This Week in Laravel: TWO Video Courses, Forge 2.0, Filament 4.1, and More

Hey hey, Useful Laravel links to read/watch for this week of October 2, 2025.

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From my LaravelDaily.com

[UPDATED COURSE] How to Build Laravel 12 API From Scratch
laraveldaily.com

Another course refreshed to VIDEO, with 1.5-hours of lessons. Also, added a NEW section with API examples consumed by different front-ends: Vue, Next, Nuxt, Flutter, React Native (repos included).

[FREE COURSE] Laravel 12 For Beginners: Your First Project
laraveldaily.com

Also updated to video, with 1.5 hours of footage! We start from "laravel new", explaining a typical Laravel CRUD, starter kit choice and other fundamentals. Send this FREE course to anyone who wants to START with Laravel.

From my YouTube Channel

When NOT To Use Filament: Three Cases
youtube.com

A video with my personal opinion, answering a question from YouTube.

How to Create a Laravel API: Explained in 14 Minutes
youtube.com

A summarized version of my re-freshed course on Laravel APIs.

Laravel Database Notifications for Internal "Alerts": Practical Example
youtube.com

A quick demonstration of Laravel Notification classes which you may use not only for emails, but also for internal alerts.

Laravel API Tool Kit Package: CRUD Generator and More
youtube.com

A quick demonstration of API Toolkit package.

Laravel Email: Local Preview in Browser (Mailables and Notifications)
youtube.com

An example of how you can test the email content without actually sending the emails.

Filament Table: Auto-Generated Flexible Columns from Database
youtube.com

Demonstration of dynamic columns in Filament tables, powered by so-called "splat" operator in PHP.

From Laravel Community

Everything You Need to Know About the New Forge & Laravel VPS
laravel.com

Optimized for PHP and beyond, the new Forge comes with instant provisioning via Laravel VPS, zero-downtime deployments, automated SSL, and a modern UI.

5 Exciting Features in the New Laravel Forge
youtube.com

Whether you're a Forge user since day one or you haven't heard of Laravel Forge at all (there's people out there), we want to re-introduce you to Laravel Forge.

I'm James Brooks, Engineering Team Lead of Laravel Forge, Ask Me Anything! : r/laravel
reddit.com

Upcoming Reddit AMA.

Filament v4.1 is here! by Dan Harrin - Filament
filamentphp.com

The new version was released with very exciting features.

Infinite Scroll in Inertia v2.2 - Laravel News
laravel-news.com

The Laravel team released Inertia v2.2 with a new component. This component will likely be a huge timesaver if you've ever built an infinite scroll feature by hand.

Build a REAL-TIME Multiplayer Game with Laravel, Livewire & Reverb!
youtube.com

In this comprehensive tutorial, we dive deep into real-time application development using Laravel, Livewire and Reverb to create a multiplayer game.

me-shaon/laravel-request-analytics
github.com

New package: simple request data analytics package for Laravel projects.

Creating Powerful Custom Validation Rules in Laravel
youtube.com

Dive into "Laravel Gems," a series dedicated to unearthing hidden treasures of Laravel functionalities.

Building BenchKit: How We're Creating an Open Source Laravel Performance Testing Tool
youtube.com

In this video, we showcase an open-source application called BenchKit. BenchKit is a standardized Laravel application that benchmarks hardware, network speed, and other.

The Hidden Cost of MySQL Defaults in Laravel Apps - Laravel News
laravel-news.com

Learn why MySQL’s out-of-the-box settings hold back Laravel apps and what you can do to tune them.

Profiling Laravel: How to Find Hidden Performance Killers - Laravel News
laravel-news.com

Learn how to use Laravel Telescope to uncover N+1 queries, identify bottlenecks, and see exactly what your application is doing behind the scenes.

What's your way of formatting Blade files ? : r/laravel
reddit.com

I used to not auto-format my files, as I liked them in a certain way. However, I recently tried some formatters in VSCode, and when I saw the default formatting, it felt odd to me.

mooxphp/jobs
github.com

Filament plugin for managing job queues, failed jobs and batches.

Stop Guessing Batch Status: Laravel 12 Job Batching With Real-Time Progress
codermanjeet.medium.com

Bulk notifications that time out, clog workers, and leave dashboards guessing aren’t a scaling strategy — they’re a fire drill.

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