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mrshanebarron/sortable-list
===========================

Drag and drop sortable list for Laravel - supports Livewire and Vue

v1.0.3(4mo ago)09MITBladePHP ^8.1

Since Dec 14Pushed 4mo agoCompare

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Sortable List
=============

[](#sortable-list)

Drag and drop reorderable lists for Laravel applications. Supports vertical and horizontal directions, optional drag handles, and emits reorder events. Works with Livewire and Vue 3.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require mrshanebarron/sortable-list

```

Livewire Usage
--------------

[](#livewire-usage)

### Basic Usage

[](#basic-usage)

```
@php
$items = [
    ['id' => 1, 'title' => 'First Item'],
    ['id' => 2, 'title' => 'Second Item'],
    ['id' => 3, 'title' => 'Third Item'],
];
@endphp

```

### With Drag Handle

[](#with-drag-handle)

```

```

### Horizontal Direction

[](#horizontal-direction)

```

```

### With Wire Model

[](#with-wire-model)

```

```

### Livewire Props

[](#livewire-props)

PropTypeDefaultDescription`items`array`[]`Array of items with `id` and `title` keys (modelable)`handle`boolean`false`Show drag handle instead of full-item drag`direction`string`'vertical'`Direction: `vertical` or `horizontal`### Item Structure

[](#item-structure)

```
$items = [
    ['id' => 1, 'title' => 'Homepage Banner', 'description' => 'Image'],
    ['id' => 2, 'title' => 'Featured Products', 'description' => 'Collection'],
    ['id' => 3, 'title' => 'Newsletter Signup', 'description' => 'Form'],
];

```

### Events

[](#events)

```

```

The `items-reordered` event includes the reordered items array.

Vue 3 Usage
-----------

[](#vue-3-usage)

### Setup

[](#setup)

```
import { SbSortableList } from './vendor/sb-sortable-list';
app.component('SbSortableList', SbSortableList);

```

### Basic Usage

[](#basic-usage-1)

```

import { ref } from 'vue';

const items = ref([
  { id: 1, title: 'First' },
  { id: 2, title: 'Second' },
  { id: 3, title: 'Third' },
]);

```

### With Options

[](#with-options)

```

```

### Vue Props

[](#vue-props)

PropTypeDefaultDescription`modelValue`Array`[]`v-model binding for items`handle`Boolean`false`Show drag handle`direction`String`'vertical'`Layout direction### Events

[](#events-1)

EventPayloadDescription`update:modelValue`arrayEmitted when items are reordered`reordered`arrayEmitted with new order after drag endsHandling Reorder in Backend
---------------------------

[](#handling-reorder-in-backend)

```
// In your Livewire component
public array $items = [];

#[On('items-reordered')]
public function handleReorder(array $items): void
{
    foreach ($items as $index => $item) {
        Model::where('id', $item['id'])->update(['order' => $index]);
    }
}

```

Styling
-------

[](#styling)

The sortable list includes:

- Smooth drag animations
- Visual feedback during drag
- Optional grab cursor on handles
- Border and shadow effects

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.1+
- Laravel 10, 11, or 12
- Tailwind CSS 3.x
- Alpine.js (for drag functionality)

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT License

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance74

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

Maturing project, gaining track record

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

4

Last Release

146d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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