People ask me if Laravel Livewire is a scaleable solution to build interactive web applications. The answer is: Yes! Let me show you some of my favorite real-world examples.
What is Laravel Livewire?
Livewire is a package for Laravel to build interactive web applications without leaving the comfort of PHP. It allows you to use the power of reactive components directly within your PHP code. Creating dynamic, real-time interfaces without the complexity of writing a single line of JavaScript.
Want to learn Laravel Livewire? I highly recommend the screencasts by the creator, Caleb Porzio:
Can Livewire scale?
Of course, similar to Laravel, Livewire can be scaled and used in user facing production apps. There are a numerous examples out there, check out these big projects using Livewire:
What is Wire in the Wild?
After a discussion with a friend and former co-worker, I decided to build Wire in the Wild, it is now the biggest collection of Laravel Livewire projects. Learn more on how and why I built it:
Some of my favorite projects
With over 230 projects on Wire in the Wild, I want to share some of my favorites to showcase how flexible Laravel Livewire is.
Find a PR: Start your open-source journey
Find a PR is an open-source site to help developers find projects to submit their very first pull request and start their open-source journey. The site is built by Ash Allen, a well-known book author in the Laravel community.
Georg Fischer Corporate Archives
The Corporate Archives of Georg Fischer Ltd were established in 1943, built on holdings that were collected in the 1920’. They include the documents and records of the company since its foundation, a part of the founding family’s estate, as well as holdings of different corporate subsidiaries and acquired companies.
Lychee: Open Source Photomanagement System
Lychee is a free photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space. Installing is a matter of seconds. Upload, manage and share photos like from a native application. Lychee comes with everything you need and all your photos are stored securely.
Totalsurfcamp: Beautiful booking engine
Uncover high-end surf experiences around the world and connect with other surfers on Totalsurfcamp. This beautiful site uses Laravel Livewire.
Make me a Cocktail: Drink recipe collection
Search a huge cocktail database, create lists and fill up your virtual bar to discover amazing cocktails you can make right now.
deinabo: Swiss mobile plan comparison
deinabo.ch is Swiss reseller for mobile phone, TV and internet subscriptions. It let's you find your perfect plan. The site is built by web agency webkinder.
Koenigsegg Design Studio
The luxury car brand Koenigsegg uses Laravel Livewire for their Design Studio site. I wish I had the means to get a login and design one 😅.
What are you building with Livewire?
Let me know in the comments below what you are building with Laravel Livewire or add your project to Wire in the Wild: