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Quickest way to setup PHP Environment (Laravel Herd + MySql)

Setting up a local development environment can be a time taking hassle—whether it's using Docker or manual installations. Laravel Herd changes that! It’s a native app for both Windows & macOS that comes with everything you nee...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - September 2024

Another month of progress here, at Backpack HQ. Most of the things we've been working on are under-the-hood, since our current goal is to solidify the current version. We've made slow but steady progress on that! But there's one H...

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Cristian Tabacitu

New in v6: Turn Multiple CRUD Buttons into a Dropdown

Do you find yourself drowning in a sea of action buttons in your CRUD table? You're not alone! Too many buttons can create a cluttered...

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Karan Datwani

Best free HTML templates for admin panels in 2024

Intro If you're looking for a free HTML template to build an admin panel, there are several popular options available. In this article,...

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Karan Datwani

How to configure User Access Control and Permissions in 10 minutes

Hey folks! So, picture this: you're crafting your admin panel and the need for proper access control hits you. Admin panels without rol...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - August 2024

Another good month of progress here at Backpack HQ, despite the summer holidays and all. Again, our current goal is to solidify the cur...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Add Engaging Animations To Your Webapp for FREE

Lottie animations have become a popular choice for adding rich, engaging animations to websites and apps. They’re lightweight, scalable...

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Karan Datwani

Make Your WebApp or Admin Panel Installable as a Mobile App

Ever noticed a little icon or popup on your browser asking you to install the web app you're currently browsing? It’s a cool feature th...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - July 2024

Another good month of progress here at Backpack HQ. Our current goal is to solidify the current version. We're doing that by improving...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Top 10 PHP Features You Can Use in 2024

Hey PHP fans! This article highlights some excellent new features of our favorite scripting language. Whether you're a seasoned pro or...

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Karan Datwani

How to create an AJAX Operation with Quick Button

Today, let's talk about the Quick Button. It's been around for a while, helping us easily create action buttons. But what if you need a...

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Karan Datwani

Laravel Advanced: Top 10 Validation Rules You Didn't Know Existed

Do you know all the validation rules available in Laravel? Think again! Laravel has many ready-to-use validation rules that can make yo...

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Karan Datwani

Laravel Advanced: Little Known Relationships - hasOneThrough() and hasManyThrough()

You've probably used hasOne, hasMany, belongsTo, and belongsToMany relationships in your projects. But did you know Laravel also offers...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - June 2024

Another full month here at Backpack. Let's dig into it: Maintenance This month, Pedro has been working hard on Uploaders, which has an...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Laravel Advanced: Caching - Explained Simply

Caching is like keeping your favorite toy right on top of your toy box, so you can grab it quickly whenever you want to play. Similarly...

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Karan Datwani

Huge Discounts to Celebrate 8 Years of Backpack! Go get 'em!

As I mentioned in my previous article, we're celebrating Backpack turning 8 years old... with a BANG! If you've been with us for a whil...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Progress Report - May 2024

Another full month here at Backpack. Both Jorge and Antonio have been missing this month, but that doesn't mean we don't have anything...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Backpack Is 8 Years Old Now 🥳 Here’s Some History

I had this realization the other day - and it blew my mind. Eight years is a lot of time! To put that into perspective: 20% of new bus...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Laravel Advanced: Lesser-Known, Yet Useful Composer Commands

Composer is the go-to dependency manager for PHP, and if you're working with Laravel, you're already familiar with frequently used comm...

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Karan Datwani

Laravel Advanced: Know the sneaky $loop.

Blade provides directives like @foreach, @while, @for, and @forelse for working with PHP's loop. Did you know... A handy $loop variable...

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Karan Datwani

Choose 'Boring' Technology for Long-Term Projects

Ever chased a tech trend, only to regret it a couple of years down the line? You're not alone. I've been building stuff on the web for...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Progress Report: April 2024

Another full month here at Backpack. Let's dig into it: Support It's been a busy month for Jorge and Karan, but they've handled it like...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Top 10 Laravel Collection Methods You Have Never Used.

In this article series, we go a little deeper into parts of Laravel we all use, to uncover functions and features that we can use in ou...

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Karan Datwani

Generate a Laravel CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) in 5 minutes.

Are you building your App on Laravel? That's a great choice🎉. You must be planning an Admin panel for it. Well, if you're building one...

