rwsite/moonshine-polaris-theme

Polaris visual theme for MoonShine Laravel admin panel

v1.0.0 2026-02-13 12:34 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.2
• moonshine/moonshine: ^4.4

MIT

• admin
• theme
• laravel
• polaris
• moonshine

README

Theme package for Laravel admin panel MoonShine (MoonShine v4).

This is not a standalone admin panel. It is a visual theme layer for existing MoonShine projects.

What is implemented

Reusable MoonShine v4 theme package with:

• Polaris color palette (light + dark)
• Reusable base layout without project business menu
• Custom CSS overrides for cleaner admin UI

Compatibility

• PHP: ^8.2
• MoonShine: ^4.4
• Laravel: 10/11/12 (via MoonShine requirements)

Why Polaris Theme

MoonShine has a great default look and official palette tooling in Palette Generator.

Polaris Theme goes further by combining color palette + layout + UI polish in one package:

• refined typography and spacing for dense admin screens,
• improved dark-mode contrast for forms and controls,
• cleaner sidebar behavior (active, hover, submenu readability),
• softer action/button states in tables,
• more consistent cards, badges, metrics, and scrollbars.

If you want a cleaner and more product-like back-office look without rewriting MoonShine UI manually, Polaris Theme gives you an opinionated ready-to-use setup.

Preview

Installation

composer require rwsite/moonshine-polaris-theme
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=moonshine-polaris-theme-assets
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=moonshine-polaris-theme-config

Usage

1) Set MoonShine layout and palette in config/moonshine.php

use Rwsite\MoonShinePolarisTheme\Layouts\PolarisThemeLayout;
use Rwsite\MoonShinePolarisTheme\Palettes\PolarisPalette;

return [
    // ...
    'layout' => PolarisThemeLayout::class,
    'palette' => PolarisPalette::class,
];

2) If you need a custom menu, extend package layout

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\MoonShine\Layouts;

use Rwsite\MoonShinePolarisTheme\Layouts\PolarisThemeLayout;

final class AppMoonShineLayout extends PolarisThemeLayout
{
    protected function menu(): array
    {
        return [
            ...parent::menu(),
            // Your project menu here
        ];
    }
}

Then set:

'layout' => App\MoonShine\Layouts\AppMoonShineLayout::class,

Publish assets manually

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=moonshine-polaris-theme-assets --force

Release

git tag v1.0.1
git push origin v1.0.1

License

MIT