having laravel category (slug based) posts with pagination - php

Question

I have this function, where i get my categories base on their slug
public function postcategoryposts($slug){
$category = PostCategory::where('slug','=',$slug)->firstOrFail();
return view('front.postcategory-posts', compact('category'));
}
Currently i'm getting my each category posts in blade like:
#foreach($category->posts as $post)
{{$post->title}}
#endforeach
until here everything is normal, the problem is how to divide my posts into pages? I am not able to use:
$category = PostCategory::where('slug','=',$slug)->paginate(10);
because I'm using
firstOrFail();
any idea?

Answer 1

You need to add a function to your model to get posts and then paginate.
In your controller
public function postcategoryposts($slug)
{
$category = PostCategory::where('slug','=',$slug)->firstOrFail();
$posts = $category->getPaginatedPosts(10);
return view('front.postcategory-posts', compact('posts'));
}
In your model
// PostCategory model
public function getPaginatedPosts($limit = 10)
{
// Get category posts using laravel pagination method
return Post::where('category_id', '=', $this->id)->paginate($limit);
}
In your blade view
<div class="container">
#foreach ($posts as $post)
{{ $post->title }}
#endforeach
</div>
{{ $posts->render() }}
More informations about Laravel pagination here
Hope it's helps you :)