Question 1

How do I make slugs unique per category in Laravel?

Accepted Answer

Use the 'scopeWithUniqueSlugConstraints' method to add custom query scopes. For example, modify the query to check slugs only within the same category, ensuring uniqueness is scoped appropriately, as shown in the Extending Sluggable section.

Question 2

Eloquent Sluggable or Spatie's laravel-sluggable: which should I use?

Accepted Answer

Eloquent-Sluggable is more tightly integrated with Eloquent events and offers extensive customization via configuration. Spatie's package is simpler but less feature-rich. Choose based on whether you need advanced options like multiple slug fields or language-specific rulesets.

Question 3

Can Eloquent Sluggable handle non-Latin characters like Chinese or Arabic?

Accepted Answer

Yes, by customizing the slug engine. The default uses cocur/slugify, which supports transliteration rulesets. You can configure 'slugEngineOptions' or override 'customizeSlugEngine' to apply specific language rules for proper slug generation.

Question 4

How to regenerate slugs when the title changes in an existing model?

Accepted Answer

Set the 'onUpdate' configuration to true, or manually set the slug field to null before saving. The README notes that by default, slugs aren't updated on model changes to preserve SEO, so you must explicitly trigger regeneration.

Question 5

Does Eloquent Sluggable work with Laravel's route model binding?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it includes helpers for route model binding. Use the SluggableScopeHelpers trait to bind routes by slug, allowing seamless integration like Route::get('/post/{post}', ...) where {post} is the slug, as detailed in the ROUTE-MODEL-BINDING.md file.

Question 6

What happens if the source field is empty or null?

Accepted Answer

If the source is empty, null, or non-string, the package handles it gracefully: empty strings result in no slug, while values like 0 or true are converted to strings. This is documented in the Usage section with a table showing specific behaviors.

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