Continuum

Forum website with Laravel 8, Livewire, Alpine.js & Tailwind CSS.

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Forum with Laravel 8, Livewire, Alpine.js & Tailwind CSS.

Features list

filter threads (ex. most replies, unanswered, author, channel)
create/edit/delete replies to a thread
like/unlike a reply
activity feed for a user (ex. created a thread, replied to a thread, liked/unliked a reply)
thread subscription (creating a reply notifies subscribers)
notification bell lists only unique links
visiting a thread creates cache key to show updated threads to user
spam detection on user inputs
user cannot create replies or threads too frequently
delete button with confirm action (Livewire & Alpine.js)
state-button component (for ex. liking/disliking, subscribing)
mention '@' users in messages (creates notification)
thread visits count
trending threads sidebar (Redis)
create thread w/ modal
responsive design (Tailwind CSS)
best reply functionality
thread can be locked by an admin
instant search bar - title & body (Livewire)
sanitizing user inputs (Purify)
username autocomplete in messages (Tribute)
trending threads only from past day (Redis)

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How to setup a Laravel project from github repository

Download .zip file from a given github repository.
Unpack .zip file and move terminal working location to the project folder.
Run commands:

composer install
npm install && npm run dev

Copy .env.example file and rename it to .env file (projects' main folder).
Generate an app encryption key:

php artisan key:generate
(it should update an APP_KEY value in you .env file)

Create an empty database for a project (recommended coalition: utfmb4_unicode_ci).
Add database information in .env file:

DB_HOST
DB_PORT
DB_DATABASE
DB_USERNAME
DB_PASSWORD

Migrate the database:

php artisan migrate
(it will create all necessary tables to run an application)

Seed the database:

php artisan db:seed
(located in /database/seeders, it will populate the database with test data)

[Optional] How to start Laravel development server:

php artisan serve
(check created URL with APP_URL value in .env file)

MIT License

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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