Software is personal now
For the first time, software can be personal. Not personalized, a dashboard you can rearrange. Personal - built from scratch around your brain.
Silvan Hagen
Digital Consultant & Web Developer
Latest posts
Laravel Cloud Navigation in Filament
How we implemented a Laravel Cloud style navigation in Filament v4.
Reading List #2
A list of links I collected and wanted to share with you.
Reading List #1
A list of links I collected and wanted to share with you.
Additional Block Styles for Child Themes
In the latest WordPress projects I worked on, I used the fantastic Ollie block theme . Both the free and the paid version, depending on the project needs. Ollie ships with a bunch of block styles for several core blocks. These styles are packed in the assets/styles and only get
Persist Table Filters per Tenant in Filament
Persist Filament table filters, sorts and searches per tenant and not across the entire application.
From the Wild into the Cloud
Moving a Laravel project to Laravel Cloud. Code snippets, links & slides. MySQL to Postgres. From local disk to S3-compatible object storage.
Laracon EU 2025 - My Recap
Recap and impressions from Laracon EU 2025. A great conference with a wonderful community.
Add Dimensions to Image and Video Uploads in Laravel
Programmatically add Image and Video dimensions to Media items in Laravel using an Observer and a Background Job or Artisan Command
Calm: Peaceful Pictures
Opinion on how to reduce screen time as someone working in tech. A gallery of my favorite calm pictures to relax and unwind.
Kofi Annan Foundation
Case study of the complete redesign, new information architecture and content migration for the Kofi Annan Foundation.
Background File Upload in Filament Forms
Tutorial: How to fetch and upload files in the background and adding them to Filament Forms automatically using Alpine.js and Livewire.
Slow Letter #3 – ⌚️ Sorry I'm Late
My plan was to send a newsletter every 2 months. That didn't work, but I'm back, with WordPress and Laravel tips and personal updates.
Conditionally Redirect in WordPress
For a recent client project, I needed a way to redirect to their "Careers" page in case the job ad is currently not published. The client has a set of roles that they hire for periodically. Their job ads therefore are published when they have a vacancy and
Real-World Laravel Livewire
Is Laravel Livewire scaleable to build interactive web applications? Yes! Let me show you some of my favorite real-world examples.