Feature Showcase

• Features
• Installation
• Setup
  • 1. Register the plugin
  • 2. Publish the config
  • 3. Add to your theme
  • 4. User model requirement
• Configuration
• Plugin Options
• How It Works
• License

A beautiful Filament plugin that displays a version changelog modal with an always-accessible "What's New" button. Keep your users informed about new features with an elegant, accordion-style changelog.

#Features

• Auto-show modal when a new version is released
• Accordion-style changelog showing all versions (newest first)
• Persistent floating "What's New" button with unseen version indicator
• Version label in the sidebar footer
• Fully configurable via a publishable config file
• Dark mode support
• Respects your Filament theme colors

#Installation

composer require helios-live/filament-feature-showcase

#Setup

#1. Register the plugin

Add the plugin to your AdminPanelProvider:

use HeliosLive\FilamentFeatureShowcase\FeatureShowcasePlugin;

public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        // ...
        ->plugin(FeatureShowcasePlugin::make());
}

#2. Publish the config

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=filament-feature-showcase-config

#3. Add to your theme

The plugin's Tailwind classes need to be included in your Filament theme. Add the following @source directive to your theme CSS file (usually resources/css/filament/admin/theme.css):

@source '../../../../vendor/helios-live/filament-feature-showcase/resources/**/*.blade.php';

Then rebuild your theme:

npm run build

#4. User model requirement

Your User model must have a JSON column to store the last seen version (defaults to preferences). The column must be cast to array:

protected $casts = [
    'preferences' => 'array',
];

If you don't have one, create a migration:

php artisan make:migration add_preferences_to_users_table

Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->json('preferences')->nullable();
});

You can use a different column name by setting user_column in the config.

#Configuration

Edit config/filament-feature-showcase.php to define your versions and features:

return [
    'current' => '1.2.0',

    'user_column' => 'preferences',

    'preference_key' => 'last_seen_version',

    'dismiss_route' => '/admin/dismiss-version-showcase',

    'changelog' => [
        '1.2.0' => [
            'title' => 'Dark Mode Support',
            'description' => 'Full dark mode support across the platform.',
            'features' => [
                [
                    'icon' => 'heroicon-o-moon',
                    'title' => 'Dark Mode',
                    'description' => 'Toggle between light and dark themes.',
                ],
            ],
        ],

        '1.1.0' => [
            'title' => 'Search Improvements',
            'description' => 'Find what you need faster.',
            'features' => [
                [
                    'icon' => 'heroicon-o-magnifying-glass',
                    'title' => 'Global Search',
                    'description' => 'Search across all resources instantly.',
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
];

#Plugin Options

FeatureShowcasePlugin::make()
    ->showSidebarVersion(true)     // Show version in sidebar footer (default: true)
    ->showButton(true)             // Show the floating "What's New" button (default: true)
    ->buttonPosition('bottom-left') // Button position: bottom-left, bottom-right, top-left, top-right

#How It Works

1. When a user logs in, the plugin checks their last_seen_version preference against config('filament-feature-showcase.current')
2. If the versions don't match, the modal auto-opens showing the latest version's features
3. Clicking "Got it, let's go!" marks the version as seen
4. The floating sparkles button is always available to re-open the changelog
5. All versions are shown in a collapsible accordion, newest first

#License

MIT