- How do I install facuz/laravel-themes in a Laravel application?
- Install it with Composer using composer require facuz/laravel-themes. The service provider is auto-discovered, then you publish the package configuration and create a theme directory containing views, assets, lang, and partials. After that you can call Theme::set() to activate a theme and use the facade helpers for rendering and asset URLs.
- Which Laravel and PHP versions does facuz/laravel-themes support?
- You must verify the illuminate/support constraint in composer.json and the package CI matrix before adopting it. The package is a community continuation of teepluss/theme, which dates from the Laravel 5 era, so do not assume current Laravel or PHP 8.x support. Confirm the exact tested Laravel major and PHP version, and pin the package version you validate.
- How do I switch the active theme at runtime in Laravel?
- The package exposes a Theme facade with set(), find(), asset(), and render helpers. You typically call Theme::set('theme-name') in middleware, a service provider, or a controller before views are rendered. For maintainability, wrap those calls behind an internal ThemeManager interface rather than letting controllers and Blade templates depend on the facade directly.
- Does facuz/laravel-themes support Vite asset manifests?
- The package predates Laravel's Vite integration and likely assumes theme assets are published into the public directory. There is no clear indication that it natively reads Vite manifests or composes with Vite's asset helper. Validate this specifically in a one-day spike, because the asset pipeline is the most likely blocker for modern Laravel apps.
- How should I organize views, assets, lang, and config inside a theme?
- A theme is essentially a convention: one directory containing views/, assets/, lang/, and partials, plus any theme-specific configuration. The package resolves Blade templates from the active theme directory and provides theme-aware asset helpers. Keep the structure consistent across themes and document it so new themes can be added without changing application code.
- Can facuz/laravel-themes handle per-tenant or white-label theming?
- It fits Blade-rendered Laravel apps with genuine multi-theme needs such as white-labeling, per-tenant branding, or a CMS-managed front end. It is a poor fit for Inertia or SPA front ends, where theming belongs in the JavaScript build, and for apps that only need a simple light/dark toggle. For tenant theming, resolve the theme per request and keep the package behind an internal abstraction.
- Does facuz/laravel-themes work with Blade components and namespaced views?
- The package overrides Laravel's view finder, which puts it in the resolution path for view(), @include, Blade component lookup, package views, and namespaced views. That interaction is subtle and must be tested explicitly with anonymous components and namespaced views. Failures often appear late, so include these cases in your smoke tests before rolling out to core rendering paths.
- How do I test a Laravel app that uses facuz/laravel-themes?
- Pin the exact package version and add CI smoke tests that render themed pages, resolve includes and Blade components, and check theme asset URLs. Run those tests against the pinned Laravel version and the next minor so view-finder changes surface early. Also test switching themes at runtime and confirm view caching behaves correctly in each environment.
- Is facuz/laravel-themes safe to use in production?
- It is viable for a contained, low-blast-radius use case behind an internal abstraction, but not as an unexamined dependency in a core rendering path. Risks include a single maintainer, no downstream dependents to demonstrate production hardening at scale, and a view-finder override that touches a brittle Laravel seam. Pin the version, verify the CI matrix, and keep an exit path to native view namespaces.
- What are alternatives to facuz/laravel-themes for multi-theme Laravel apps?
- Laravel's native view()->addNamespace() plus config-driven view resolution covers many real theming use cases without an extra dependency. For Inertia or SPA front ends, implement theming in the JavaScript build instead. If you need this package's conventions, wrap it behind your own ThemeManager interface so you can later replace it with native view namespaces.