Week 4: Emails, Notifications & Admin Dashboards
Build professional features like email alerts, admin panels & dynamic UI elements
Sending Emails with Laravel Mail
This week, you'll learn to send professional, real-time emails from your Laravel app. Set up mail drivers like Mailtrap or Gmail, craft email templates, and dispatch them automatically based on user actions (e.g., welcome emails or notifications).
Using Laravel's Notification System
Laravel’s built-in notification system lets you send alerts via email, database, or SMS. You’ll implement in-app and email notifications for key events like new blog comments, new admin users, or contact messages.
Building a Secure Admin Dashboard
Design and secure an admin panel to manage blogs, users, and more. You'll apply role-based access control (RBAC) so that only admins can access these tools. This is how real SaaS platforms work — and you'll have one by the end of the week.
Real-World Project: Notification-Ready Blog CMS
You’ll expand your blog app to include an admin interface, send notification emails when posts are created or commented on, and restrict admin features to the right users. You’ll learn to think like a pro dev shipping scalable features.
Key Skills You’ll Gain
- ✅ Sending custom email notifications using Laravel Mail.
- ✅ Creating dynamic notification channels (email + in-app).
- ✅ Building and protecting admin dashboards with role-based access.
- ✅ Using Blade to create reusable dashboard UI components.
- ✅ Structuring folders & routes like a real Laravel SaaS app.