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# Laravel Sidebar
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## Installation
Require this package in your `composer.json` and run `composer update`.
```php
"maatwebsite/laravel-sidebar": "~2.1"
```
After updating composer, add the ServiceProvider to the providers array in `config/app.php`
```php
'Maatwebsite\Sidebar\SidebarServiceProvider',
```
Add the package middleware to `App\Http\Kernel`:
```php
`'Maatwebsite\Sidebar\Middleware\ResolveSidebars'`
```
To publish the default views use:
```php
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="views"
```
To publish the config use:
```php
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="config"
```
## Documentation
See the wiki: https://github.com/Maatwebsite/Laravel-Sidebar/wiki
## Contributing
**ALL contributions** should be made to appropriate branch (e.g. 2.0 for 2.0.* bug fixes). Bug fixes should never be sent to the master branch.
We follow PSR-1, PSR-2 and PSR-4 coding styles.
Added or fixed functionality should be backed with unit tests.
## License
This package is licensed under MIT. You are free to use it in personal and commercial projects.