README

Polymorphic translations for Laravel models with a batteries-included developer experience—helper functions, eager-loading scopes, caching, CLI tooling, pluralisation helpers, import/export pipelines, and more.

Documentation

Visit docs for the complete guide—including Overview, Core Concepts, Querying Translations, Automation & CLI, Extensibility, Middleware, and Testing.

https://multi-lang.thejano.com

Requirements

• PHP 8.2 or higher
• Laravel 11.x, 12.x, or 13.x
• Database with JSON or text column support (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, etc.)

Why you’ll love it

• Laravel-native ergonomics – fluent query scopes, helpers, Blade directives, and facades.
• Performance ready – eager loading, translation caching (including Redis-backed stores), and grouped predicates.
• Robust workflows – soft deletes with automatic restoration, batch setters, JSON import/export, audit command, pluralisation helpers.

Install

composer require thejano/laravel-multi-lang

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=multi-lang-config
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=multi-lang-migrations
php artisan migrate

Five-minute setup

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use TheJano\MultiLang\Traits\Translatable;

class Post extends Model
{
    use Translatable;

    protected $fillable = ['title', 'content'];
    protected array $translatableFields = ['title', 'content'];
}

$post = Post::create(['title' => 'Original Title']);

$post->setTranslation('title', 'ناونیشان', 'ckb');
$post->translate('title', 'ckb');                      // ناونیشان
$post->translateOrOriginal('title', 'fr');             // Falls back to original value
trans_model_choice($post, 'visits', 5, ['count' => 5]);

Query like native Laravel:

Post::whereTranslate('title', 'ناونیشان', 'ckb')->get();
Post::whereTranslateWithFallback('title', 'عنوان', 'ckb', 'ar')->get();
Post::withTranslations(['ckb', 'ar'])->get();

CLI & automation

• php artisan multi-lang:audit – surface missing translations.
• php artisan multi-lang:export – JSON export (use --missing, --ids, --locales).
• php artisan multi-lang:import – merge/replace import with --only-missing support.

Pair exports/imports with your favourite translation service or CI workflow.

Caching tips

Translations cache per model and can share stores:

'cache_store' => [
    'driver' => 'redis',    // null uses default cache store
    'prefix' => 'multi_lang:translations',
    'ttl'    => 3600,
],

Reset across tests/jobs with Post::resetTranslationCacheStore();.

Testing & contributing

• Run the Pest suite: composer test
• Issues or pull requests welcome—add tests and a short summary when contributing.
• Security reports: pshtiwan@janocode.com

License

Laravel Multi-Lang is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.