mvd81/laravel-is-admin

Laravel package, simple functionality to set a user as admin without an advanced role system

3.3 2025-04-19 09:46 UTC

Requires

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

Requires (Dev)

• orchestra/testbench: ^10.0
• phpstan/phpstan: ^1.10
• phpunit/phpunit: ^11.0

MIT

• Marcel van Doornen

• laravel
• laravel admin
• Laravel admin role
• Laravel is admin

README

Introduction

Laravel package to extend your Laravel application with a simple admin permission functionality, with:

• Migration file to set a user as admin
• Middleware
• Blade directive
• Artisan command to see who is an admin
• Option to set user with ID 1 as super admin

Installation

1. composer require mvd81/laravel-is-admin

2. Run php artisan migrate to create the 'is_admin' column in the users table

3. Import the trait in the User model

use Mvd81\LaravelIsAdmin\Traits\isAdmin;

1. Use the trait in the User model

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use isAdmin;
    ...

1. Add is_admin to the $fillable array in the User model

How to use

You can set a 'normal' user as admin by setting the database column is_admin to 1 , in database table users.

Or in the code

Make admin

$user = User::find(ID);
$user->makeAdmin(); 

Undo admin

$user = User::find(ID);
$user->undoAdmin(); 

Super admin

It is possible to use user with ID 1 as admin without setting the 'is_admin' column to 1.
First you need to publish the config file.

• php artisan vendor:publish
• Choose the option: Provider: Mvd81\LaravelIsAdmin\LaravelIsAdminServiceProvider

Now in config/is_admin.php set 'use_super_admin' to true.

'use_super_admin' => true,

Middleware

There is a IsAdmin middleware to use in your routes.

Example:

Route::get('admin-page')->middleware('IsAdmin'); 

Blade directive

Partial template/layout in your Blade view files only for admins?
You can use this Blade directive

@isAdmin()
    I am an admin
@endisAdmin

Who is an admin?

You can enter an artisan command to see who is an admin.

php artisan user:who-is-admin

Uninstall

1. composer remove mvd81/laravel-is-admin
2. Remove the config file config/is_admin.php
3. Remove the database is_admin column in table users
4. If you used the blade @isAdmin() directive, remove them
5. Remove the is_admin middleware from your routes