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Swift Soft Delete Management with Laravel's forceDestroy

Need to permanently delete soft-deleted records? Laravel's new forceDestroy method streamlines the process! Let's explore this convenient addition to the SoftDeletes toolkit. The Old vs New Way The traditional approach required finding the model first: // Old way $comment = Comment::find(1); $comment->forceDelete(); // New way

Cleaner Route Definitions with Laravel's Enum Support

Laravel's route system just got even more elegant with direct enum support! No more calling ->value on your enums when defining routes. Let's explore this sleek improvement. The New Way Previously, you had to explicitly access the enum's value. Now you can

Simplifying View Path Management with Laravel's prependLocation

Need to add view paths to your Laravel application? The View facade just got an upgrade with the new prependLocation method! Let's see how this small addition makes view path management cleaner and more intuitive. The New Method Previously, you needed to access the finder to prepend a

Getting Default Locale and Currency in Laravel with Number Facade

Working with internationalization in Laravel? The Number facade just got smarter with two new helper methods! Let's explore how these handy additions can make working with locales and currencies even easier. The New Helper Methods The Number facade now provides two straightforward methods to retrieve defaults: use Illuminate\

Customizing Collections in Laravel: Meet the CollectedBy Attribute

Ever wanted to customize your model collections without overriding methods? Laravel's new CollectedBy attribute makes this elegant and straightforward! Let's explore this clean approach to collection customization. The CollectedBy Attribute Instead of overriding the newCollection() method, you can now use a simple attribute: use Illuminate\Database\

Managing Middleware Priority in Laravel: The New Dynamic Approach

Need to manage your middleware execution order programmatically? Laravel's HTTP Kernel now offers new methods to handle middleware priority with precision! Let's explore these powerful additions. The New Priority Methods Laravel introduces two methods for managing middleware priority: // Add middleware after a specific middleware $kernel->

Simplify String Checks in Laravel with doesntContain

Need to check if a string doesn't contain certain words? Laravel's new doesntContain method for the Str helper makes this task a breeze! Let's explore how this simple yet useful feature works. Using doesntContain The doesntContain method is the opposite of contains, returning true

Mastering Currency Formatting in Laravel with the Number Helper

Need to handle multiple currencies in your Laravel app? The Number helper just got even better with configurable default currency settings! Let's dive into how this feature can streamline your currency formatting. Setting a Default Currency In the past, USD was the only default option. Now, you can

Content Type Negotiation Made Easy: Laravel's prefers Method

Ever needed to serve different content types based on what your client wants? Laravel's prefers method makes content negotiation a breeze! Let's explore how this simple yet powerful feature can enhance your application's flexibility. Understanding prefers The prefers method helps you determine which content

Streamlining API Routes in Laravel: The apiResource Method

Ever found yourself manually excluding HTML template routes when building an API? Laravel's apiResource method is here to make your life easier! Let's dive into how this feature can streamline your API route definitions. The apiResource Basics Instead of using the standard resource method and excluding