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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. mortendhansen/laravel-database-translations ActiveLibrary[Database & ORM](/categories/database) mortendhansen/laravel-database-translations =========================================== Managing laravel translations in database v0.5.1(4y ago)2808MITPHPPHP ^8.0 Since Feb 25Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/MortenDHansen/laravel-database-translations)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/mortendhansen/laravel-database-translations)[ RSS](/packages/mortendhansen-laravel-database-translations/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (3)Versions (14)Used By (0) laravel-database-translations ============================= [](#laravel-database-translations) [![run-tests](https://github.com/MortenDHansen/laravel-database-translations/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/MortenDHansen/laravel-database-translations/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml) **Laravel translations managed in database** enables Laravels translations to be overridden, added or edited in database. Laravel ships with [localization](https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/localization) built around a file structure that can be used in two ways: - a .json file per language in the /lang directory, or - php files returning an array nested in folders where first level is the locale As a developer, it can be cumbersome to keep multiple language files updated with the keys - and sometimes your stakeholders / customers or user may want to participate in translating the software. This package will *front* laravels localization so that - translation/localization can happen in database - missing keys are created on the fly, so you don't have to worry about missing keys in certain locales - if a value is not set in the database, or a key is missing, it falls back to laravels defaults Eg, you may use a translation like this: ``` __('animal') ``` The key will be created in the table for the current locale. So, if you have visitors from 10 different countries, it will update the table whenever the key is encountered and found missing. If you have an en.json that sets `{"animal":"bird"}`, the result of the above will be 'bird'. You may now override that in the database by simply updating the record with: ``` $record = DatabaseLangItem::where('locale', 'en')->where('group', '*')->where('key', 'animal')->first(); $record->value = 'giraffe'; $record->save(); ``` now result of `__('animal')` is giraffe. Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require mortendhansen/laravel-database-translations ``` Publish the migration: ``` artisan vendor:publish --provider="MortenDHansen\LaravelDatabaseTranslations\DatabaseTranslationsServiceProvider" --tag="migrations" artisan migrate ``` Now you need to replace the laravel TranslationServiceProvider with the service provider from the package ``` \MortenDHansen\LaravelDatabaseTranslations\DatabaseTranslationsServiceProvider::class, // Illuminate\Translation\TranslationServiceProvider::class, ``` Caching ------- [](#caching) Of course getting, and writing language keys whenever they appear is quite a heavy load of you have many of them. Therefore the package caches the keys. When cache is cold, the pages may be quite slow. You can use the artisan command `dbtrans:cache-rebuild` to drop keys and rebuild from table. ### Health Score 26 — LowBetter than 41% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity16 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity51 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. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~5 days Recently: every ~12 days Total 12 Last Release 1537d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a7e50c1e54059bf6d817d87735b658b8f02ccaccc63961caeb99f3e059b3ec95?d=identicon)[MortenDHansen](/maintainers/MortenDHansen) --- Top Contributors [![MortenDHansen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5455310?v=4)](https://github.com/MortenDHansen "MortenDHansen (66 commits)") --- Tags laravellocalizationinternationalizationi18ntranslationslanguagetranslatedatabaseloadertranslatorlocalelaravel-translation-loader ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/mortendhansen-laravel-database-translations/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/mortendhansen-laravel-database-translations/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/mortendhansen-laravel-database-translations) ``` ### Alternatives [illuminate/database The Illuminate Database package. 2.8k54.9M11.7k](/packages/illuminate-database)[spatie/laravel-translation-loader Store your language lines in the database, yaml or other sources 8453.2M68](/packages/spatie-laravel-translation-loader)[tomatophp/filament-translations Manage your translation with DB and cache, you can scan your languages tags like trans(), \_\_(), and get the string inside and translate them use UI. 6335.5k3](/packages/tomatophp-filament-translations)[laravel-lang/common Easily connect the necessary language packs to the application 1593.8M34](/packages/laravel-lang-common)[erag/laravel-lang-sync-inertia A powerful Laravel package for syncing and managing language translations across backend and Inertia.js (Vue/React/Svelte) frontends, offering effortless localization, auto-sync features, and smooth multi-language support for modern Laravel applications. 4925.3k](/packages/erag-laravel-lang-sync-inertia)[omaralalwi/lexi-translate Laravel translation package with morph relationships and caching. 7413.7k5](/packages/omaralalwi-lexi-translate) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)