// Install, upgrade, and configure the takielias/tablar starter kit — composer require, tablar:install, layout selection, post-install patches (SoftDeletes on User, base Controller class for L11+), and recovery from common install failures.
Step-by-step interactive installer for takielias/lab (laravel-ajax-builder) — composer require, lab:install artisan command (patches resources/js/app.js and scaffolds config), CSRF meta tag check, smoke @submit + @alert Blade directive test. Pause for user approval at every shell command.
Step-by-step interactive installer for takielias/tablar-crud-generator (dev dep) into a Laravel app already running tablar + tablar-kit — composer require dev, optional config publish, smoke `make:crud` scaffold, route + view registration. Pause for user approval at every shell command.
Step-by-step interactive installer for takielias/tablar-kit on top of an existing takielias/tablar app — composer require, config publish, confirm-modal mount in master.blade.php, JS init wiring, build step. Pause for user approval at every shell command. Idempotent on rerun.
Author tablar sidebar/top menus via config/tablar.php — full item schema (text, url/route, icon, submenu, can, label, type), filter pipeline (GateFilter, HrefFilter, ActiveFilter, etc.), permission gating with Laravel Gate, special widget items (search, darkmode, fullscreen, notification), dynamic runtime menus.
| name | tablar-installation-development |
| description | Install, upgrade, and configure the takielias/tablar starter kit — composer require, tablar:install, layout selection, post-install patches (SoftDeletes on User, base Controller class for L11+), and recovery from common install failures. |
composer require takielias/tablar and asks how to finish setup.horizontal, condensed, combined, etc.).Route [profile] not defined after install.composer require takielias/tablar
php artisan tablar:install
npm install && npm run dev # or: npm run build
php artisan tablar:export-auth # publishes Breeze-style auth controllers + views
tablar:install flags:
--force — overwrite user-modified files without prompting. Without it, install will diff each destination against the stub and prompt per file.--no-credits — suppress the "Star us on GitHub" credits line.After install completes, the command prints:
✅ Tablar installed (Laravel {N}).
Next: npm install && npm run dev
Then: php artisan tablar:export-auth
tablar:install doesTablarPreset::install():
package.json dependencies (Tabler core, Vite, sass-embedded, tabler-icons).vite.config.js and resources/sass/tabler.scss.resources/js/app.js bootstrapping.resources/views/welcome.blade.php.node_modules/ (forces a clean npm install).TablarPreset::exportConfig() — publishes config/tablar.php.checkController() — Laravel 11+ only: rewrites app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php to extend \Illuminate\Routing\Controller. Idempotent.patchUserModelForSoftDeletes() — adds Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes import + trait to App\Models\User. Idempotent. Both single-line use HasFactory, Notifiable; and multi-line use HasFactory;\nuse Notifiable; patterns handled.safeCopy() applies to every published stub: if the destination matches the stub hash → skip silently; if user-modified → prompt or honor --force.
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
tablar:install | Full install (config, packages, view bootstrap, controller patch, soft-deletes patch). |
tablar:export-auth | Publish auth controllers, views, FormRequests (Profile/Settings/Login/Register/etc.). Run after tablar:install. |
tablar:export-config | Re-publish config/tablar.php only. |
tablar:export-views | Re-publish all view stubs. |
tablar:export-assets | Re-publish SCSS/JS assets. |
tablar:export-js | JS-only re-publish. |
tablar:export-all | Re-publish everything (views + assets + JS + auth). |
tablar:update | Refresh package deps + assets without re-running scaffolding. |
tablar:doctor | One-shot environment snapshot for debugging install issues. |
config('tablar.layout') — default 'horizontal'.
Other supported values resolve view partials at resources/views/layouts/{layout}.blade.php (verify by reading resources/views/page.blade.php line 16 — @includeIf('tablar::layouts.'. config('tablar.layout'))).
