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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. talvbansal/easel ActiveLibrary[Framework](/categories/framework) talvbansal/easel ================ A minimal blogging package for laravel 11477 Since Aug 22Compare [ Source](https://github.com/talvbansal/easel)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/talvbansal/easel)[ RSS](/packages/talvbansal-easel/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced today READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (6)Used By (0) Easel ===== [](#easel) A minimal blogging package for Laravel [![Editor](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/talvbansal/easel/gh-pages/images/Editor.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/talvbansal/easel/gh-pages/images/Editor.png) ``` ``` ### Requirements [](#requirements) - [PHP](https://php.net) >= 5.6 - [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) - An existing [Laravel 5.3 ](https://laravel.com/docs/master/installation) project ### Installation [](#installation) 1. You can download Easel using composer ``` composer require talvbansal/easel ``` 2. To register the `easel:install` and `easel:update` artisan commands as well as the new routes for Easel to work, you will need to add the Easel service provider to your `config/app.php` file ``` \Easel\Providers\EaselServiceProvider::class, ``` 3. To install Easel into your project run the following command, this will publish all the application assets and database migrations / factories / seeds required, the migrations will automatically be run from this command ``` php artisan easel:install ``` 4. Finally you'll need to seed your database to create the default admin user and initial post ``` php artisan db:seed ``` 5. Update your `config/auth.php` file to use Easel's built in User Model (`Easel\Models\User`) ``` 'providers' => [ 'users' => [ 'driver' => 'eloquent', 'model' => Easel\Models\User::class, ], ], ``` Or alternatively configure Easel to use your own [Custom User Model](#Custom-Model) 6. Sign into Easel using the default credentials: - Email `admin@easel.com` - Password `password` 7. Head over to the profile page and update your details and password! 8. Start blogging! ### Updates [](#updates) - Whenever an update to Easel is made internal files will automatically be updated when a composer update is run, however new views and assets will only be published / republished with the following command ``` php artisan easel:update ``` - You could also add the above command to your post-update-cmd in your projects `composer.json` file ``` "post-update-cmd": [ "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postUpdate", "php artisan easel:update", "php artisan optimize" ] ``` ### Customisation [](#customisation) Every app is different and Easel has been designed to be customisable. Be sure to check out the `config/easel.php` for a complete list of configurable options. #### User Models [](#user-models) - Since Easel is designed to be the starting point for a new project or added into an existing one, you can decide to use the built in `User` model (`Easel\Models\User`) or use an existing `User` model with a few alterations. - ##### Built In Model [](#built-in-model) - If you want to use the build in User model (`Easel\Models\User`) you'll need to set it in the `config/auth.php` file ``` 'providers' => [ 'users' => [ 'driver' => 'eloquent', 'model' => Easel\Models\User::class, ], ], ``` - ##### Custom Model [](#custom-model) If you want to use an existing model you'll need to make the following changes to it: 1. Your User model will need implement the `Easel\Models\BlogUserInterface` and also use the `Easel\Models\EaselUserTrait` 2. You will also need to add the key `birthday` to the `$dates` property of your user model ``` class User extends Model implements \Easel\Models\BlogUserInterface{ use Easel\Models\EaselUserTrait; protected $dates = ['birthday']; } ``` 3. Then finally update the `config/easel.php` config file use your User model ``` 'user_model' => \My\Custom\User::class, ``` #### Customising the url prefix for the blog [](#customising-the-url-prefix-for-the-blog) By default you can access the blog list and posts at the following routes: ``` /blog /blog/{blog-post-slug} ``` However you might want the blog to accessed from a different URI, Easel lets you configure that by adding the following key `BLOG_BASE_URL` to your `.env` file, for example: ``` BLOG_BASE_URL=/myblog ``` The above changes will make your blog respond at ``` /myblog /myblog/{blog-post-slug} ``` If you want the blog to respond at the `'/'` route you will need to add a new route to your `routes.php` file as follows: ``` Route::get('/', '\Easel\Http\Controllers\Frontend\BlogController@index'); ``` #### Customising views for your blog posts and list [](#customising-views-for-your-blog-posts-and-list) When creating a blog post you can use the `default` layout for Easel, however it is likely that you'll want to amend the views to suit your application. You may also need different views for different blog posts - Easel has you covered! just add the `BLOG_POST_LAYOUTS` key to your `.env` file and give it the path to a folder within your `resources/views` folder For example ``` BLOG_POST_LAYOUTS=layouts.blog.posts ``` Will point to the following folder ``` {project}/resources/views/layouts/blog/posts ``` - Every blade template within that folder will then be listed on the post creation page as a potential layout for that post. - Sub-folders within the `BLOG_POST_LAYOUTS` folder will **not** be listed allowing you to store partials for your templates within that single folder structure. You can also set the blog post list layout using the `BLOG_POST_LIST` key, which again points to a corresponding view within your `resources/views` folder ``` BLOG_POST_LIST=layouts.blog.list ``` ### Health Score 26 — LowBetter than 41% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity19 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity47 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 98.9% 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. 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