Over the past few weeks startonline.com.ua picked up a lot of new functionality. The underlying engine is our Laravel + Filament CMS, and it evolves alongside our client projects. Here are the key updates from versions 0.3.0 → 0.3.5.
Theme and plugin system
The biggest architectural update: the CMS is no longer just a studio landing page — it's a platform that can run client sites without touching the core.
ThemeServiceProvider— themes override views, routes, and configForceLocalemiddleware for single-locale themes (no/ukprefix)- Vite reads
CMS_THEME— builds theme-specific styles and scripts - Conditional route loading: if a theme ships
routes/web.php, core ones are skipped
f1service.com.ua already runs on this infrastructure — see the companion post.
Site search
Added live search with an icon in the header: AJAX dropdown with real-time results, full results page, multilingual. Covers pages, services, products, and blog.
Banner / Slider module
A new block type for any page:
- Unlimited slides with drag-and-drop ordering
- Multilingual images and text per slide
- Link the whole banner or a dedicated CTA button
- Arrow controls, indicator dots, autoplay settings
Admin panel improvements
- Toggles for phone in header, contacts in footer
- Parent selector when creating menu items
- Hover dropdown in the header on desktop, correct behavior on mobile
- SortableJS drag-and-drop for nested menus
@stack('styles')in the admin layout — per-page CSS without hacks
Production deployment
startonline.com.ua itself went live in production today: Ubuntu 24.04 + FastPanel, PHP 8.4, MySQL 8.0, nginx with HTTP/2, Let's Encrypt. Laravel caches warmed (config:cache, route:cache, view:cache, event:cache), Filament assets published, cron for schedule:run.
What's next
- Migrate more client sites to the theme architecture
- Add a form-builder module that pushes to CRM
- Extend the module system (reviews, FAQ accordion, timeline)
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