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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. jaybizzle/hasmeta ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) jaybizzle/hasmeta ================= Access model meta data as if it was a property on your model v0.1.3(11y ago)291.9k4[1 issues](https://github.com/JayBizzle/hasmeta/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0 Since Oct 15Pushed 11y ago7 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/JayBizzle/hasmeta)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/jaybizzle/hasmeta)[ RSS](/packages/jaybizzle-hasmeta/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (1)Versions (5)Used By (0) HasMeta ======= [](#hasmeta) A Laravel trait to access model meta data as if it was a property on your model [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ba8af442596f7da5513e710341cd071e047cfa68cf74697af1c5d67e9817c361/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6a617962697a7a6c652f6861736d6574612f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/jaybizzle/hasmeta) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/18a8cb2e91e55a5ba42bf5f31d2f802f382a3269959c9859f27026032ceadca8/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6a617962697a7a6c652f6861736d6574612f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/jaybizzle/hasmeta) [![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/07f9632422a71b1aed09d68e98d2905428e410454fd7b008ad9cfa211d4ee357/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6a617962697a7a6c652f6861736d6574612f762f756e737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/jaybizzle/hasmeta) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7c8ebd0f37501e9313b083875e60a3f5543ceb6d8e3ae86d440ab7036eca77d2/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6a617962697a7a6c652f6861736d6574612f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/jaybizzle/hasmeta) Installation ============ [](#installation) Run `composer require jaybizzle/hasmeta 0.1.*` or add `"jaybizzle/hasmeta": "0.1.*"` to your `composer.json` file In the Model that you want to utilise `HasMeta` add the following properties ``` use Jaybizzle\Hasmeta\HasMetaTrait; protected $meta_model = 'ModelName'; // the name of your meta data model protected $meta_foreign_key = 'user_id'; // the foreign key of your main model protected $meta_primary_key = 'meta_id'; // the primary key of you meta data model protected $meta_key_name = 'dataName'; // the column name that stores your meta data key name protected $meta_value_name = 'dataValue'; // the column name that stores your meta data value ``` Real World Example ================== [](#real-world-example) Nothing like a simple example to explain things \###Setup `users` table idemailpassword1ADpQeKh$2y$10$0dh/BerzTrEOBhu4SR3w052pQeKhrzTrEOBhu$2y$10$0dh/BeAD4SR3w053ADpQeKhrzTrEOBhu4SR3w05$2y$10$0dh/Be4BeADpQeKhrzTrEO$2y$10$0dh/Bhu4SR3w055DpQeKhrzTrEOBhu4SR3w05$2y$10$0dh/BeA`users_meta` table iduser\_idmeta\_namemeta\_value11first\_nameJohn21surnameRoberts31age2041genderMale52first\_nameSteven62surnameWatson72age3582genderMale93first\_nameSam103surnameFaddy113age30123genderFemale134first\_nameBen144surnameProkop154age32164genderMale175first\_nameJo185surnameBlair195age31205genderFemale`User.php` model ``` class User extends Eloquent { use Jaybizzle\Hasmeta\HasMetaTrait; protected $meta_model = 'UserMeta'; protected $meta_foreign_key = 'user_id'; protected $meta_primary_key = 'id'; protected $meta_key_name = 'meta_name'; protected $meta_value_name = 'meta_value'; /** * The database table used by the model. * * @var string */ protected $table = 'users'; /** * The primary key on the table * * @var string */ protected $primaryKey = 'id'; // ... } ``` `UserMeta.php` model ``` class UserMeta extends Eloquent { /** * The database table used by the model. * * @var string */ protected $table = 'users_meta'; /** * The primary key on the table * * @var string */ protected $primaryKey = 'id'; // ... } ``` \###Usage Now we can simply do this for getting meta data... ``` $user = User::find(1); echo $user->gender; // Will output 'Male' ``` We can save meta data easily too... ``` $user = User::find(1); $user->gender = 'Female'; $user->save(); ``` Delete meta... ``` $user = User::find(1); $user->gender = null; $user->save(); ``` New meta... ``` $user = User::find(1); $user->anything_you_want = 'some lovely value'; $user->save(); ``` ### Health Score 30 — LowBetter than 64% of packages Maintenance19 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity27 Limited adoption so far Community15 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity51 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 94.1% 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 ~2 days Total 4 Last Release 4226d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/340752?v=4)[Mark Beech](/maintainers/JayBizzle)[@JayBizzle](https://github.com/JayBizzle) --- Top Contributors [![JayBizzle](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/340752?v=4)](https://github.com/JayBizzle "JayBizzle (32 commits)")[![GC-Mark](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1477806?v=4)](https://github.com/GC-Mark "GC-Mark (1 commits)")[![samuelcasas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1270065?v=4)](https://github.com/samuelcasas "samuelcasas (1 commits)") --- Tags laraveldatakeymetavalue ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/jaybizzle-hasmeta/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/jaybizzle-hasmeta/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/jaybizzle-hasmeta) ``` ### Alternatives [zoha/laravel-meta a package for working with models meta 236121.7k](/packages/zoha-laravel-meta)[torann/laravel-meta-tags A package to manage Header Meta Tags 65273.3k4](/packages/torann-laravel-meta-tags)[lionix/seo-manager SEO Manager for Laravel Framework 2165.4k](/packages/lionix-seo-manager)[xefi/faker-php-laravel Faker php integration with laravel 1915.1k](/packages/xefi-faker-php-laravel)[fomvasss/laravel-meta-tags A package to manage SEO (meta-tags, xml-fields, etc.) 3028.9k](/packages/fomvasss-laravel-meta-tags) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)