⚖️Change Mode

There are three modes available.

• Auth Mode

• Guest Mode

• Secured Mode

By default Guest Mode has enabled.

Option 1 (Locally, Higher priority)

Set $guestMode, true in related model. This will effect to that model only.

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use LakM\Comments\Concerns\Commentable;
use LakM\Comments\Contracts\CommentableContract;

class Post extends Model implements CommentableContract
{
    use Commentable;

    $guestMode = false; // Auth mode
}

Option 2 (Globally)

You can set guest mode enabled variable true in the config file. This will globally enabled the guest mode.

// comments.php

guest_mode => [
    'enabled' => false, // Auth Mode
]

Secured Guest Mode (Recommended)

The default guest mode relies on user's IP address, which is not ideal for security. For a more secure guest mode, consider enabling the secured guest mode feature.

// comments.php

guest_mode => [
    'enabled' => true,
    'secured' => true,
]

How it works

Users are required to confirm their email address via a verification link before commenting. This system doesn't interact with the default users table or the web auth guard. Instead, it operates through a dedicated guests table and a custom guest guard. This ensures that your default authentication system remains unaffected, allowing the package to work seamlessly even on sites that already have an existing authentication setup.