable original
While attending Laracon India, many people approached me to ask how we handle the maintenance of all our Spatie packages. One of the ways we keep maintenance burden low is by making our packages customizable. In this blog post, I'd like to cover some of our best tips to make a Laravel package easy…
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Log all notifications sent by your Laravel app original
We've released a new package called Laravel Notification Log. True to its name, it will log when your Laravel app sends notifications. It also contains helpful methods to determine when notifications were sent.
A package to integrate HelpSpace in your Laravel app original
I'm happy to announce that we've released another new package: spatie/laravel-help-space. This one makes it easy to populate a custom sidebar in HelpSpace with the data from your Laravel app. In this blog post, I'd like to tell you all about it.
A package to automatically copy deleted records to a separate table original
We've released a new package called spatie/laravel-deleted-models. When deleting a model, this package will copy over its attributes to a table called deleted_models.
You can view this package as a "Recycle bin for models".
In this post, I'd like to tell you all about it.
A package to run Google Lighthouse using PHP original
Google Lighthouse is an open-source, automated tool for improving the quality of web pages. It has audits for performance, accessibility, progressive web apps, SEO, and more.
Our newest package, spatie/lighthouse-php makes it easy to run Lighthouse using PHP. In this blog post, I'd like to tell you all about it.
A Laravel package to add flags to Eloquent models original
I'm proud to announce that our team has released a new package called spatie/laravel-model-flags. This one makes it easy to add flags to any model in your app.
In this post, I'd like to share why we've built it and showcase its usage.
A package to manage dynamic servers original
I'm proud to announce that our team has released a new package called laravel-dynamic-servers.
This package can help start and stop servers when you need them. The prime use case is to spin up extra working servers to help you process the workload on queues.
In this blog post, I'd like to introduce the package to you.
Creating installer commands for Laravel packages original
One of the joys of using packages in the Laravel ecosystem is how easy they are to install. Packages can be pulled in using Composer, and Laravel will automatically discover them.
In this post, you'll learn how to easily add an install command, making it even easier for package users to start using a package.
Getting information about all the models in your Laravel app original
I'm proud to announce that our team has released a new small package: spatie/laravel-model-info. Let's take a look at what this package can do.
New composer audit Command and security audits in Composer 2.4
Composer 2.4 features scanning the installed and new packages for known security vulnerabilities. When a new package is installed, or an existing package is updated, Composer looks up the package version numbers on known security vulnerability announcements, and reports if there are any known vulnerabilities in the list of packages.
Read more [php.watch]
Introducing our new Laravel Options package original
When developing web applications, you probably encounter a lot of places where someone needs to select one or more options in a select or multi-select. These select boxes always need a list of options with labels and values.
In one of our projects, we had options being generated in lots of places. Sometimes these lists of options were the same, leading to a lot of code duplication. Even worse, in some cases, different formats were used to output the same options.
That's why we've created a new package called spatie/laravel-options. It will take a resource which can create options such as an enum, a list of models or even a plain array. And will always create a standardized array of options you can use within your frontend application.
Add comments to SQL queries made by Laravel
We've released a new package called spatie/laravel-sql-commenter. This one can add comments to SQL queries. These comments allow you to easily pinpoint the origin of a query when looking at your query log.
Introducing sidecar-browsershot
– stefanzweifel.io - submitted by Stefan Zweifel
A short introduction to sidecar-browsershot package: How it works and for what it can be used for.
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A Laravel package to onboard your users
– rias.be
Onboarding your users is one of the most important things you can do in your SaaS or application. After all, first impressions matter! Caleb Porzio has created an onboard package for Laravel which we (at Spatie) recently took over development and maintenance on.
Read more [rias.be]
A package to add comments to your Laravel app original
I'm proud to announce that our team has released a new premium package called Laravel Comments. Using this package, you can set up a comments section in your Laravel app in no time.
We've made a nice, errr I mean epic launch movie to get you in the right mood.
Laravel Comments includes a Livewire component to render comments. Here's what it looks like:
Of course, we wrote extensive documentation, covering every aspect of Laravel Comments.
It comes with batteries included:
- comments can be nested
- emoji reactions
- notifications to all participants when a new comment is posted
- an inline approval flow for new comments
- markdown editing and code highlighting
- endlessly customisable
In this blog post, I'd like to introduce the package to you.
Using Request Factories for Gorgeous Feature Tests
A cool new package made by Luke Downing
Read more [downing.tech]
A package to create Livewire powered wizards in no time original
I'm proud to announce that our team has released a new package called laravel-livewire-wizard. Using this package, you can set up multi-step wizards quickly using Livewire.
The package is headless, which means that it provides no UI itself, but it makes it easy to build any UI you desire.
You can easily control which step is displayed, access state of other steps, and build any navigation you desire.
I'd like to introduce the package to you in this blog post.
Invading private properties and methods in PHP
Last week, Caleb tweeted about a nifty function called invade - that he had made to easily work with private properties and methods.
😈 Whatcha think of my new favorite helper method?
— Caleb Porzio (@calebporzio) February 11, 2022
That property/method protected or private? No problemoooo 🔓 pic.twitter.com/HqMXKKpRsJ
He added that invade function to Livewire. Because I could see myself using this in non-Laravel projects, I packaged up the function in a new package called spatie/invade.
A package to automatically discover routes in a Laravel app original
I'm proud to announce that our team has released a new package called spatie/laravel-route-discovery. This package can be used to automatically discover and register routes by looking at your controllers and views. Of course, you can also still register routes like you're used to in a routes file.
In this blog post, I'd like to tell you all about this package.
