# Blog System

Estimated time: 8 minutes
Difficulty: Beginner

The Blog module in LaraCoreKit provides a fully multilingual blog system with SEO-friendly slugs, categories, and Filament admin integration.

Features

• Multilingual posts (EN, HI, AR)
• SEO-friendly slugs
• Categories and tags
• Featured images via Media Library
• Draft/Published status
• Author attribution
• Filament admin CRUD

Routes

GET  /blog              → BlogList (Livewire)
GET  /blog/{slug}        → BlogDetail (Livewire)
GET  /admin/posts        → Filament admin

Post Model

namespace Modules\Blog\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\HasMedia;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\InteractsWithMedia;

class Post extends Model implements HasMedia
{
    use InteractsWithMedia;

    protected $fillable = [
        'title', 'slug', 'content', 'excerpt',
        'status', 'locale', 'author_id', 'published_at',
    ];

    public function scopePublished($query)
    {
        return $query->where('status', 'published');
    }

    public function scopeLocale($query, string $locale)
    {
        return $query->where('locale', $locale);
    }
}

Creating a Post Programmatically

use Modules\Blog\Models\Post;

Post::create([
    'title'        => 'Getting Started with LaraCoreKit',
    'slug'         => 'getting-started-with-laracorekit',
    'content'      => '...',
    'excerpt'      => 'A short summary of the post.',
    'status'       => 'published',
    'locale'       => 'en',
    'published_at' => now(),
]);

Displaying Posts in Blade

@foreach($posts as $post)
<article>
    <h2>{{ $post->title }}</h2>
    <p>{{ $post->excerpt }}</p>
    <a href="{{ route('blog.show', $post->slug) }}">Read more →</a>
</article>
@endforeach

Blog in Multiple Languages

Filter posts by locale:

$posts = Post::published()->locale(app()->getLocale())->latest()->paginate(12);

Admin Panel

Navigate to /admin/posts to:

• Create, edit, delete posts
• Set status (Draft/Published)
• Upload featured images
• Set SEO metadata

Customizing the Blog

Add a new field to posts:

// In migration
$table->string('reading_time')->nullable();

// In model $fillable
'reading_time',

// In Filament resource schema
TextInput::make('reading_time')->suffix('min'),

Next Steps

Media Management →