austintoddj/canvas

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Canvas is an open-source publishing platform for Laravel that installs as a Composer package, adding a distraction-free writing editor, media uploads, tags/topics, roles, and reader analytics to an existing Laravel application. It uses your app's existing authentication and optionally publishes a starter reader frontend via an Artisan command.

Use cases

• add a blog to an existing laravel app
• self-hosted publishing platform
• write and publish blog posts with markdown editor
• track blog views and reader analytics
• multi-author blog with roles
• integrate unsplash and ai writing into a blog

When to choose

• you already run a Laravel application and want blogging built in
• you want to keep your existing authentication and user system
• you want a lightweight publishing layer without a full standalone CMS
• you need roles for writers, editors, and admins

When to avoid

• you need a standalone CMS outside a Laravel app
• your project is not PHP/Laravel
• you need a full headless CMS with API-first content delivery
• you cannot run PHP >= 8.3 and Laravel >= 12

Facets

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web-framework templating file-upload analytics middleware web-development cms backend php self-hosted blogging publishing-platform laravel-package writing content-management composer-package publishing laravel web-server

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