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vvvkor/laravel-cms-base
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Minimalist CMS for Laravel

2.1.1(7y ago)115MITPHPPHP >=5.4

Since Apr 27Pushed 7y agoCompare

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cms
===

[](#cms)

Minimalist CMS for Laravel

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Lightweight
- Minimal footprint (just one additional table in database)
- Manage users
- Profile page
- Manage pages ("sections") hierarchy (view as table or as nested list)
- Public and protected pages (and attached files)
- Publication can be planned for future
- Many articles per page
- Many uploads per article
- Localizable (english and russian translations icluded)
- Uses standard Laravel authentication
- Ready to use WYSIWYG CKEditor
- Cache pages
- Image thumbnails (also cached)

Developer info
--------------

[](#developer-info)

- Uses two database tables: `users` extended from standard Laravel authentication and `sections` for pages, articles, files.
- Database migrations included.
- `Cms` facade and `cms()` helper function.
- Repository of sections `SectionRepository`.
- Policies for managing users and sections (`UserPolicy`, `SectionPolicy`).
- Middleware: `CheckUserRole` and `CachePages`.
- Thumbnails generated and cached with `intervention/image`.
- Views marked up with `bootstrap` classes.

Install
-------

[](#install)

In short: configure database then run:

```
$ php artisan make:auth
$ composer require vvvkor/laravel-cms-base
$ php artisan migrate
$ php artisan make:cms

```

### Configure database (if you have not alredy)

[](#configure-database-if-you-have-not-alredy)

Set parameters in `.env` or `config/database.php` files of your project.
Depending on DBMS version (MySQL < 5.7.7.), you may need to [fix string length](https://github.com/laravel/framework/issues/18201) .

### Enable authorization (if you have not alredy)

[](#enable-authorization-if-you-have-not-alredy)

```
$ php artisan make:auth
```

### Require CMS package

[](#require-cms-package)

```
$ composer require vvvkor/laravel-cms-base
```

### Add service provider (if auto-discovery is disabled)

[](#add-service-provider-if-auto-discovery-is-disabled)

In `config/app.php` add to `providers` section

```
vvvkor\cms\cmsServiceProvider::class,

```

and to `aliases` section

```
'Cms' => vvvkor\cms\Facades\Cms::class,

```

### Migrate tables with default data

[](#migrate-tables-with-default-data)

```
$ php artisan migrate

```

### Add CMS routes

[](#add-cms-routes)

To add routes to `routes/web.php` run

```
$ php artisan make:cms

```

or add manually to `routes/web.php`

```
Cms::routes();

```

### Publish views, translations, config (optional)

[](#publish-views-translations-config-optional)

Copy stuff to your app if you want to modify it.
Views are marked with Bootstrap classes.

```
$ php artisan vendor:publish --provider=vvvkor\laravel-cms-base\CmsServiceProvider

```

### Use WYSIWYG CKEditor (optional)

[](#use-wysiwyg-ckeditor-optional)

You can use CKEditor for visual formatting of texts.

```
$ composer require unisharp/laravel-ckeditor

```

In `config/app.php` add to `providers` section

```
Unisharp\Ckeditor\ServiceProvider::class,

```

Publish assets

```
$ php artisan vendor:publish --tag=ckeditor

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- Using browser go to home page of your project.
- Log in as administrator with e-mail `admin@domain.com` and password `admin`.
- Or as privileged reader with e-mail `reader@domain.com` and password `reader`.
- Go to home page again.
- For administrator, on top of page there are links to manage `Sections` and `Users`.
- For reader, there is a link to a protected page in top menu.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

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 ~3 days

Total

6

Last Release

2917d ago

Major Versions

1.1.0-rc → 2.0.02018-05-03

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2c8ed8db0247e13487f96e5a328fab014872aceece7af75cee730a29328d5654?d=identicon)[vvvkor](/maintainers/vvvkor)

---

Top Contributors

[![vvvkor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38428286?v=4)](https://github.com/vvvkor "vvvkor (60 commits)")

---

Tags

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