Laravel Snippets

15 Random Laravel Snippets & Methods, Part 2

I write code blocks down that I know I won't use often and will forget about. Every so often I go through them to refresh my memory.

Laravel Eloquent

Pruning Laravel Models

In the latest version of Laravel 8, Eloquent models now come with a Prunable and MassPrunable trait to automatically delete models based on criteria.

Alpine Tailwind Laravel Livewire

Introducing Laravel Quizzes

I've been working on a small side project the last couple of weeks turning the Laravel Documentation into a suite of quizzlets for everyone to use without any accounts.

Laravel Livewire Alpine

What's new in Livewire Tables

I've been busy on open source lately, come see what new features I've added to Livewire Tables.

Laravel Snippets

Snippet 4: How I autoload my helper functions

I used to just load a helpers.php file in composer.json like everyone else, however the last couple years I have taken a more organizational approach.

Blade Laravel

Working with @blade $loops

Everyone knows about looping data in Blade files, but have you seen these lesser known features?

Alpine Livewire Laravel Javascript Blade

Embracing the love between Livewire and Alpine

Building with new tools is hard, especially when it goes against what you've learned about the client and server in the past. Livewire and Alpine are built for each other and here's how you make the most of that relationship.

Laravel Livewire

Building a like button component with Laravel Livewire

Follow along as I create a reusable like button in Laravel Livewire that restricts clicks per IP address.

Laravel Snippets

15 Random Laravel Snippets & Methods

I write code blocks down that I know I won't use often and will forget about. Every so often I go through them to refresh my memory.

Laravel Snippets

Snippet 3: Making the logged in user available to all views using view composers

Learn how to use view composers to share small pieces of data across multiple views instead of passing them through many controllers.

Snippets Laravel

Snippet 2: Adding a UUID Trait to auto-populate uuid columns on model create

If you ever have the need for a UUID column on your models, you may as well use a trait to populate them in case you need the same functionality on other models in the future.

Snippets Laravel

Snippet 1: Using Laravel's ConfirmableTrait in commands

Did you know you can easily add the production consoles messages you get with Laravel's migrate and seed to your own commands?