Auxiliary keys interact with layout choice:
'layout_light_topbar' (true / false / null) — data-bs-theme on the top bar.'layout_light_sidebar' (true / false / null) — data-bs-theme on the sidebar.'layout_enable_top_header' (bool) — render top header row in sidebar layouts.For RTL: set 'layout' => 'rtl' — master.blade.php adds dir="rtl" to <html> automatically.
After install:
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class User extends Authenticatable
{
use HasFactory, Notifiable, SoftDeletes;
}
Migration to add deleted_at is shipped at database/migrations/2014_10_12_100000_add_soft_deletes_to_users_table.php via tablar:export-auth.
Laravel 11+ ships streamlined app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php as abstract class Controller {} (no parent). Tablar patches it to:
abstract class Controller extends \Illuminate\Routing\Controller
{
}
Without this patch, controller traits + middleware helpers break.
tablar:export-auth publishes:
app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php — name-only profile form (email read-only).app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php — appearance + password + delete-account.app/Http/Requests/{UpdateProfileRequest,UpdatePasswordRequest,DeleteAccountRequest}.php — FormRequests with named error bags (updatePassword, deleteAccount) so validation errors surface inside Tabler tabs.Routes published to routes/auth.php under auth middleware:
GET /profile → ProfileController@show (profile)
PATCH /profile → ProfileController@update (profile.update)
GET /settings → SettingsController@show (settings)
PUT /settings/password→ SettingsController@updatePassword (settings.password)
DELETE /settings → SettingsController@destroy (settings.destroy)
laravel new myapp && cd myapp
composer require takielias/tablar
php artisan tablar:install
npm install && npm run dev
php artisan tablar:export-auth
php artisan migrate
Visit /login, /profile, /settings.
composer require takielias/tablar
php artisan tablar:install --force=false # prompts per file
When tablar:install prompts about Controller.php or User.php:
Controller.php — accept overwrite. The patch only adds extends \Illuminate\Routing\Controller; keeps the rest.User.php — accept. Patch is regex-based and adds SoftDeletes alongside Breeze's existing traits.Skip tablar:export-auth — Breeze's auth scaffolding already exists. Profile/Settings stubs from Breeze remain in place.
Edit config/tablar.php:
'layout' => 'condensed-top', // or other variant — see published config comments
'layout_light_topbar' => null,
'layout_light_sidebar' => true,
No file republish needed — value is read at render time.
composer update takielias/tablar
php artisan tablar:update
npm install && npm run dev
tablar:update refreshes deps + assets without re-running scaffolding (won't touch Controller.php, User.php, or auth views).
Route [profile] not defined — tablar:export-auth not run after tablar:install. Either run it OR set 'profile_url' => false in config/tablar.php to hide the dropdown link.npm run dev (or build) not run. Vite manifest missing. The published tabler.scss and tabler-init.js need to be compiled.tabler-icons font not loading — npm install skipped or node_modules/ not removed. tablar:install removes node_modules/ to force a clean install; if you skipped that step, run rm -rf node_modules && npm install.tabler-theme.js strips data-bs-theme on default light. Master layout's inline <head> script syncs tablar.theme → tabler-theme on every load to compensate. Don't write tabler-theme directly.composer install — published Controller.php lives in your app. If you re-publish via --force, it re-patches. Should not happen in CI as long as app/ is committed.use SoftDeletes insertions on rerun — patcher is idempotent; checks \bSoftDeletes\b before inserting. Safe.'use_route_url' => true, // resolve menu route keys via route() vs raw URL
'profile_url' => 'profile', // route name OR path; false to hide dropdown link
'setting_url' => 'settings',
'enable_notifications' => true, // bell-icon dropdown visibility
'header_buttons' => [...], // empty array hides chrome
'footer_buttons' => [...],
'layout' => 'horizontal',
'menu' => [...],
tablar-menu-development — menu schema and authoring./laravel-boost:install-tablar-kit — wire tablar-kit on top of tablar.src/Console/TablarInstallCommand.php, src/TablarPreset.php, src/stubs/.