Bootstrap 4 & 5 forms builder for Laravel 12+

This package simplifies Bootstrap forms creation in Laravel applications, rendering all markup through its own lightweight HTML/form layer.

It renders Bootstrap 5 markup by default and fully supports Bootstrap 4 for backward compatibility.

Model form binding and automatic error display are supported, as well as most Bootstrap form features: form layouts, custom fields, input groups, and more.

Any contribution or feedback is highly welcomed, please feel free to create a pull request or submit a new issue.

ℹ️ v4 status — functional, documentation in progress

v4 is functional and tested, but its full documentation is still being written.

In the meantime, the LLM usage guide shipped in this repository is the authoritative, up-to-date reference (dense but exact — usable by humans and AI assistants alike).

The full documentation site still reflects v3 and will be regenerated for v4.

⚠️ Upgrading — v4 has breaking changes

v4 introduces breaking changes over v3 (see What's new below).

To keep using a previous major version, require it explicitly and refer to its dedicated branch:

| Version | Install | Docs | |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | v3 (Bootstrap 4 default, B5 opt-in) | composer require "bgaze/bootstrap-form:^3.0" | v3 branch · site | | v2 (Bootstrap 4 only) | composer require "bgaze/bootstrap-form:^2.0" | v2 branch · site |

What's new in v4

• No more third-party dependency
  The historical laravelcollective/html dependency is gone, replaced by an internal, iso-rendering HTML/form layer owned by the package.
• Bootstrap 5 is now the default
  Bootstrap 4 remains fully supported for backward compatibility (frozen), switchable via bootstrap_version globally, per form (BF::open(['bootstrap_version' => 4])), or per field.
• Laravel 12 & 13, PHP 8.2+
  Older versions dropped.
• x-components
  A new Blade component syntax (<x-bf::text .../>) alongside the directives and the BF facade; all three render identical markup.
• Richer choice grammar for select/checkboxes/radios
  Optgroups, per-option attributes, accepting any iterable (array, Collection, generator).
• New field types & layouts
  datetime-local, month, week, search inputs, Bootstrap 5 floating labels, opt-in valid feedback, and accessible aria-describedby / aria-invalid wiring.
• LLM-optimized documentation
  See docs/llm/ (+ llms.txt).

Quick start

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Laravel 12 or 13

Installation

Install the package using Composer:

composer require bgaze/bootstrap-form

Several configuration options are available; publish the configuration file to customize them:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Bgaze\BootstrapForm\BootstrapFormServiceProvider"

Usage

Forms can be built through three interchangeable syntaxes that produce byte-identical HTML:

x-components

<x-bf::form url="/x">
    <x-bf::text name="field"/>
    <x-bf::submit>Save</x-bf::submit>
</x-bf::form>

Blade directives

@open(['url' => '/x'])
@text('field')
@submit('Save')
@close

BF facade

echo BF::open(['url' => '/x']);
echo BF::text('field');
echo BF::submit('Save');
echo BF::close();

License

Open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.