Ban Eloquent Models With the Laravel Ban Package

Laravel Ban is a package that simplifies blocking and banning Eloquent models. Using this package, you can make a model "bannable" in minutes.

The use case for this package goes beyond a User model; you can add the concept of a ban to any Eloquent model. The main features of this package include:

• Model can have many bans.
• Removed bans kept in history as soft-deleted records.
• Most parts of the logic is handled by the BanService.
• Has middleware to prevent banned user route access.
• Use case is not limited to User model, any Eloquent model could be banned.
• Events firing on models ban and unban.
• Designed to work with Laravel Eloquent models.
• Has Laravel Nova support.
• Using contracts to keep high customization capabilities.
• Using traits to get functionality out of the box.

The package has a nice API that makes banning the model simple:

$user->ban();
 
$user->ban([
    'comment' => 'Enjoy your ban!',
]);
 
// A ban that has a ban expiry date
$user->ban([
    'expired_at' => '+1 month',
]);
 
// Remove a ban
$user->unban();
 
// Boolean checks
$user->isBanned();
$user->isNotBanned();
$ban->isTemporary();

The package also provides nice conveniences like middleware, events, scopes, and auto-applying scopes to a model.

You can learn more about this package, get full installation instructions, and view the source code on GitHub.