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Karan Datwani

New Addon: Edit Laravel Translations from Your Admin Panel.

Are you working on a multilingual app? If so, you must be tired of translating your Laravel application. Going through language files i...

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Karan Datwani

Language switcher UI for your Laravel App

Are your admins asking for multi-language support? Do they want a language switcher, to enjoy using their dashboard in their preferred...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report: March 2024

Another good month here at Backpack. Let's dig into it: Maintenance Pedro has been on 🔥 yet another month: All our packages now supp...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Laravel Advanced: Top 5 Scheduler Functions You Might Not Know About

In this article series, we go a little deeper into parts of Laravel we all use, to uncover functions and features that we can use in ou...

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Karan Datwani

Receive Slack Notifications from your Laravel App with a 10-minute Setup

In the previous article, I introduced a Backpack's new Menu Dropdown Column component which I use for my e-commerce admin panel. Today,...

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Karan Datwani

New in v6: A larger layout for your large set of menu items.

I'm running an e-commerce website and its admin panel is built on the Backpack. It keeps growing with many CRUDs and features. This als...

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Karan Datwani

New in v6: Setup Calendar view on your Laravel projects

Last month, we introduced a new feature in Backpack. It is CalendarOperation, a simple way for your admins to see their database entrie...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report: February 2024

2024 has started strong, and February proves it. Many new users this month, so a lot more issues came in, but Jorge and Karan have done...

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Cristian Tabacitu

New in v6: How to setup multiple views on List operation

Last month, we launched an operation called CustomViewOperation. This helps to set up multiple custom views for ListOperation, where ea...

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Karan Datwani

What I missed when building an MVP with Laravel

I've been building a small app on the side. It's not for Laravel developers specifically, but if you're curious... it does one thing -...

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Cristian Tabacitu

How to access CRUD fields via javascript to manipulate Form

Hey there! This is a quick tutorial on the CrudField JavaScript Library. I'm trying it for the first time while writing this article. I...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report: January 2024

Happy new year, everyone! This is our first report of 2024, and we can clearly say... this year has started at full speed. A lot more i...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Setup GraphQL in Laravel using Lighthouse

So, you're eager to level up your API game with GraphQL for Laravel? Awesome! In this article, i'm going to help you set up a GraphQL...

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Karan Datwani

Cheers to Lewis and Excel Imports for Backpack!

Hey there!👋 Today, we're are not just diving into the code tutorial but taking a moment to appreciate @redsquirrelstudio (aka Lewis)....

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Karan Datwani

How to Build an Image Slider CRUD - Backpack Basics

I was working on a website and I had to allow the admin to create image sliders to place on website pages. Sliders are common and admin...

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Karan Datwani

How I created a custom “webcam” field for Backpack.

I have a project which is being used in exhibitions to print ID cards. People come for spot registrations and collect a physical ID bad...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - December 2023

Ho ho ho! 🎅 Hope you enjoyed your holidays, if you celebrate them! Most of us here do, so it's been an "light" month for tea...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Top 3 Reasons Why FREE Dependencies are Not Exactly FREE

I’ve seen this happen so many times, especially with devs who are newer to PHP, or come from JS. Their composer.json looks is an endles...

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Cristian Tabacitu

How to create a Trash/Deleted section in Backpack CRUD

Are you using SoftDeletes on any of your Eloquent models? Do you want the admin to be able to soft delete, hard delete or recover items...

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Karan Datwani

How to add a tooltip to a field label

Someone just asked me why "it is not possible in Backpack to add a question icon next to each field, with a tooltip for more info...

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Cristian Tabacitu

How to build a theme-picker for Backpack admin panel.

As a developer who uses Backpack, choosing a different theme is easy. But you can also... let your users change the theme! In fact, we...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - November 2023

We've been hard at work this month, fixing and polishing - our software, our processes and our services offering. Here's what's new, fr...

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Cristian Tabacitu

How to make custom JavaScript work with Backpack's List Operation

Last month, we received a query on our backpack community forum. A user wanted to add custom JS, to show the tooltips for table section...

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Karan Datwani

Many Many Discounts - Black Week, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and more

'Tis the season to be jolly! Wait, it's not Christmas yet. 👀 'Tis the season to be buying! That's more like it. If you've been with us...

