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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. austintoddj/canvas ActiveLibrary[Framework](/categories/framework) austintoddj/canvas ================== A Laravel publishing platform v7.0.0(3w ago)3.3k130.1k↓40%519[7 PRs](https://github.com/austintoddj/canvas/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.3CI passing Since Mar 8Pushed 2d ago81 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/austintoddj/canvas)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/austintoddj/canvas)[ Docs](https://trycanvas.app)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/austintoddj)[ RSS](/packages/austintoddj-canvas/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 2w ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (34)Versions (214)Used By (0)Security (2) [ ![Homepage for trycanvas.app](.github/docs/readme.png) ](https://trycanvas.app) [![Build Status](https://github.com/austintoddj/canvas/workflows/tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/austintoddj/canvas/actions) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/549ab9ffca871b0bcdafd5a37f5f7f69e9f3f1fd7382a33ebfb8d34e791a6154/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f61757374696e746f64646a2f63616e766173)](https://packagist.org/packages/austintoddj/canvas) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fcaf4aa898432d48fd6e1bee5c37f68f73f4d50b3c26fd409beffb68b0835c94/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f61757374696e746f64646a2f63616e766173)](https://packagist.org/packages/austintoddj/canvas) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/545ff290a97c634835bd93b071cd4ea8009e2cc009e9e53cb3e4402bc13cb99a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f61757374696e746f64646a2f63616e766173)](https://packagist.org/packages/austintoddj/canvas) About Canvas ------------ [](#about-canvas) Canvas is an open-source publishing platform for [Laravel](https://laravel.com). Drop it into an existing application, use your own authentication, and start writing. - Distraction-free editor with tags, topics, and media uploads - Monthly trends and reader insights - Contributor, Editor, and Admin roles - Integrations: Unsplash, AI writing, outbound webhooks, and weekly digest - Optional starter reader frontend via `canvas:ui` Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP >= 8.3 - Laravel >= 12 - Working authentication for the guard Canvas uses (`web` by default) Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require austintoddj/canvas php artisan canvas:install ``` Grant admin access to an existing user: ``` php artisan canvas:make-admin your@email.com ``` Visit `/canvas`. Optional Frontend ----------------- [](#optional-frontend) Use the `canvas:ui` Artisan command to publish a starter reader frontend — Blade views, a controller stub, and routes. It gets you a public blog at `/canvas-ui` without building one from scratch. Customize whatever you like! ``` php artisan canvas:ui ``` Visit `/canvas-ui`. Upgrading --------- [](#upgrading) Canvas follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org) and increments versions as `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`. - **Major** versions may contain breaking changes — follow the [upgrade guide](.github/UPGRADE.md) for a step-by-step breakdown. - **Minor** and **patch** versions should never contain breaking changes, so you can safely update by following the steps below. ``` composer update austintoddj/canvas php artisan canvas:publish ``` To publish assets automatically after Composer updates, add this to your application’s `composer.json`: ``` { "scripts": { "post-update-cmd": ["@php artisan canvas:publish --ansi"] } } ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Thank you for considering contributing to Canvas! The [contribution guide can be found here](https://github.com/austintoddj/canvas/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md). Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` License ------- [](#license) Canvas is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](license). ### Health Score 78 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance98 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity62 Solid adoption and visibility Community37 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity98 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 91.7% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~20 days Recently: every ~216 days Total 187 Last Release 22d ago Major Versions v2.2.0 → v3.0.02017-01-04 v3.4.5 → v4.0.02019-02-01 v4.2.9 → v5.0.02019-12-05 v5.4.1 → v6.0.02020-09-21 v6.0.56 → v7.x-dev2026-07-01 PHP version history (10 changes)v1.0PHP >=5.5.9 v2.1.4PHP >=5.6.4 v4.0.0PHP ^7.1.3 v4.2.5PHP >=7.0 v4.2.8PHP >=7.1 v5.3.0PHP ^7.2 v6.0.0PHP ^7.3 v6.0.14PHP ^7.3|^8.0 v7.x-devPHP ^8.2 v7.0.0PHP ^8.3 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8037011?v=4)[Todd Austin](/maintainers/austintoddj)[@austintoddj](https://github.com/austintoddj) --- Top Contributors [![austintoddj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8037011?v=4)](https://github.com/austintoddj "austintoddj (3733 commits)")[![talvbansal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7305131?v=4)](https://github.com/talvbansal "talvbansal (75 commits)")[![reliq](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2624812?v=4)](https://github.com/reliq "reliq (44 commits)")[![nticaric](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/824840?v=4)](https://github.com/nticaric "nticaric (26 commits)")[![fergthh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9524225?v=4)](https://github.com/fergthh "fergthh (22 commits)")[![foxted](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1385160?v=4)](https://github.com/foxted "foxted (16 commits)")[![albertoelias123](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/41304037?v=4)](https://github.com/albertoelias123 "albertoelias123 (14 commits)")[![laravel-shift](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15991828?v=4)](https://github.com/laravel-shift "laravel-shift (12 commits)")[![Naoray](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10154100?v=4)](https://github.com/Naoray "Naoray (12 commits)")[![RDelorier](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2295675?v=4)](https://github.com/RDelorier "RDelorier (10 commits)")[![naneri](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5573469?v=4)](https://github.com/naneri "naneri (9 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (9 commits)")[![patrickadvance](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/44182075?v=4)](https://github.com/patrickadvance "patrickadvance (9 commits)")[![mikemand](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/745184?v=4)](https://github.com/mikemand "mikemand (8 commits)")[![lszanto](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/139145?v=4)](https://github.com/lszanto "lszanto (7 commits)")[![Copilot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/1143301?v=4)](https://github.com/Copilot "Copilot (7 commits)")[![Darival](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10416020?v=4)](https://github.com/Darival "Darival (7 commits)")[![nickbasile](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10423440?v=4)](https://github.com/nickbasile "nickbasile (6 commits)")[![hpez](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23010096?v=4)](https://github.com/hpez "hpez (6 commits)")[![Yo1L](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15970286?v=4)](https://github.com/Yo1L "Yo1L (5 commits)") --- Tags bloglaravelpublishinglaravelplatformblogcanvaspublishing ### Code Quality TestsPest Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StyleLaravel Pint ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/austintoddj-canvas/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/austintoddj-canvas/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/austintoddj-canvas) ``` ### Alternatives [psalm/plugin-laravel Psalm plugin for Laravel 3345.4M354](/packages/psalm-plugin-laravel)[aedart/athenaeum Athenaeum is a mono repository; a collection of various PHP packages 265.2k](/packages/aedart-athenaeum)[roots/acorn Framework for Roots WordPress projects built with Laravel components. 9922.4M146](/packages/roots-acorn)[api-platform/laravel API Platform support for Laravel 58190.1k21](/packages/api-platform-laravel)[pressbooks/pressbooks Pressbooks is an open source book publishing tool built on a WordPress multisite platform. 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