Build a Forum With Laravel

Kickstart your Laravel project by choosing the right tools. Learn how to set up a new app with the Laravel installer and explore your best stack options.

Customize Jetstream to fit your app’s needs and understand how it works with Fortify. Unlock powerful, tailored authentication for your Laravel projects.

Scaffold users, posts, and comments with Eloquent in Laravel. Build a solid forum data structure quickly and confidently using Jetstream and Laravel.

Quickly seed your database with Laravel model factories. Learn to create dummy data fast and boost development with easy, efficient database seeding.

Ensure your Laravel test suite runs smoothly before building. Leverage Jetstream’s pre-built tests to create a seamless, efficient testing workflow.

Build robust post indexes with TDD in Laravel. Learn to write tests first and adapt layouts for both guests and authenticated users seamlessly.

Protect your data by mastering Laravel API resources. Learn how to safely convert Eloquent models to JSON without exposing private info.

Optimize your Post index with easy Laravel pagination and a custom Vue component. Fix performance bottlenecks for a faster, smoother app experience.

Boost your Laravel tests with helpful helpers to easily validate frontend data. Learn how refactoring improves code maintainability and speeds up development.

Build a Post show route using test helpers, add date formatting with a frontend library, and streamline your Laravel workflow with handy reusable tools.

Connect your Post index to the show page using Inertia, optimize with eager loading, and enhance UI with Tailwind’s group hover for a smooth Laravel experience.

Easily add paginated comments to your Post show page by reusing and creating components, while enhancing UX with relative dates for a polished forum experience.

Discover a simple Inertia trick to optimize pagination by loading only needed comment data, boosting your app’s speed and efficiency with minimal effort.

Learn how to build and test a Laravel comment form, mastering form handling while ensuring your forum’s core feature works flawlessly and efficiently.

Build a comment form UI for your Post show page using Test Driven Development, adding seamless interaction after setting up a solid backend foundation.

Ensure your comment store route is protected with proper auth. Learn how to test and prevent guests from adding comments to keep your app secure and reliable. (157 characters) Let me know if you'd like it adjusted!

Build a simple, effective delete feature for comments and explore key considerations to handle removals confidently in your Laravel app’s CRUD operations. (157 characters) Let me know if you'd like it refined!

Unify backend and frontend authorization with Laravel Policies. Easily wrap your authorization logic for quick, consistent model action checks anywhere in your app. (157 characters) Let me know if you'd like it refined!

Fix the pagination reset bug when deleting comments and learn how to style your delete button for a smoother, more polished user experience in Laravel. (157 characters) Let me know if you'd like it adjusted!

Build a test-driven backend for editing comments: write passing tests, then refactor controllers, policies, and routes for clean, maintainable code.

Build a Vue-powered frontend to edit comments by reusing your add-comment form—straightforward, practical step-by-step guidance.

Provide clear user feedback with toasts! Learn how Jetstream’s built-in toast notifications enhance UX by confirming actions quickly and smoothly. (156 characters)

Prevent accidental deletions by adding seamless confirmation prompts. Enhance user experience and keep your app safe with simple, effective action confirmations. (157 characters)

Learn how to build backend logic to store posts in your database, completing your app’s core functionality with clean, efficient code. (147 characters)

Build a simple frontend form to create new posts using the posts.store endpoint. Watch your work come alive as you connect backend and UI seamlessly. (157 characters)

Enhance your Post creation by managing link visibility with policies and shared data, ensuring the right users see the right content effortlessly. (156 characters)

Learn to convert forum post titles into SEO-friendly slugs that boost discoverability, improve search rankings, and make URLs human-readable.

Fix your broken test suite step-by-step, patch failing tests, and add coverage for new features to keep your code reliable and robust. (153 characters)

Transform boring forum posts with TipTap, a powerful editor that lets users format text using Markdown—add titles, lists, emphasis, and more with ease! (157 characters)

Add a user-friendly formatting toolbar to your forum using TipTap—perfect for users new to Markdown. Make text editing simple and intuitive! (153 characters)

Enhance your DatabaseSeeder by using ChatGPT to generate realistic posts, bridging the gap between real and seeded content effortlessly. (153 characters)

Learn how to convert Markdown into HTML for frontend display, exploring the best methods to deliver clean, user-friendly content in your Laravel app.

Extend markdown support to comments by creating a reusable trait and updating the MarkdownEditor component for seamless post and comment editing in Laravel.

Streamline frontend testing by creating a local-only endpoint to autofill forms with fixtures, saving time and boosting productivity in your Laravel projects.

Organize your forum posts by building a flexible database structure for topics. Learn how to group content effectively and improve user experience!

Learn how to filter your post index by topic using Laravel’s Topic model and write tests to ensure your filter works flawlessly in this Laracasts tutorial.

Build a user-friendly topic menu to easily filter posts on your index. Follow this Laracasts tutorial to enhance navigation and improve UX quickly.

Learn to wire up your form for topic selection by updating PostController methods and tests. Build intuitive Laravel forms with this clear Laracasts tutorial.

Keep your project up-to-date by upgrading to Laravel 11. Learn essential maintenance tips and new features in this friendly, hands-on Laracasts tutorial.

Simplify your Laravel 10 app by removing Sanctum safely. Learn why and how to clean up unused packages in this clear, friendly Laracasts tutorial.

Upgrade your Laravel app’s frontend with Vue 3.4! Learn to implement custom model binding improvements in this engaging Laracasts tutorial.

Bugs happen to everyone! Join this friendly Laracasts tutorial to learn practical tips for finding and fixing bugs in your Laravel applications.

Boost your code’s readability and maintainability with quick, effective refactors. Join this Laracasts video to improve your codebase in just minutes!

Explore polymorphic relationships by building a Like model that belongs to posts or comments. Join this friendly Laracasts tutorial to master flexible data structures!

Boost your app’s performance by learning database denormalization to efficiently count likes at scale. Follow this friendly Laracasts tutorial to optimize smartly!

Create controller logic to let users like posts or comments using polymorphism. Follow this friendly Laracasts tutorial to build flexible, efficient endpoints!

Add unlike functionality to your app with ease by tweaking existing code. Follow this friendly Laracasts tutorial to enhance user interaction and control!

Wire up your frontend effortlessly with Inertia by creating a Link that acts as a full form. Follow this friendly Laracasts tutorial to boost your app’s interactivity!

Learn simple search techniques for forum posts using SQL LIKE queries. Follow this friendly Laracasts tutorial to enhance your app’s search functionality!

Fix search bugs by seamlessly combining topics and search in your post index. Follow this friendly Laracasts tutorial to improve your app’s user experience!

Discover how Laravel Scout simplifies search by solving common pitfalls. Learn easy setup and integration tips in this friendly, practical Laracasts tutorial!