Laravel Web Mailer Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Framework modernization and support policy: 2.0.0 aligns the package with Laravel 13 and PHP 8.5 while dropping Laravel 9/10, making it relevant for roadmap planning and dependency lifecycle decisions.
• Build vs. buy for email transport: Continued use of a small Laravel package can avoid custom mail-transport glue code, especially with the simplified transport registration in this release.
• Email delivery strategy: Supports evaluating webmail-based sending for low-volume or internal transactional email needs, while flagging that it is not a substitute for a high-volume ESP with deliverability SLAs.
• Upgrade and migration planning: This is a major release with breaking compatibility changes; teams on Laravel 9/10 must either upgrade the host application, pin to 1.x, or replace the package.
• Integration maintenance: The simplified mail transport registration may reduce application bootstrapping and custom service-provider code, but requires regression testing because registration behavior changed.

When to Consider This Package

Consider this package when:

• The application is on a currently supported Laravel version and PHP runtime, particularly teams planning for Laravel 13 / PHP 8.5.
• You need a lightweight Laravel-native way to send mail through a webmail transport and do not want to build or maintain that integration internally.
• Email volume is modest, operational risk is acceptable, and the team can own major-version upgrades and compatibility testing.
• You want a small, focused package rather than a full email-delivery platform.

Look elsewhere when:

• The product is still on Laravel 9 or 10 and cannot upgrade soon; 2.0.0 is not compatible without framework changes.
• You need enterprise deliverability, high-volume sending, strict SLAs, compliance controls, or vendor-supported email infrastructure.
• You require complex routing, observability, or multi-provider failover that a small transport package does not provide.
• The team cannot absorb a major-version migration or validate changes to mail transport registration.

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

For executives: Version 2.0.0 is a modernization release that keeps the package aligned with current Laravel and PHP releases and reduces custom mail-integration overhead. It is a breaking change only for applications on Laravel 9/10; teams on newer Laravel versions should plan a controlled upgrade, while older applications should defer, pin, or replace the package.

For engineering: Treat this as a major upgrade. Validate the new Laravel/PHP support matrix, test the simplified mail transport registration path, and confirm that any custom mail configuration still behaves correctly. Applications on Laravel 9/10 must not adopt 2.0.0 without first upgrading the framework or staying on 1.x.