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Approval
========

[](#approval)

[![Build status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f50e825eba49a5ff4313b268fbe36587fecd8d3569a5d62b6a6950cd2a4cb06a/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f686b616e2f617070726f76616c2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f50e825eba49a5ff4313b268fbe36587fecd8d3569a5d62b6a6950cd2a4cb06a/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f686b616e2f617070726f76616c2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)

Content approval system for Laravel. Works just like Laravel's own soft deleting system.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

PHP >= 5.5

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

[](#installation)

**Step 1:** Add the following line to your `composer.json`'s `require` array.

```
"hkan/approval": "dev-master"

```

**Step 2:** Add `is_approved` column to your desired models' tables (Recommended migration line)

```
$table->boolean('is_approved')->default(false);

```

**Step 3:** Copy the following line to the `providers` array of `app/config/app.php`

```
'Hkan\Approval\ApprovalServiceProvider'

```

**Step 4:** Add the trait to your model(s).

```
use \Hkan\Approval\Traits\ApprovalTrait;

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

#### Approve and unapprove posts

[](#approve-and-unapprove-posts)

```
$post->approve()
$post->unapprove()

```

#### Approved and unapproved posts

[](#approved-and-unapproved-posts)

```
Post::all() // Only approved posts
Post::onlyUnapproved()->get() // Only unapproved posts
Post::withUnapproved()->get() // Both approved and unapproved posts

```

Contribution
------------

[](#contribution)

Issues, pull requests and feature requests are welcome.

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 21% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2135597?v=4)[Hakan Aktas](/maintainers/hkan)[@hkan](https://github.com/hkan)

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Top Contributors

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