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How can I customize the default form components in Laravel Form Components


To customize the default form components in the Laravel Form Components library, you have several options:

1. Publish the views and customize them:
- Run `php artisan vendor:publish --tag="form-components-views"` to publish the views to your `resources/views/vendor/form-components` directory.
- Customize the views to match your desired styling and functionality.

2. Customize the CSS:
- You can import the package's CSS and run it through your own Tailwind CSS configuration.
- Alternatively, you can copy the CSS to your own project and make modifications.
- Use CSS variables to override colors and other styles.

3. Customize the configuration:
- Publish the configuration file with `php artisan vendor:publish --tag="form-components-config"`.
- In the configuration file, you can customize the component classes and views used by the library.
- This allows you to decouple the logic for each form element and attach your own component class or use a different template.

4. Use your own Tailwind CSS configuration:
- Import the package's CSS and run every `@apply` rule through your own `tailwind.config.js` file.
- Make sure to include the required variants in your Tailwind configuration.

5. Opt out of dark mode styling for specific components:
- In your Tailwind configuration, you can opt out of dark mode styling for components you're not using.

6. Copy the CSS to your own project:
- If you want full control, you can copy each of the stylesheets from `resources/css` to your own project and customize them.
- Be aware that you'll need to manually keep this CSS in sync with changes in future package updates.

By leveraging these customization options, you can adapt the Laravel Form Components library to match the styling and functionality of your application.

Citations:
[1] https://github.com/rawilk/laravel-form-components
[2] https://github.com/Okipa/laravel-form-components
[3] https://protone.media/en/blog/laravel-form-components-to-rapidly-build-forms-with-tailwind-css-and-bootstrap-4
[4] https://randallwilk.dev/docs/laravel-form-components/v8/selects/custom-select
[5] https://randallwilk.dev/docs/laravel-form-components/v8/advanced-usage/customizing-css