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.
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Working with @blade $loops
Everyone knows about looping data in Blade files, but have you seen these lesser known features?
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15 Random Laravel Snippets & Methods
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Snippet 2: Adding a UUID Trait to auto-populate uuid columns on model create
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Did you know you can easily add the production consoles messages you get with Laravel's migrate and seed to your own commands?
Livewire Tables 1.0
New features + Tailwind CSS support, multi column sorting, definable filters, bulk actions, and more.
Creating a Filepond component using Blade, Livewire, & Alpine.js. Then validating & storing with Spatie Media Library
Let's create a Blade component that uses the Filepond library with Alpine.js, sends it to the server with Livewire, and saves it with Spatie Media Library.