How to configure Laravel Nova for creating a customizable administration dashboard

Arif Billah Babu

Laravel

Configuring Laravel Nova for a customizable administration dashboard with additional useful links involves a few steps. Laravel Nova provides a powerful administration panel out of the box, and you can extend its functionality to meet your specific requirements. Here's a general guide:

1. Install Laravel Nova

Make sure you have Laravel and Nova installed in your project. You can install Nova using Composer:

bash
composer require laravel/nova

2. Configure Nova

Once installed, you need to register Nova with your Laravel application. Add the Nova service provider to the providers array in the config/app.php file:

php
'providers' => [
    // ...
    Laravel\Nova\NovaServiceProvider::class,
],

3. Publish the Nova assets

Run the following command to publish the Nova assets:

bash
php artisan nova:install

4. Configure Nova resources

Define the resources you want to manage in the Nova nova.php configuration file. You can customize the resources according to your application needs.

5. Customize the Nova dashboard

To add additional useful links or customize the Nova dashboard, you can create a custom card or tool. Here's an example of adding a card with useful links.

Create a Card:

Run the following command to create a card:

bash
php artisan nova:card CustomDashboard

This will generate a new card in the app/Nova/Cards directory.

Customize the Card:

Edit the app/Nova/Cards/CustomDashboard.php file to define your card. Add links or any other information you want to display.

php
namespace App\Nova\Cards;

use Laravel\Nova\Card;

class CustomDashboard extends Card
{
    public function render()
    {
        return view('nova.custom-dashboard', [
            'links' => [
                ['text' => 'Link 1', 'url' => 'https://example.com/link1'],
                ['text' => 'Link 2', 'url' => 'https://example.com/link2'],
            ],
        ]);
    }
}

Create the Blade View:

Create a Blade view file at resources/views/nova/custom-dashboard.blade.php to render the card content.

html
<div>
    <h3>Useful Links</h3>
    <ul>
        @foreach ($links as $link)
            <li><a href="{{ $link['url'] }}">{{ $link['text'] }}</a></li>
        @endforeach
    </ul>
</div>

6. Register the Card:

php
'nova-components' => [
    // ...
    \App\Nova\Cards\CustomDashboard::class,
],

7. Run your Nova Dashboard:

Now, run your Laravel application and navigate to the Nova dashboard.