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comodolab/nova-help
===================

A Laravel Nova help field.

0.5.0(4y ago)57380.6k↓17.6%24[4 issues](https://github.com/Comodolab/nova-help/issues)1MITPHPPHP >=7.2.5

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> **Warning**This library is not maintained anymore but feel free to fork it. For info do not exitate [contacting me](https://github.com/micc83).

Laravel Nova Help Field
=======================

[](#laravel-nova-help-field)

A custom Nova fields which allows to show custom help messages within form, detail and index screens.

[![Base example](./docs/nova-help.jpg)](./docs/nova-help.jpg)

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

See [changelog here](changelog.md).

Install
-------

[](#install)

Run this command in your nova project:

```
composer require comodolab/nova-help
```

Then you can use the field in your resource as follow:

```
use Comodolab\Nova\Fields\Help\Help;

public function fields(Request $request)
{
    return [
        Help::make('Help title', 'Help message!'),
    ];
}
```

[![Base example](./docs/base.png)](./docs/base.png)

Options
-------

[](#options)

**Nova Help Field** has many options as follow:

### Default templates

[](#default-templates)

```
Help::make('title', 'message'); // Default help message
Help::success('title', 'message');
Help::info('title', 'message');
Help::warning('title', 'message');
Help::danger('title', 'message');

// There's also a special template for headings
Help::header('title', 'subtitle');

// If you prefer you can call the non static type method
Help::make('title', 'message')->type('warning');
```

#### Help templates:

[](#help-templates)

[![Base example](./docs/templates.png)](./docs/templates.png)

#### Headings template:

[](#headings-template)

[![Base example](./docs/headings.png)](./docs/headings.png)

### Both title and message are optional

[](#both-title-and-message-are-optional)

```
Help::make('Only title');
Help::make()->message('Only message');
```

### Messages can also be callable

[](#messages-can-also-be-callable)

```
Help::make()->message(function () {
    return "{$this->name} is awesome!";
});
```

### Icons

[](#icons)

You can pick one of the default SVG icons () provided by [Steve Schoger](https://twitter.com/steveschoger).

```
Help::make('Title')->icon('help'); // the default one
Help::make('Title')->icon('info');
Help::make('Title')->icon('warning');
Help::make('Title')->icon('danger');
// Load a custom one
Help::make('Love you')
    ->message('Yes, I love you!')
    ->icon('');
// or show no icon at all
Help::make('Sad')->withoutIcon();
```

[![Base example](./docs/love.png)](./docs/love.png)

### Render html messages

[](#render-html-messages)

```
Help::make('Title', 'Message with link')->displayAsHtml();
```

From v0.2 the `displayAsHtml()` method applies also to the field name (unless shown as column header on index).

### Full width on details screen

[](#full-width-on-details-screen)

```
// Remove annoing padding in detail screen, also the default behaviour for the heading template
Help::make('Negative margin')->showFullWidthOnDetail();
```

[![Base example](./docs/details-padding.png)](./docs/details-padding.png)

### With side label

[](#with-side-label)

```
// Show a side label instead of the title on the top
Help::make('Look I\'m on the side')
    ->message('I\'m not...')
    ->withSideLabel();
```

[![Base example](./docs/label.png)](./docs/label.png)

### Collapsible help fields

[](#collapsible-help-fields)

Help fields can be made collapsible using the fluent method `collapsible()`. Collapsible help fields are collapsed by default and toggle their state clicking on their title. Also, keep in mind that collapsible fields must define both a title and message and cannot be used with side labels.

```
// Collapsible field
Help::info('Click here to toggle', 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...')
    ->collapsible();
```

[![Base example](./docs/collapsible.png)](./docs/collapsible.png)

### Show help messages on index

[](#show-help-messages-on-index)

```
/**
 * By default help messages aren't shown on index,
 * when enabled they are shown as an hoverable
 * icon showing a plain (no html) tooltip.
 */
Help::make('Column title')
    ->message('Message with link') // The link code will be stripped out on index
    ->alsoOnIndex();

// Field icons can be shown conditionally on index
Help::make()->message(function () {
    return $this->name?"{$this->name} is awesome!":null;
})->onlyOnIndex();
```

[![Base example](./docs/tooltip.png)](./docs/tooltip.png)

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity49

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 52.9% 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 ~131 days

Recently: every ~199 days

Total

11

Last Release

1469d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)0.0.1PHP >=7.1.0

0.1.0PHP >=7.2

0.2.0PHP >=7.2.5

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1e07acd1ee9af8c5f360732a0708be77c8fdb5119730373dbb882a011095d23e?d=identicon)[micc83](/maintainers/micc83)

---

Top Contributors

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Tags

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