Laravel devs, here's a helper you might not know about. 👀
Str::transliterate() converts Unicode characters to their closest ASCII equivalent.
Great for uploaded filenames, search normalization, and ASCII-only systems.
One of those helpers that's easy to overlook.
Fun fact: My first Laravel job actually started with a Java interview.
I interviewed for a Java Developer role because that's what I had studied in college and built freelance projects with.
During the interview, they noticed my PHP freelance projects. Since they had a large Laravel project at the time, they suggested I join the Laravel team instead, even though I had never worked with Laravel before.
I learned Laravel within my first working week and joined the production project.
Looking back, that suggestion completely changed my career, and I'm really grateful they made it. ❤️
📢 Introducing Corepine Modal 🚀: an open-source Livewire + Blade modal package for Laravel.
- Stackable modals
- Draggable bottom sheets
- Flyout drawers
- Isolated modal flows
It started as an internal tool for my own projects. Now it’s open source. 🎉
📚 Docs: corepine.dev/docs/modal
🎥 Watch the walkthrough: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjpu4OXwbSU
As part of my journey learning PHP and Laravel on the side, I’m trying to document the small wins along the way.
The filled() helper checks if a value is not empty/blank, making the code much easier to read at a glance compared to standard comparison operators.
laravel.com/docs/13.x/helpers#method-filled
