Laravel Eloquent Sluggable – Automatically create slugs

Laravel Eloquent Sluggable is a package that simplifies the creation and management of slugs for Eloquent models in Laravel applications. A slug is a URL-friendly version of a string, often used in URLs to identify resources in a readable way.

Key Features of Laravel Eloquent Sluggable:

Automatic Slug Generation: Automatically generates slugs from a specified field in your model (e.g., titles).
Customizable Slug Format: Customize the format of the slug to fit your needs.
Unique Slugs: Ensure that generated slugs are unique, avoiding conflicts with existing entries.
Slug Updates: Automatically update slugs when the original field is modified.
Integration with Eloquent: Seamlessly integrates with Laravel’s Eloquent ORM.

Installation

To get started with Laravel Eloquent Sluggable, follow these steps:

Require the Package: Install the package via Composer:

composer require spatie/eloquent-sluggable

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composer require spatie/eloquent-sluggable
Publish the Configuration (optional): You can publish the configuration file using:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Spatie\EloquentSluggable\ServiceProvider"

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php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Spatie\EloquentSluggable\ServiceProvider"

Setup the Model: You need to set up your model to use the Sluggable trait. For example, if you have a Post model:

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Spatie\Sluggable\Sluggable;
use Spatie\Sluggable\SlugOptions;

class Post extends Model
{
    use Sluggable;

    protected $fillable = ['title', 'content'];

    public function getSlugOptions() : SlugOptions
    {
        return SlugOptions::create()
            ->generateSlugsFrom('title') // Field to generate slug from
            ->saveSlugsTo('slug') // Field to save the slug
            ->usingLanguage('en') // Set language for slug
            ->slugsShouldBeUnique(); // Ensure slugs are unique
    }
}

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

use Spatie\Sluggable\Sluggable;

use Spatie\Sluggable\SlugOptions;

class Post extends Model

{

use Sluggable;

protected $fillable = ['title', 'content'];

public function getSlugOptions() : SlugOptions

{

return SlugOptions::create()

->generateSlugsFrom('title') // Field to generate slug from

->saveSlugsTo('slug') // Field to save the slug

->usingLanguage('en') // Set language for slug

->slugsShouldBeUnique(); // Ensure slugs are unique

}

Database Migration

Ensure your database migration includes a slug column in your model’s table. For example, for the posts table:

Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->id();
    $table->string('title');
    $table->string('slug')->unique();
    $table->text('content');
    $table->timestamps();
});

Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {

$table->id();

$table->string('title');

$table->string('slug')->unique();

$table->text('content');

$table->timestamps();

});

Using the Model

Now that the model is set up, you can create a new post, and a slug will be generated automatically based on the title.

Creating a Post: When you create a new post, the slug will be generated from the title:

$post = Post::create([
    'title' => 'My First Post',
    'content' => 'This is the content of my first post.',
]);

// The slug will be automatically generated and saved.

$post = Post::create([

'title' => 'My First Post',

'content' => 'This is the content of my first post.',

]);

// The slug will be automatically generated and saved.

Updating the Post: If you update the title, the slug will automatically update if you configure it to do so:

$post->title = 'My Updated First Post'; $post->save(); // The slug will be updated automatically.

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$post->title = 'My Updated First Post';
$post->save();

// The slug will be updated automatically.

Custom Slug Format

You can customize the slug format by chaining additional methods in the getSlugOptions method. For example, if you want to add a timestamp to the slug:

public function getSlugOptions() : SlugOptions
{
    return SlugOptions::create()
        ->generateSlugsFrom('title')
        ->saveSlugsTo('slug')
        ->usingLanguage('en')
        ->slugsShouldBeUnique()
        ->appendSlug('{slug}-{timestamp}', function () {
            return now()->timestamp;
        });
}

public function getSlugOptions() : SlugOptions

{

return SlugOptions::create()

->generateSlugsFrom('title')

->saveSlugsTo('slug')

->usingLanguage('en')

->slugsShouldBeUnique()

->appendSlug('{slug}-{timestamp}', function () {

return now()->timestamp;

});

}

Conclusion

Laravel Eloquent Sluggable makes managing slugs in your Laravel applications straightforward. By automating the generation and management of slugs, it helps you maintain clean, user-friendly URLs.

Additional Considerations

Documentation: For more detailed information, advanced features, and configuration options, refer to the official Spatie Eloquent Sluggable documentation.
Handling Duplicates: The package can automatically handle slug conflicts by appending a unique suffix (e.g., my-post-1, my-post-2) if configured.