Shortcodes for Laravel

A lightweight and flexible shortcode manager designed for Laravel 8–12.

Installation

Install the package using Composer:

composer require kfoobar/laravel-shortcode

Settings

Publish the configuration file to customize settings:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=shortcode-config

Usage

Adding Custom Shortcodes

Easily define custom shortcodes like this:

Shortcode::add('author', 'Joe Doe');

Configuring Default Shortcodes

Use the shortcodes array in the config file to set default shortcodes:

'shortcodes' => [
    'author' => 'John Doe',
],

Shortcode Formatting

Shortcode keys are automatically transformed: they are converted to uppercase and wrapped with a character defined in the wrapper setting of your config file. The default wrapper character is %.

Rendering Shortcodes

Obtain parsed content with various options:

// Standard Parsing
Shortcode::render($content);

// Markdown Conversion
Shortcode::markdown($content);

// Text Parsing (Stripping HTML)
Shortcode::text($content);

Shortcode::render('%YEAR% will be awesome!'); // 2024 will be awesome!

Within Blade templates, use the @shortcode directive:

@shortcode($content)

Note: The Blade directive employs the render() method.

Integrating with Models

Utilize the HasShortcode trait for automatic shortcode parsing:

use KFoobar\Shortcode\Traits\HasShortcode;

class MyModel extends Model
{
    use HasShortcode;

    // Specify attributes for parsing or use '*' for all
    protected $shortcodes = ['*'];

Automatic shortcode parsing is turned off by default to avoid conflicts with writing operations. This precaution ensures that routine create, update and delete actions proceed without unintentional interference from the shortcode processing mechanism.

Enable With Code

$model = (new MyModel)->withShortcode();

Enable With Model Setting

Enable auto-parsing by default:

protected $shortcode = true;

Enable With Middleware

Enable auto-parsing for specific routes:

protected $middlewareGroups = [
    'web' => [
        // other middleware
        \KFoobar\Shortcode\Middlware\ApplyShortcode::class,
    ],

The middleware automatically excludes non-read requests, AJAX requests, and Laravel Nova requests.

Predefined Shortcodes

These are the predefined shortcodes:

| Shortcode | Value | | ---------- | ------------------- | | %YEAR% | 2024 | | %MONTH% | January | | %WEEK% | 3 | | %DAY% | Monday | | %DATE% | 2024-01-01 | | %TIME% | 12:00 | | %DOMAIN% | project.test | | %APP-NAME% | Laravel | | %APP-URL% | http://project.test |

Contributing

Your contributions are highly appreciated.

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.