Hi, I'm Kokil Thapa, a Laravel/PHP developer from Nepal. In this blog post, I want to share with you 5 awesome Laravel plugins that I use for every Laravel project. These plugins are easy to use and they will make your Laravel development easier and faster.

Laravel is a great PHP framework that makes web development fun and easy. But sometimes you need some extra features or tools to make your Laravel project even better. That's why I always install these 5 plugins before I start coding. They are very useful and they will save you a lot of time and trouble.

Here are the 5 plugins that I recommend you try:

1. laravel-permission

This plugin lets you manage user roles and permissions in your Laravel project. You can create, assign, and revoke roles and permissions to your users using a fluent API or blade directives. You can also use middleware to protect your routes or controllers based on the user's role or permission. This plugin is very handy if you need to implement a role-based access control (RBAC) system in your Laravel project.

You can find more information about this plugin on its GitHub page: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-permission

2. artesaos/seotools

This plugin helps you to optimize your Laravel website for search engines. It allows you to set meta tags, titles, descriptions, keywords, canonicals, and other SEO-related attributes for each page of your website. You can also generate sitemaps and social media cards using this plugin. It has a simple configuration file where you can define the default values for your SEO attributes and override them in each view or controller.

You can find more information about this plugin on its GitHub page: https://github.com/artesaos/seotools

3. barryvdh/laravel-debugbar

This plugin adds a debug bar to the bottom of your Laravel website. It shows you information about the current request, such as the route, controller, session, queries, views, cache, etc. You can also use it to measure the performance of your code, log messages, display exceptions, and debug ajax requests. It is very handy for debugging and testing your Laravel application.

You can find more information about this plugin on its GitHub page: https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-debugbar

4. cviebrock/eloquent-sluggable

This plugin allows you to automatically generate unique slugs for your Eloquent models. You can define which attribute of your model should be used as the source for the slug, such as the name or title. You can also customize the slug separator, length, case, etc. The plugin will automatically handle the slug creation and update when you save or update your model. It also provides a scope and a trait to help you find your model by slug.

You can find more information about this plugin on its GitHub page: https://github.com/cviebrock/eloquent-sluggable

5. spatie/laravel-medialibrary

This plugin allows you to easily add files to your Eloquent models. You can attach images, videos, documents, or any other type of file to your models using a simple API. You can also perform various operations on your media files, such as resizing, cropping, converting, optimizing, etc. The plugin will handle the storage and retrieval of your media files using any filesystem driver supported by Laravel.

You can find more information about this plugin on its GitHub page: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-medialibrary

These are the 5 plugins that I use for every Laravel project. They are all well-documented, actively maintained, and widely used by the Laravel community. I hope you find them useful too and give them a try in your next Laravel project.

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