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lvlup-dev/laravel-user-last-seen-at
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Adds a nullable last\_seen\_at column on users and middleware to update it on each authenticated request.

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Laravel User Last Seen At
=========================

[](#laravel-user-last-seen-at)

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Store a **`last_seen_at`** timestamp on your `users` table and refresh it on each request for authenticated users—useful for “online recently” indicators or light activity tracking without extra tables.

Maintained by **[Lvlup](https://www.lvlup.fr)**.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require lvlup-dev/laravel-user-last-seen-at
```

Run the migrations (the package registers its migration automatically):

```
php artisan migrate
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Registering the Middleware

[](#registering-the-middleware)

You need to append the middleware to your route groups (e.g., the `web` group). In Laravel 11+, you can do this in your `bootstrap/app.php` file:

```
// bootstrap/app.php
->withMiddleware(function (Illuminate\Foundation\Configuration\Middleware $middleware): void {

    // Using the class name...
    $middleware->web(append: [
        \LvlupDev\UserLastSeenAt\Http\Middleware\UserLastSeen::class,
    ]);

    // ...or using the alias registered by this package
    $middleware->web(append: [
        'lastSeenAt',
    ]);
})
```

*Note: Guests are automatically skipped, and no database write occurs for unauthenticated users.*

### Your `User` model

[](#your-user-model)

This package does **not** ship a custom `User` model—you keep yours.

The middleware updates the timestamp using **`forceFill`** and **`saveQuietly`**. This means:

1. `last_seen_at` does **not** need to be added to your `$fillable` array.
2. It will **not** trigger any `updated` or `saved` Eloquent events, saving performance and preventing infinite loops in observers.

You may still want to cast it as a datetime in your `User` model for convenience:

```
protected function casts(): array
{
    return [
        'last_seen_at' => 'datetime',
    ];
}
```

Alternatives
------------

[](#alternatives)

**`laravel-user-last-seen-at`** is intentionally minimal: one nullable column and one middleware.

If you need comprehensive audit trails, rich activity feeds, or per-model event history, we recommend using [spatie/laravel-activitylog](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-activitylog) or building a custom event-driven design.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

*laravel-user-last-seen-at* is built and maintained by [LVLUP](https://www.lvlup.fr/). We help businesses drive operational efficiency through strategic consulting, tailored software development, and advanced AI Agent integrations.

Read [this blog post (in French)](https://www.lvlup.fr/blog/package-laravel-user-is-admin) on why we built this package to keep activity tracking pragmatic and efficient.

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

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.

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**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

91d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1384803?v=4)[Didier Sampaolo](/maintainers/dsampaolo)[@dsampaolo](https://github.com/dsampaolo)

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Top Contributors

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