Laravel ecosystem news — July 25, 2026
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Hello Laravel developers 👋
There wasn’t an issue last week as I treated myself to a few days’ holiday 😉
Following the image processing features in version 13.20, Laravel has released two new versions that refine the user experience: #[RouteKey] to customise model binding, #[BindWhen()] for conditional injection, and the RateLimiter is finally macro-enabled.
On the events front, Taylor and his team are launching a brand-new concept: the Laravel Founders Summit, a day-long gathering for founders to discuss the real-life experiences of businesses running on Laravel. And on the security front, Heimdall introduces a simple yet powerful idea: don’t install a dependency until it’s been around for a certain number of days (configurable, of course).
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— Fred
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🚀 Framework & Releases
Laravel 13.22.0 — #[BindWhen()], multi-queue queue:clear, RateLimiter macroable
Released July 24, 2026
Introduces the #[BindWhen()] attribute for conditional container binding, multi-queue support in queue:clear, a macroable RateLimiter, stream body support in HTTP fake responses, and Delay attribute support in Bus::batch.
Laravel 13.21.0 — #[RouteKey], #[RequestAttribute], more Image formats
Released July 21, 2026
Adds #[RouteKey] to customize route model binding columns without overriding getRouteKeyName(), #[RequestAttribute] to inject request attributes into controller parameters, a base64 validation rule, and PNG, GIF, AVIF, BMP output formats for the Image component.
Laravel 12.64.0 — Enum as queue overlap key, Stringable::initials()
Released July 14, 2026
Laravel 12.64 receives enum support as queue overlap keys and a capitalize parameter on Stringable::initials().
Filament v5.7.0 — Hardened security, rendering optimizations, new features
Released July 17, 2026
A significant Filament 5 release with CSV formula injection protection in exports, major form and table rendering optimizations, Closure support for maxContentWidth, sidebarWidth and darkMode, empty state for chart widgets, hideable action columns, and multiple security fixes (CSS sanitization, file path tampering prevention, Query Builder operator validation).
📦 Packages & Plugins
Heimdall — A minimum-age policy for your Composer dependencies
Published July 24, 2026
Most malicious Packagist releases are caught and removed within 24-48 hours. Heimdall leverages this: set a minimum age (e.g., 7 days), and the plugin refuses to install any fresher version. Trusted vendors can be whitelisted. The concept is so clean it may land natively in Composer 2.11.
Laravel Time Machine — A Request Lifecycle Profiler
Published July 21, 2026
A profiler by Jaydeep Gadhiya that records every phase of a Laravel request — bootstrap, middleware, routing, controller, response, termination — with millisecond timings. Gantt-style dashboard, SQL query capture, flat-file JSON storage (no database), and custom instrumentation via a facade.
📘 Articles & Tutorials
AI coding agents pass tests. Can they write idiomatic Laravel?
Published July 24, 2026 — Laravel Blog
Pushpak Chhajed announces frontier models (GPT-5.6, Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.x) now hit 100% on all 17 Boost evals. But the new frontier isn't passing tests — it's measuring correct code per token spent and whether the code feels like an Artisan wrote it.
A Practical Guide to Laravel's First-Party Image Processing
Published July 21, 2026 — Laravel News
A comprehensive walkthrough of the new Image facade: resizing, cropping, format conversion, storage, and integration with Laravel's filesystem. Real-world examples for the most common use cases.
🎥 Videos & Talks
Building and Deploying a Laravel App With Claude Code on Zerops
Published July 24, 2026 — Laravel News
Harris Raftopoulos builds InvoiceHub (invoicing, PDF generation, email, full-text search) without a single local dev tool. Two Claude Code prompts provision Postgres, Valkey, Mailpit, scaffold Laravel 13 + Filament v5, and build the entire invoice pipeline. A third prompt adds Meilisearch for full-text search.
» Read the article / Watch the video
🌐 Community
Laravel Founders Summit — A one-day event for founders
Announced July 23, 2026
Laravel opens applications for the Founders Summit, a one-day gathering in November 2026 for founders and leaders running businesses on Laravel. No talks, no speaker lineup — just a small room of people comparing notes on real business challenges. Applications are reviewed based on revenue, role, and Laravel usage.
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