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[](#a-laravel-package-helps-you-add-a-real-time-messaging-system-to-your-application-it-supports-both-pusher-and-laravel-websockets) ### Features [](#features) - Configure who can chat with who - Real time - Users chat system. - Real-time user's active status. - Real-time typing indicator. - Real-time seen messages indicator. - Responsive design with all devices. - Upload attachments (Allows you to customize allowed files to be uploaded). Announcement ------------ [](#announcement) ***I will not be updating this package till the next two weeks because i currently have exams but plans for next version is already in place. You expect something more special in the next release*** Installation ------------ [](#installation) ### Prerequisite [](#prerequisite) - ***Composer*** - ***Laravel >= 5.4*** - ***PHP >= 5.3.2*** Xenonwellz Messenger can be installed with composer using the following command `composer require xenonwellz/messenger` Publish the assets by running `php artisan vendor:publish --tag=messenger-assets` You can publish the config by entering the following command `php artisan vendor:publish --tag=messenger-config` After runing the `php artisan migrate`command, you must register at least 2 users and uncomment the `allow_conversation_with`field in the config. Customization ------------- [](#customization) ### Config keys [](#config-keys) `allow_conversation_with`field allows you to specify specific users that can message each other it must return a query (collections will throw an error). Uncomment after first migrate command `use_avatar_field`This should return either true or false if set to true it will use a column frrom the database as the path to the image that will serve as profile picture for each user. `avatar_field_name` Returns the name of the column that will be used for a specific user's profile picture. to use this, you must set `use_avatar_field` to true. `default_avatar` This field allows you to specify either a full url or a link to an image on the server that could be accessed with Storage::get() if set to empty the users avatar will automatically be st using the uiavatars api. `allowed_mime_types` allows you to specify the files that users can send to each other seperated with commas. `max_file_size` allows you too set the size of each file that users can send to each other. `max_file_at_once` allows you to set the amount of files users can send at once. `websocket_provider` Allows you to set your websocket provider. "pusher" to use Pusher's api or "laravel-websockets" to use laravel websockets api. (You should set up your backend how you normallly would for either pusher or Laravel Websockets. Support for Socket.io is coming soon). `force_websocket_ssl/tls` If using laravel websockets you can configure either to force TLS or not. You will need to set up websocket tls on you server before doing this. `route_prefix` Allows you to set the route for the messenger. ### Other customizations [](#other-customizations) You can always customize anything you want by publishing it first. You can publish them by anything by running this command `php artisan vendor:publish --tag=messenger-whatever` and change the tag based on what you want to publish. (i.e messenger-views to pubish views, messenger-migrations to publish migrations). Conclusion ---------- [](#conclusion) You can always open issues if you find any bug or security issue. Thanks for using this package. **This project was developed by Ovabor Obed (Xenonwellz) under the MIT License. I'm currently available for hire especially for remote jobs. Thanks for using this package. Don't forget to Star.** ### Health Score 23 — LowBetter than 27% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity6 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity52 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 ~0 days Total 2 Last Release 1719d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/59710311?v=4)[Obed Ovabor](/maintainers/xenonwellz)[@xenonwellz](https://github.com/xenonwellz) --- Top Contributors [![xenonwellz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/59710311?v=4)](https://github.com/xenonwellz "xenonwellz (24 commits)") ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/xenonwellz-messenger/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/xenonwellz-messenger/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/xenonwellz-messenger) ``` PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)