djigir/laravel-form-builder

A Laravel form builder package similar to FormCollective with essential form building functionality

v1.0.3 2026-01-21 15:06 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.2
• illuminate/support: ^11.0|^12.0

Requires (Dev)

• orchestra/testbench: ^9.0|^10.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^10.0|^11.0

MIT

• Dmitriy Djigir

• form
• html
• Forms
• laravel
• form-builder

README

A Laravel form builder package similar to FormCollective with essential form building functionality.

Installation

You can install the package via Composer:

composer require djigir/laravel-form-builder

For Laravel 11+ the package will be auto-discovered. For older versions, add the service provider and facade to your config/app.php:

// config/app.php

'providers' => [
    // ...
    Djigir\LaravelFormBuilder\FormServiceProvider::class,
],

'aliases' => [
    // ...
    'Form' => Djigir\LaravelFormBuilder\Facades\Form::class,
],

Usage

Opening and Closing Forms

// Basic form
{!! Form::open(['action' => 'UserController@store']) !!}
{!! Form::close() !!}

// Form with route
{!! Form::open(['route' => 'users.store']) !!}
{!! Form::close() !!}

// Form with route parameters
{!! Form::open(['route' => ['users.update', $user->id], 'method' => 'PUT']) !!}
{!! Form::close() !!}

// Form with model binding
{!! Form::model($user, ['route' => ['users.update', $user->id], 'method' => 'PUT']) !!}
{!! Form::close() !!}

Input Fields

// Text input
{!! Form::text('username') !!}
{!! Form::text('username', 'Default Value') !!}
{!! Form::text('username', null, ['class' => 'form-control']) !!}

// Email input
{!! Form::email('email') !!}

// Password input
{!! Form::password('password') !!}

// Number input
{!! Form::number('age') !!}

// Tel input
{!! Form::tel('phone') !!}

// Date inputs
{!! Form::date('birth_date') !!}
{!! Form::datetime('created_at') !!}
{!! Form::time('meeting_time') !!}

// Color picker
{!! Form::color('favorite_color') !!}

// Range slider
{!! Form::range('volume', 50) !!}

// File upload
{!! Form::file('avatar') !!}

// Hidden input
{!! Form::hidden('user_id', 1) !!}

Textarea

{!! Form::textarea('description') !!}
{!! Form::textarea('description', 'Default content') !!}
{!! Form::textarea('description', null, ['rows' => 5, 'cols' => 40]) !!}

Select Dropdowns

// Basic select
$options = ['1' => 'Option 1', '2' => 'Option 2'];
{!! Form::select('choice', $options) !!}

// Select with pre-selected value
{!! Form::select('choice', $options, '2') !!}

// Select with attributes
{!! Form::select('choice', $options, null, ['class' => 'form-control']) !!}

// Select range (useful for numbers)
{!! Form::selectRange('quantity', 1, 10) !!}

// Select year dropdown
{!! Form::selectYear('year') !!}
{!! Form::selectYear('year', 1990, 2030) !!}

// Select month dropdown
{!! Form::selectMonth('month') !!}

Checkboxes and Radio Buttons

// Checkbox
{!! Form::checkbox('active', 1) !!}
{!! Form::checkbox('active', 1, true) !!} // checked
{!! Form::checkbox('active', 1, false, ['class' => 'form-check-input']) !!}

// Radio buttons
{!! Form::radio('gender', 'male') !!}
{!! Form::radio('gender', 'female', true) !!} // selected

Features

• Model Binding: Automatically populate form fields from Eloquent models
• Old Input: Automatically repopulate fields with old input data after validation errors
• CSRF Protection: Automatic CSRF token inclusion for POST forms
• Method Spoofing: Support for PUT, PATCH, DELETE methods via method spoofing
• Flexible Options: Support for HTML attributes and CSS classes
• Type Safety: All methods return HtmlString instances for safe output

Available Methods

Form Methods

• Form::open($options) - Open a form
• Form::model($model, $options) - Open a form with model binding
• Form::close() - Close a form

Input Methods

• Form::text($name, $value, $options)
• Form::email($name, $value, $options)
• Form::password($name, $options)
• Form::tel($name, $value, $options)
• Form::number($name, $value, $options)
• Form::date($name, $value, $options)
• Form::datetime($name, $value, $options)
• Form::time($name, $value, $options)
• Form::color($name, $value, $options)
• Form::range($name, $value, $options)
• Form::file($name, $options)
• Form::hidden($name, $value, $options)

Other Elements

• Form::textarea($name, $value, $options)
• Form::select($name, $options, $selected, $attributes)
• Form::selectRange($name, $start, $end, $selected, $attributes)
• Form::selectYear($name, $startYear, $endYear, $selected, $attributes)
• Form::selectMonth($name, $selected, $attributes)
• Form::checkbox($name, $value, $checked, $options)
• Form::radio($name, $value, $checked, $options)

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Laravel 11.0+

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.