Laravel Page Builder

A predefined section-based page builder for Laravel + Inertia.js + React. Pages are composed of typed sections with a drag-and-drop editor, Eloquent models, API resources, per-section forms, and a section renderer.

Features

• 12 built-in section types: hero, about, features, stats, team, testimonials, CTA, gallery, FAQ, contact, rich text, and video
• Eloquent Page and PageSection models with JSON data casting
• API Resources (PageResource, PageSectionResource) ready for your controllers
• Drag-and-drop React section editor powered by @dnd-kit
• Per-section forms with typed fields and image/media support
• SectionRenderer React component for frontend rendering
• Custom section registration via PageBuilder::register()
• Configurable media model integration
• Tailwind CSS v4 compatible frontend components

Requirements

• PHP ^8.2
• Laravel ^12.0
• Inertia.js v2
• React 19
• @dnd-kit/core, @dnd-kit/sortable, @dnd-kit/utilities
• lucide-react
• Tailwind CSS v4

Installation

1. Install the package via Composer

composer require codprez/laravel-page-builder

2. Publish the config file

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=page-builder-config

3. Publish and run the migrations

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=page-builder-migrations
php artisan migrate

4. Install frontend dependencies

npm install @dnd-kit/core @dnd-kit/sortable @dnd-kit/utilities lucide-react

5. Copy frontend assets

Publish the frontend TypeScript types and React components into your application:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=page-builder-resources

This copies the following into your resources/js directory:

• types/page-builder.ts — TypeScript type definitions
• components/page-builder/ — React editor and renderer components

Configuration

After publishing, config/page-builder.php will contain:

return [
    'media_model' => \App\Models\Media::class,
];

The configured media model must expose id, url, and optionally thumbnail_url attributes. It is used by image fields in section forms and the ImageUpload / MediaSelector integration points.

Usage

Page and Section CRUD

Use the Page and PageSection models directly via Eloquent:

use Codprez\PageBuilder\Models\Page;
use Codprez\PageBuilder\Models\PageSection;

// Create a page
$page = Page::create([
    'title'            => 'Home',
    'slug'             => 'home',
    'status'           => 'published',
    'is_home'          => true,
]);

// Attach a section
$page->sections()->create([
    'type'       => 'hero',
    'order'      => 1,
    'is_visible' => true,
    'data'       => [
        'title'    => 'Welcome',
        'subtitle' => 'Build pages visually.',
    ],
]);

// Retrieve a page with its sections
$page = Page::with('sections')->where('slug', 'home')->firstOrFail();

Using PageResource in Controllers

use Codprez\PageBuilder\Http\Resources\PageResource;
use Codprez\PageBuilder\Models\Page;

class PageController extends Controller
{
    public function show(string $slug): PageResource
    {
        $page = Page::with(['image', 'sections'])->where('slug', $slug)->firstOrFail();

        return new PageResource($page);
    }

    public function index(): \Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\AnonymousResourceCollection
    {
        return PageResource::collection(
            Page::with(['image', 'sections'])->orderBy('order')->get()
        );
    }
}

Rendering a Page with Inertia

use Inertia\Inertia;
use Codprez\PageBuilder\Http\Resources\PageResource;
use Codprez\PageBuilder\Models\Page;

class FrontController extends Controller
{
    public function show(string $slug): \Inertia\Response
    {
        $page = Page::with(['image', 'sections' => fn ($q) => $q->where('is_visible', true)->orderBy('order')])
            ->where('slug', $slug)
            ->where('status', 'published')
            ->firstOrFail();

        return Inertia::render('Pages/Show', [
            'page' => new PageResource($page),
        ]);
    }
}

Registering Custom Sections

Use PageBuilder::register() in a service provider to add your own section types:

use Codprez\PageBuilder\PageBuilder;

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot(): void
    {
        PageBuilder::register('my_section',
            requiredFields: ['title'],
            imageFields: ['image_id']
        );
    }
}

Custom sections will appear in the section picker inside the editor and can be rendered by adding a corresponding case to your SectionRenderer usage.

Frontend Setup

Types

After publishing resources, import types from the copied file:

import type { Page, PageSection, SectionType } from '@/types/page-builder'

SectionEditor

Use SectionEditor in your admin pages to allow drag-and-drop section management:

import { SectionEditor } from '@/components/page-builder/section-editor'
import { useForm } from '@inertiajs/react'
import type { PageSection } from '@/types/page-builder'

export default function EditPage({ page }: { page: Page }) {
    const { data, setData, put } = useForm({
        sections: page.sections,
    })

    return (
        <form onSubmit={e => { e.preventDefault(); put(`/pages/${page.id}`) }}>
            <SectionEditor
                sections={data.sections}
                onChange={sections => setData('sections', sections)}
            />
            <button type="submit">Save</button>
        </form>
    )
}

The SectionEditor component requires ImageUpload and MediaSelector components to be present in your application at @/components/image-upload and @/components/media-selector. Implement these to handle image uploads and media library selection according to your application's needs.

SectionRenderer

Use SectionRenderer to render published page sections on the frontend:

import { SectionRenderer } from '@/components/page-builder/section-renderer'
import type { Page } from '@/types/page-builder'

export default function ShowPage({ page }: { page: Page }) {
    return (
        <main>
            {page.sections.map(section => (
                <SectionRenderer key={section.id} section={section} />
            ))}
        </main>
    )
}

SectionPicker

To allow users to add new sections, use SectionPicker standalone:

import { SectionPicker } from '@/components/page-builder/section-picker'

<SectionPicker onSelect={type => addSection(type)} />

Section Types

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting a pull request.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for a history of changes.

License

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