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folklore/laravel-locale
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Localization package for Laravel 5

v8.0.6(4y ago)3726MITPHPPHP ^7.3|^8.0.2

Since Sep 11Pushed 11mo ago3 watchersCompare

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Laravel Locale
==============

[](#laravel-locale)

A simple localization package for Laravel 5. It provides URL detection, Route parameters, session storage, and view sharing.

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Installation
------------

[](#installation)

#### Dependencies:

[](#dependencies)

##### Version prior to 3.0

[](#version-prior-to-30)

- [Laravel <= 5.7](https://github.com/laravel/laravel)

##### Version 3.0 and up

[](#version-30-and-up)

- [Laravel >= 5.5](https://github.com/laravel/laravel)

#### Installation:

[](#installation-1)

**1-** Require the package via Composer in your `composer.json`.

```
{
	"require": {
		"folklore/laravel-locale": "~3.0"
	}
}
```

**2-** Run Composer to install or update the new requirement.

```
$ composer install
```

or

```
$ composer update
```

**3-** Add the service provider to your `app/config/app.php` file

```
\Folklore\LaravelLocale\LocaleServiceProvider::class,
```

**5-** Publish the configuration file

```
$ php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Folklore\LaravelLocale\LocaleServiceProvider"
```

**6-** Review the configuration file

```
config/locale.php

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Define route locale

[](#define-route-locale)

You can specify the locale of a specific routes:

```
Route::get('/fr', [
  'as' => 'home.fr',
  'locale' => 'fr',
  function()
  {
    return view('home');
  }
]);
```

### Auto-detection from URL

[](#auto-detection-from-url)

It is possible to let the package auto-detect the locale from the first part fo the URL.

```
Route::get('/fr/a-propos', [
  'as' => 'about.fr',
  function()
  {
    return view('home');
  }
]);
```

Be sure to add the supported locales in `config/locale.php`

### View sharing

[](#view-sharing)

By default, this package shares two variables to every views `$locale` and `$otherLocales`. The `$otherLocales` variable is an array containing all the other locales than the current one.

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance37

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity78

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~141 days

Recently: every ~296 days

Total

26

Last Release

356d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → v2.0.02016-01-05

v2.2.5 → v3.0.02019-06-11

v3.0.2 → v8.0.02021-06-25

PHP version history (4 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.5.9

v3.0.0PHP >=7.0.0

v8.0.0PHP ^7.3|^8.0

v8.0.2PHP ^7.3|^8.0.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b2ebcf321e0a9769d76c84a73b61c42f78fc04dca244ba44aa44dd715e741e28?d=identicon)[dmongeau](/maintainers/dmongeau)

---

Top Contributors

[![dmongeau](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/124966?v=4)](https://github.com/dmongeau "dmongeau (29 commits)")

---

Tags

laravel-localizationframeworklaravellocalizationtranslationlocale

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