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meerkatmcr/simple-blocker
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Simple user-blocking functionality for Laravel 5.x

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simple-blocker
==============

[](#simple-blocker)

Very simple user-blocking functionality for Laravel 5.x

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

[](#installation)

### Notes

[](#notes)

This package assumes that your users table is called `users`. If it is not, publish the migration and edit the table name.

### Method

[](#method)

- Install the package with `composer install meerkatmcr/simple-blocker`
- Perform the database migration `php artisan migrate`
- Add the `MeerkatMcr\SimpleBlocker\Traits\Blockable` trait to your user model.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Blocking and unblocking

[](#blocking-and-unblocking)

The `Blockable` trait provides three methods:

- `block()` block the user
- `unblock()` unblock the user
- `isBlocked()` return `TRUE` if the user is blocked

`block()` and `unblock()` are both fluent, and neither saves the model.

### Middleware

[](#middleware)

The `MeerkatMcr\SimpleBlocker\Middleware\CheckUserBlocked` middleware will abort a request with code 403 if the current user is blocked.

To use it, register it in `app/Http/Kernel.php` as with any other middleware class. See the [Laravel manual](https://laravel.com/docs/6.x/middleware#registering-middleware)for further details.

The abort message is configurable - its key is `simple-blocker.message`. This package publishes its config file (`simple-blocker.php`).

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2396d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/58777306?v=4)[meerkatmcr](/maintainers/meerkatmcr)[@meerkatmcr](https://github.com/meerkatmcr)

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Top Contributors

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