Check if the request matches the url. If so, add an active class to the menu item.
<?php
/*
* Add this to app/start/global.php
*/
HTML::macro('activeState', function($url)
{
return Request::is($url) ? 'active' : '';
});
/*
* Example usage:
*/
?>
<ul>
<li class="{{HTML::activeState('blog')}}">
<a href="{{ URL::route('blog')}}">Blog</a>
</li>
<li class="{{HTML::activeState('about')}}">
<a href="{{ URL::route('about')}}">About</a>
</li>
<li class="{{HTML::activeState('contact')}}">
<a href="{{ URL::route('contact')}}">Contact</a>
</li>
</ul>