FirstOrCreate, and Other 2-in-1 Methods Model Observers and Their Methods

WasCreated, IsDirty and Other Checks If Model Was Changed

FirstOrCreate, and Other 2-in-1 Methods Model Observers and Their Methods

Course Content

Eloquent Model Options and Settings

01 php artisan make:model - Less-Known Possible Options

02 Singular or Plural Models? What about multiple words?

03 Saving a Model: $fillable or $guarded?

04 Model Properties: Tables, Keys, Increments, Pages and Dates

05 New in Laravel 9.21: php artisan model:show

06 Customize Model Default Template with Stubs

07 Model $casts: Dates, Enum and More

Creating and Updating Eloquent Records

08 FirstOrCreate, and Other 2-in-1 Methods

09 WasCreated, IsDirty and Other Checks If Model Was Changed

10 Model Observers and Their Methods

11 Attributes: Accessors and Mutators with New/Old Syntax

12 touch() Method To Work With updated_at

13 Model API Docs and 3 More Random Methods

Querying and Filtering Data Effectively

14 find(), all(), first() and Their Extra Options

15 whereDate() and other whereX Methods

16 Brackets Between "and" / "or" Conditions

17 Local and Global Scopes for Repeating Conditions

18 Instead of Multiple If-Else, Use Eloquent When()

19 Raw Queries as a Last Resort

Advanced Eloquent Relations

20 Polymorphic Relations: Explained with Example

21 Advanced Polymorphic: Many-to-Many

22 Advanced BelongsToMany with Extra Pivot Table Features

23 HasManyThrough: 2-Level Deep hasMany

24 Methods to Query Relationship Data

25 Use withCount When Just Counting

26 New Since Laravel 8.x: LatestOfMany

Useful Packages to Extend Eloquent

27 Spatie Query Builder and Alternative Eloquent Filter

28 Spatie Laravel Searchable and Cross Eloquent Search

29 HasManyDeep and Other "Extra" Relations

30 Parental by Tighten: Relationship to Self

31 Cascade Soft Deletes: Soft-Delete Children Automatically

32 More Eloquent Packages You Can Explore