Laravel Kickstart - Useful Laravel Extension Pack

🚀 Overview

Laravel Kickstart is a carefully curated collection of VS Code extensions designed to supercharge your Laravel development workflow. Whether you're a seasoned Laravel developer or just starting your journey, this extension pack provides all the essential tools you need for efficient, productive Laravel development.

✨ Key Benefits

• One-Click Setup: Install all essential Laravel extensions with a single click
• Curated Selection: Handpicked extensions that work well together
• Enhanced Productivity: Streamlined workflow for Laravel development
• Maintained & Updated: Regularly updated with the best Laravel development tools

📦 Included Extensions

🔍 Code Intelligence & Navigation

• Intelephense - Advanced PHP language server with excellent Laravel support
• PHP Namespace Resolver - Automatically import PHP classes and resolve namespaces
• Laravel Extra Intellisense - Enhanced autocomplete for Laravel facades, models, and more

🎨 Code Formatting & Quality

• PHPfmt - Consistent PHP code formatting with PSR standards
• Blade Formatter - Beautiful formatting for Blade templates
• Laravel Blade Spacer - Smart spacing for cleaner Blade files

🧭 Quick Navigation

• Laravel Jump Controller - Jump directly to controllers from routes
• Laravel Goto View - Navigate to views with ease
• Laravel Goto Components - Quick navigation to Laravel components

🔧 Development Tools

• DotENV - Syntax highlighting for .env files

🔧 Installation

Option 1: VS Code Marketplace

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+X (or Cmd+Shift+X on macOS) to open Extensions view
3. Search for "Laravel Kickstart" by Harun1302123
4. Click Install
5. Reload VS Code when prompted

Option 2: Command Line

code --install-extension Harun1302123.laravel-kickstart

Option 3: Quick Install

Install from VS Code Marketplace

🚀 Getting Started

For New Laravel Projects

1. Install this extension pack
2. Create a new Laravel project:

   composer create-project laravel/laravel my-project
   cd my-project
   code .
   

3. Open any PHP or Blade file to activate the extensions
4. Enjoy enhanced Laravel development!

For Existing Projects

1. Install this extension pack
2. Open your Laravel project in VS Code
3. The extensions will automatically activate

Recommended Settings

Add these to your VS Code settings (settings.json) for optimal Laravel development:

{
  "intelephense.files.associations": ["*.php", "*.phtml"],
  "intelephense.files.exclude": [
    "**/.git/**",
    "**/node_modules/**",
    "**/vendor/**/{Tests,tests}/**"
  ],
  "blade.format.enable": true,
  "[blade]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "shufo.vscode-blade-formatter"
  },
  "[php]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "kokororin.vscode-phpfmt"
  }
}

✨ Features

• ⚡ Smart Code Completion - Intelligent autocomplete for Laravel syntax
• 🎯 Quick Navigation - Jump between controllers, views, and models instantly
• 🔍 Advanced IntelliSense - Deep Laravel framework integration
• 🎨 Code Formatting - Consistent PHP and Blade formatting
• 🔧 Environment Support - Enhanced .env file handling
• 📝 Blade Templating - Superior Blade template support
• 🚀 Productivity Boost - Streamlined Laravel development workflow

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Here's how you can help:

1. Report Issues: Open an issue for bugs or feature requests
2. Suggest Extensions: Propose new extensions that would benefit Laravel developers
3. Improve Documentation: Help us make the documentation better
4. Share Feedback: Tell us about your experience using this extension pack

Development

1. Fork this repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Commit changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
4. Push to branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This extension pack is released under the MIT License.

⭐ Support

If you find this extension pack helpful:

• ⭐ Star this repository on GitHub
• 📝 Rate it on the VS Code Marketplace
• 🐦 Share it with fellow Laravel developers