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Cristian Tabacitu

The New Trend in Web Development: Keeping It Simple

Web development is changing. Again! Here's how: The Modern Web What people call "the modern web" began to take shape in the e...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Easy Column Links using linkTo()

Hey there! 👋 Do you want an easy way to deep link your Backpack columns? Well, you're in luck! Backpack has introduced a new column at...

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Karan Datwani

New in v6: Granular User Access, using Custom Closures

When it comes to building complex applications, controlling access to certain features or actions is paramount. Starting with Backpack...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - October 2023

Happy to report that we've launched two new features this month. Both features make it dead-simple to do stuff that is more complex, bu...

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Cristian Tabacitu

New in v6: CSS Hooks - Easy CSS Customization for Your Backpack CRUD Panels

Hey there! 👋 We've got just the trick for you! Let's talk about how you can sprinkle a little bit of your own magic on your CRUD Panel...

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Karan Datwani

How GraphQL is better than REST APIs.

Hey there, fellow Laravel developers! If you've been hearing about GraphQL and wondering what the buzz is all about, or if you're just...

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Karan Datwani

New in v6: How to use Spatie Media Library in Backpack

Hey there, awesome developers! We've got some super exciting news for you! Backpack v6 now comes with super cool, first-party support...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - September 2023

This will be a short one. Not because we haven't done much - we have, but because we've been more focused on actually finishing things....

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Cristian Tabacitu

Question: Would You Buy 1-on-1 Consulting With a Backpack Core Maintainer?

Hey there! Context for those who don't know... we also offer web development and UX/UI services. Most of our clients are CTOs and found...

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Cristian Tabacitu

New in v6: How to change layout for panel & auth views

Welcome to the world of custom themes for your Backpack v6 project! With the Tabler theme, you can easily change the layout for panel a...

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Karan Datwani

New in v6: How to enable dark-mode on Backpack 🌑✨

Hello fellow developers! Are you ready to embrace the dark side? Starting from Backpack v6, we've got you covered with a sleek dark mod...

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Karan Datwani

New in v6: How to create your own custom theme to Backpack v6

Hey devs, are you ready to create your own custom theme to Backpack v6? It's easier than you might think! Let's walk through the steps...

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Karan Datwani

Give a discount, get a discount! Introducing Backpack Rewards.

We have great news if you have friends... who are still not using Backpack. You can now refer people to Backpack and get rewarded for i...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Spread the word and we'll share the profit. Become an Affiliate!

Do you have an audience that is interested in Laravel and/or admin panels? Then we're a great match, let's do business together! We'll...

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Cristian Tabacitu

New FREE Add-on - Activity Log

As we build features for ourselves and our clients, we try to release them to you too. Either as features in our existing products, or...

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Cristian Tabacitu

New in v6: How to change themes in Backpack v6

Hey there! In Backpack v6, we introduced themes so that you can add a bit of personality to your admin panels! Changing themes is a bre...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - August 2023

This was a very productive month for us. We've not only fixed bugs in our newest software, but we've also streamlined our support syste...

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Cristian Tabacitu

New basset() helper (yes, helper)

As part of Backpack v6, we've invented a new way of loading assets in Laravel. And we've done that as an open-source package - one that...

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Cristian Tabacitu

New in v6: How to create a Quick Button in BackpackForLaravel

Hey there, fellow developers! In this article, we're going to explore the awesome new feature in version 6 of Backpack for Laravel - th...

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Karan Datwani

New in v6: How to build Custom Form Operation in Backpack v6

Hey devs, check out the amazing new feature in Backpack v6 - building custom forms with ease! In the past, creating a custom operation...

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Karan Datwani

New in v6: How to use Uploaders - Making Upload Fields Easier Than Ever!

Hey there, my friends! I've got some exciting news about Backpack v6 that will make your life as a developer even easier. Introducing a...

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Karan Datwani

New in v6: How to use Dropzone for Easy File Uploads!

Hey there! I've got some fantastic news to share with you about Backpack v6! We've introduced an amazing new feature called the "D...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - July 2023

This was a crazy month for us. After having launched Backpack v6 at the beginning of the month (😱), we had a bit of calm... before the...

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Cristian Tabacitu

30% Discount - Backpack v6 Launch Party

It's been a few weeks already since Backpack v6 has been not only launched, but the default version everybody uses. In the past 3 weeks...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Excellent New Theme - Tabler

We're happy to announce our Tabler theme is finally out of beta 🎉 We've been working with Tabler for a long time, and it is spectacula...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Progress Report - June 2023

This month our entire team has been working on Backpack v6. And for the first time ever... it felt like we were moving at incredible sp...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Backpack v6 launches this weekend - with a huge discount!

