This Week in Laravel: New Starter Kit, Multi-Tenancy, OTPs and Claude 4

Hey hey, Useful Laravel links to read/watch for this week of May 29, 2025.

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From my LaravelDaily.com

8 Large Open-Source Projects Built with Plain PHP (No Framework)
In this article, let's take a look at eight PHP open-source projects built without any framework.

From my YouTube Channel

NEW Laravel 12 Blade-Only Starter Kit from Laravel Daily
We had internal need for such a starter kit, but I'm pretty sure many of you would also want this simple "just Blade" version.

Multi-Tenancy in Laravel: Main Things You Need to Know
A summary of my knowledge about multi-tenancy projects with Laravel.

I tried Claude 4 with Laravel in Cursor... (Surprise Price)
Claude 4 was released and introduced as "the best coding model". Let's compare it to others, with a simple Laravel project.

NEW Spatie Package: One-Time Passwords
Another new package from Spatie that handles OTPs and includes Livewire component for it.

Volet: Laravel Package/Widget for Customer Feedback
A new package to get feedback on your website, including Filament plugin.

From Laravel Community

A package to handle one-time passwords (OTP) in Laravel apps
spatie.be

Using this package, you can securely create and send one-time passwords via mail, SMS or any channel that you like.

Laravel CI/CD: Pipelines Every Laravel App Should Use
saasykit.com

Learn which CI/CD pipelines every Laravel app should have, from linting and testing to deployment and security audits, to ensure high code quality and smooth delivery.

Build Your Own AI Calling Agents with Laravel & Python – Full VAPI Tutorial
youtube.com

In this video we are going to learn about making calling agents in laravel,vuejs and python.

How do you guys version your Laravel app? : r/laravel
reddit.com

I know this isn’t always necessary—but in some Laravel apps, I’ve found it super useful to have an app version, like v1.2.0. I’m sure some of you have had the same need. So here’s my question: Where do you store the version number?

Underrated Power of Laravel Commands - Practical Examples
dailyrefactor.com

Boost your Laravel projects using powerful, reusable Artisan commands. Includes real examples and tips.

Process Markdown Securely with Laravel's inlineMarkdown Method - Laravel News
laravel-news.com

Laravel's inlineMarkdown method enables secure Markdown-to-HTML conversion with built-in XSS protection and customizable security options. This feature safely processes user-generated content while maintaining rich formatting capabilities for forums, comments, and notification systems.

Setup Social Auth Redirects with Laravel Herd - Laravel News
laravel-news.com

fwd.host acts as a proxy for your redirects to handle social authentication callbacks by setting your callback URLs

"In Array Keys" Validation Rule Added in Laravel 12.16 - Laravel News
laravel-news.com

The Laravel team released v12.16.0, with a fluent Rule::contains() validation rule, an "in_array_keys" validation rule, a new Arr::hasAll() method, and more.

Tweet: A Livewire optimization story
x.com

I just discovered a super unexpected performance bottleneck in Livewire that made my page load 3x slower. Turned out it was all because of computed properties… Here’s how I found it, with the help of a PHP profiler.

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