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Laravel Blade template conventions covering components, output escaping, security, structure, and formatting.

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Name: Blade Templates Description: Laravel Blade template conventions covering components, output escaping, security, structure, and formatting. Compatible Agents: general-purpose, frontend Tags: resources/views/**/*.blade.php, laravel, php, frontend, blade, template, html

Rules

  • Use Blade components (<x-component>) for reusable UI pieces
  • Prefer anonymous components for simple, presentation-only elements
  • Use class-based components when logic is needed
  • Use {{ }} for escaped output (default) — never output raw user input unescaped
  • Use {!! !!} only when the content is explicitly safe (e.g., pre-sanitized HTML)
  • No inline <style> tags in Blade files
  • No inline <script> tags in Blade files — use Livewire or Alpine.js via Blade directives
  • Keep all user-facing text in English
  • Indent Blade directives consistently (4 spaces)
  • Use short attribute syntax where supported: @class, @style

Examples

{{-- Escaped output — always use {{ }} for user data --}}
<h1>{{ $user->name }}</h1>
<p>{{ $post->excerpt }}</p>

{{-- Raw output — only for pre-sanitized content --}}
{!! $article->sanitizedBody !!}

{{-- Anonymous component --}}
<x-card>
    <x-slot:title>{{ $invoice->title }}</x-slot:title>
    <p>{{ $invoice->amount }}</p>
</x-card>

{{-- @class directive for conditional classes --}}
<div @class(['p-4 rounded', 'bg-green-100' => $active, 'bg-red-100' => $error])>
    {{ $message }}
</div>

{{-- @style directive for conditional styles --}}
<div @style(['color: green' => $success, 'color: red' => $failure])>
    {{ $text }}
</div>

{{-- Alpine.js via directive — no inline script tags --}}
<div x-data="{ open: false }">
    <button @click="open = !open">Toggle</button>
    <div x-show="open">Content</div>
</div>

Anti-Patterns

  • Using {!! $user->input !!} for user-provided data — XSS vulnerability
  • Adding <style> or <script> tags directly in Blade files
  • Putting complex PHP logic directly in Blade templates (use components or Livewire)
  • Using inconsistent indentation for @if, @foreach, @while blocks
  • Hardcoding non-English text directly in Blade (use translation helpers for user-facing strings)

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