We have EXCELLENT news. Thanks to an all-team-effort for the past month, we are very happy with the state of Backpack v6 - our latest a...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Progress Report - May 2023

This was a stressful month for the Backpack team. We've been polishing the last big things we had to merge into v6, finding and fixing...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Why build an admin panel for your website or web app?

When it comes to developing a website or an app, there's one crucial aspect that shouldn't be overlooked: the admin panel. An admin pa...

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Karan Datwani

How to set up Laravel Valet (Nginx) + MySQL

A Few months ago, Tabacitu assigned me a task to install & try Spatie's Browsershot on the Laravel Valet environment. It was the fi...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - April 2023

This was another good month for the Backpack team. We’ve been steadily working towards a stable v6, that you’ll be able to try pretty s...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Progress Report - March 2023

We don't mean to brag... but March has been very good to us 😀 Work on Backpack v6 has been going very very well, so we have a lot to u...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Progress Report - Feb 2023

We've been firing on all cylinders in February. We're working on two HUGE features that we will be launching next month in Backpack v5....

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Cristian Tabacitu

Why use an admin panel framework instead of creating your own?

An admin panel framework is a software framework that provides a set of tools, components, and functionalities for building an administ...

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Karan Datwani

How to add custom sections to CRUD tables and forms

In a recent project, I needed to customize my List and Create operations, to basically add content before or after the existing views....

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Karan Datwani

What is CRUD?

CRUD stands for Create, Read, Update, and Delete, which are the four basic functions used to manage data in a database and are essenti...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - Jan 2023

We've started this new year in full force. Not only have we been working on the next iteration of Backpack (which you'll have access to...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Giveaway - win up to $2500 of premium Laravel resources

Did you know Backpack is partly "Made in Portugal"? Yes, that's were two of our team members live - Pedro and Antonio. So we...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Progress Report - Dec 2022

It's been a crazy month here at Backpack. We've been working in more areas than ever (v5, v6, marketing, design, legal) but I won't bor...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Progress Report - Nov 2022

It's been a busy month here at Backpack. We've started working on Backpack v6, organized a Black Friday AND managed to start and finish...

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Cristian Tabacitu

100 Huge Discounts for Black Week

We’re celebrating Black Week, Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year with a HUGE discount: The first 100 people that use the BLACKFRID...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Progress Report - Sep-Oct 2022

Since our last progress report, our team has put the final touches on quite a few difficult features. These have been multi-month effor...

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Cristian Tabacitu

How to create a custom operation that uses Backpack fields

In previous articles, I've shown you how to: create an operation (EmailOperation) with a custom HTML form; use that operation on yo...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - August 2022

Since our last progress report, on Aug 19th, our focus has been on improving overall Developer Experience and fixing papercuts. We've b...

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Cristian Tabacitu

How to create a Backpack add-on with a custom Operation

Say you’ve created a custom operation, and want to share it with other developers around the world. How do you do that? Well, it’s pret...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - July 2022

Our last progress report was on July 19th, and our team has done A LOT since then. Maintenance 9 new patch releases for Backpack CRUD...

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Cristian Tabacitu

How to use a custom operation inside PermissionManager

So you want to add a new operation to the UserCrudController, the one that our PermissionManager addon provides? Here’s how you can do...

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Karan Datwani

How to create a custom operation with a form

I needed a form that sends an email to each user, directly from the admin panel. I already had a Users CRUD, so here's how I added a fo...

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Karan Datwani

Progress Report - June 2022

This will be a short one - since not everything we've been working on this month has also been launched. And we don't want to bother yo...

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Cristian Tabacitu

New Addon - Editable Columns

Some of our admins have been asking to do quick edits, right from the table view. We've always whipped up a custom solution for them ri...

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Cristian Tabacitu

New Feature - CrudField Javascript Library

If you haven't read our May 2022 Progress Report... we have BIG news for you. In fact it's so big, that it made us bump the version fro...

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Cristian Tabacitu

We recommend you fix this vulnerability

We regularly conduct private security audits of our software. Unlike most times, in March 2022 we’ve discovered a security issue that m...

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Cristian Tabacitu

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