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Recently
Easily track and access recently viewed records in your filament panels.
Panel Builder
Dark theme support
Yes
Multi language support
No
Compatible with the latest version
Supported versions: 3.x - 4.x
Documentation
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Easily track and access recently viewed records in your filament panels.

#Compatibility

Package Version Filament Version
1.x 3.x
2.x 4.x

#Installation

You can install the package via composer then run the installation command and follow the prompts:

composer require awcodes/recently
php artisan recently:install

[!IMPORTANT] If you have not set up a custom theme and are using Filament Panels follow the instructions in the Filament Docs first.

After setting up a custom theme add the plugin's views to your theme css file or your app's css file if using the standalone packages.

@source '../../../../vendor/awcodes/recently/resources/**/*.blade.php';

#Usage

The plugin adds a “Recently Viewed” functionality in your filament panel(s), letting users quickly access resources they’ve recently interacted with. It tracks views/visits to EditRecord and ViewRecord pages of resources where it’s enabled.

#Registering the plugin

use Awcodes\Recently\RecentlyPlugin;
 
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
return $panel
->plugins([
RecentlyPlugin::make(),
])
}

#Possible Conflicts

If you are using QuickCreatePlugin or OverlookPlugin you will need to exclude the RecentEntryResource from them.

OverlookPlugin::make()
->excludes([
RecentEntryResource::class,
]),
QuickCreatePlugin::make()
->excludes([
RecentEntryResource::class,
]),

#Tracking Recent

To record recent edits/views, include the trait on EditRecord or ViewRecord pages of the resources you want to monitor:

Recent Edits:

use Awcodes\Recently\Concerns\HasRecentHistoryRecorder;
 
class EditUser extends EditRecord
{
use HasRecentHistoryRecorder;
 
protected static string $resource = UserResource::class;
}

Recent Views:

class ViewUser extends ViewRecord
{
use HasRecentHistoryRecorder;
 
protected static string $resource = UserResource::class;
}

#Configuration

You can enable/disable or customize the plugin's features either globally through the config file or per panel.

// config/recently.php
return [
'user_model' => App\Models\User::class,
'max_items' => 20,
'width' => 'xs',
'global_search' => true,
'menu' => true,
'icon' => 'heroicon-o-arrow-uturn-left',
];

#Global Search

By default, the plugin will list the recent visits/views as part of the global search results. To disable this feature, set the global_search option to false from the config or by passing false to the globalSearch() method per panel.

use Awcodes\Recently\RecentlyPlugin;
 
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
return $panel
->plugins([
RecentlyPlugin::make()
->globalSearch(condition: false),
])
}

#Menu

By default, the plugin will list the recent visits/views as a dropdown menu in the topbar using the PanelsRenderHook::USER_MENU_BEFORE render hook. To disable this feature, set the menu option to false in the config or by passing false to the menu() method per panel.

use Awcodes\Recently\RecentlyPlugin;
 
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
return $panel
->plugins([
RecentlyPlugin::make()
->menu(condition: false),
])
}

#Appearance

#Icon

Set a custom icon for the menu.

use Awcodes\Recently\RecentlyPlugin;
 
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
return $panel
->plugins([
RecentlyPlugin::make()
->icon('heroicon-o-clock'),
]);
}

#Rounded

The menu icon is round you can opt out of this by passing false to the rounded() method.

use Awcodes\Recently\RecentlyPlugin;
 
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
return $panel
->plugins([
RecentlyPlugin::make()
->rounded(condition: false),
]);
}

#Label

The menu has no label, but you can set a custom label by passing a string to the label() method.

use Awcodes\Recently\RecentlyPlugin;
 
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
return $panel
->plugins([
RecentlyPlugin::make()
->label('Recently Viewed Records'),
]);
}

#Width

The dropdown menu uses the filament dropdown blade component, so you can use any of the options available, the default is xs.

use Awcodes\Recently\RecentlyPlugin;
 
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
return $panel
->plugins([
RecentlyPlugin::make()
->width('sm'),
]);
}

#Max Items

Specify the maximum number of recently viewed items to display in the menu.

use Awcodes\Recently\RecentlyPlugin;
 
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
return $panel
->plugins([
RecentlyPlugin::make()
->maxItems(10),
]);
}

#Render Hook

The plugin will render the menu using the PanelsRenderHook::USER_MENU_BEFORE hook. However, you can change this using the renderUsingHook() method by providing one of the other available filament Render Hooks.

use Awcodes\Recently\RecentlyPlugin;
 
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
return $panel
->plugins([
RecentlyPlugin::make()
->renderUsingHook('PanelsRenderHook::USER_MENU_AFTER'),
]);
}

#Testing

composer test

#Contributing

If you want to contribute to this plugin, you may want to test it in a real Filament project:

  • Fork this repository to your GitHub account.
  • Create a Filament app locally.
  • Clone your fork in your Filament app's root directory.
  • In the /recently directory, create a branch for your fix, e.g. fix/error-message.

Install the plugin in your app's composer.json:

"require": {
"awcodes/recently": "dev-fix/error-message as main-dev",
},
"repositories": [
{
"type": "path",
"url": "recently"
}
]

Now, run composer update.

Please see CONTRIBUTING for details.

#Security Vulnerabilities

Please review our security policy on how to report security vulnerabilities.

#Credits

#License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.

Adam Weston

Adam is a full-stack web developer (with a focus on Laravel) who has been coding for close to 20 years. He is a core Filament team member as well and has authored numerous plugins for Filament such as Curator, Tiptap Editor and Table Repeater, to name a few. You can learn more about Adam on his website.

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