Base Frontend Components

LaraDashboard provides abstract base Livewire components that handle data loading, query logic, and SEO construction. Theme components extend these and override only render().

BaseFrontendPage#

Class: App\Livewire\Pages\BaseFrontendPage

Abstract base for all frontend page components.

Protected Methods#

Method	Returns	Description
query()	FrontendQueryService	Access query service
seo()	SeoHelper	Access SEO helper
renderWithLayout(view, seoParams, viewData)	View	Render with theme layout
resolveLayout()	string	Resolve the layout view path

Layout Resolution#

resolveLayout() determines the layout in this order:

1. $this->layoutView property (if set)
2. Theme::active() + ::layouts.app
3. Inferred from component namespace (e.g. Modules\Starter26\... → starter26::layouts.app)
4. Fallback: layouts.app

BaseHomePage#

Extends: BaseFrontendPage

Property	Type	Description
$page	?Post	The homepage post

mount(): Calls query()->findHomepage().

BaseContentPage#

Extends: BaseFrontendPage

Property	Type	Description
$page	?Post	The page post

mount(string $slug): Calls query()->findPublishedPageBySlug($slug).

BaseSinglePost#

Extends: BaseFrontendPage

Property	Type	Description
$post	?Post	The post
$relatedPosts	Collection|array	Related posts
$previousPost	?Post	Previous post by date
$nextPost	?Post	Next post by date

mount(string $slug): Loads post, related posts, and adjacent posts.

BasePostsArchive#

Extends: BaseFrontendPage (uses WithPagination)

Property	Type	Description
$search	string	Search query (#[Url(as: 'q')])
$category	string	Category filter (#[Url])
$sort	string	Sort order (#[Url])
$categories	array	Available categories
$blogPage	?Post	Blog listing page

Computed: $this->posts — paginated, filtered post results.

Actions: clearFilters() — resets all filters.

BaseTaxonomyArchive#

Extends: BaseFrontendPage (uses WithPagination)

Property	Type	Description
$term	?Term	The taxonomy term

Configuration: Set protected string $taxonomy = 'category' in subclass.

Computed: $this->posts — paginated posts for this term.

BaseSearchPage#

Extends: BaseFrontendPage (uses WithPagination)

Property	Type	Description
$query	string	Search query (#[Url(as: 'q')])

Computed: $this->results — paginated search results.

Actions: clearSearch() — clears the search query.

BasePostsListing#

Class: App\Livewire\Components\BasePostsListing

Reusable embeddable listing component for block-based pages.

Property	Type	Default	Description
$postsPerPage	int	12	Posts per page
$columns	int	3	Grid columns
$showSearch	bool	true	Show search input
$showCategoryFilter	bool	true	Show category filter
$showSort	bool	true	Show sort dropdown
$showExcerpt	bool	true	Show post excerpts
$showImage	bool	true	Show featured images
$showDate	bool	true	Show post dates
$categorySlug	string	''	Pre-filter by category
$postRoute	string	''	Route name for post links

All props are configurable via mount() parameters from the block builder.