Laravel official form builder

It was removed from core and maintained by Laravel Collective instead.

Do you really need a Form Builder though?

Yes it was removed, here is the package https://laravelcollective.com/docs/5.4/html

You can install and use it.

Which package you suggest to use?

I personally use simple HTML forms, I don't use any package

Thank you both!

Not sure who reply before, but both have right, which mark correct?

I understand that is not required to have a form builder, but it can be really a time saving in certain project.

For example I see that the package which you refer allow to bind from model, or to create components, so this is my form:

                {{ Form::model($permission, ['route' => ['permissions.update', $permission->id]]) }}
                    {{ Form::bsText('name') }}
                    {{ Form::bsText('guard_name') }}
                    {{ Form::bsSubmit('Create') }}
                {{ Form::close() }}

The model $permission will populate the value auto-magically in the form by matching the name of input.

And one of the components that I can reuse using {{ Form::bsText('name') }}

<div class="form-group">
    {{ Form::label($name, null, ['class' => 'control-label']) }}
    {{ Form::text($name, $value, array_merge(['class' => 'form-control'], $attributes)) }}
</div>

Much cleaner and time-saving in my opinion.

But I agree that in small project is not really required.

I missed it to when it was removed but now it feels more like I'm in control over my form and it's a bit faster not to have blade convert it to html every time.

I don't think that it take much difference if blade need to convert it; as I understand it use similar like blade components. Also this is basically for admin area, where it should not make too much difference bit faster or slower rendering time.

it's a bit faster not to have blade convert it to html every time

Blade gets compiled and cached the first time a view is used, not every time

You will find that after a while you start to spend more and more time trying to get the Form classes to do what you want and in the event you will realise that they are a crap idea.

You will find that after a while you start to spend more and more time trying to get the Form classes to do what you want and in the event you will realise that they are a crap idea.

I hear you, and I have already experience what you are saying. This can happen if you start abstract too much things. But if you keep it simple as possible, it should not be a problem. And when happen, you can always make a normal form using html directly.