These are helper functions which allow you to write more concise router code:

View composers are nice but they have some problems accocsiated with them. 1- you never know where the data is coming from when you look at your html 2- They offer no easy way of caching the result. You can use the "widget pattern" to have much better performance and structure in your apps + many more bonuses ! :)

It is always painful to remember the password of the sample accounts and login with them while you are working on your project and test it. You can use this package to easily and securely login with any password without touching your code. https://github.com/imanghafoori1/laravel-anypass https://github.com/imanghafoori1/laravel-anypass