How to Create an Admin Panel in Laravel

Creating an admin panel in Laravel allows you to manage your application’s data and users through a secure backend interface.
Start by setting up authentication using Laravel Breeze, Jetstream, or Laravel UI.
Use middleware to restrict access so only admin users can access admin routes.
Create controllers, routes, and Blade views to build the admin dashboard.
You can extend it with CRUD operations, charts, roles, and file management features.

Install Laravel (Skip if already installed)

Put this comment in your project terminal:

Example


composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-admin-panel
cd laravel-admin-panel

Set Up Authentication

Install Laravel Breeze, Jetstream, or Laravel UI for authentication. For simplicity, let’s use Laravel Breeze:

Put this comment in your project terminal:


composer require laravel/breeze --dev
php artisan breeze:install
npm install && npm run dev
php artisan migrate

This gives you login, register, forgot password, etc.

Create Middleware for Admin

Generate middleware:

Put this comment in your project terminal:


php artisan make:middleware IsAdmin

Then edit app/Http/Middleware/IsAdmin.php:


public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
    if (auth()->check() && auth()->user()->is_admin) {
        return $next($request);
    }
    abort(403, 'Unauthorized');
}

app/Http/Kernel.php


// app/Http/Kernel.php
protected $routeMiddleware = [
    // ...
    'is_admin' => \App\Http\Middleware\IsAdmin::class,
];

Add `is_admin` Column to Users Table

Update migration:

database/migrations/xxxx_xx_xx_create_users_table.php


// database/migrations/xxxx_xx_xx_create_users_table.php
$table->boolean('is_admin')->default(false);

Then migrate:

Put this comment in your project terminal:


php artisan migrate

Make a user admin manually:

Put this comment in your project terminal:


php artisan tinker
>>> \App\Models\User::find(1)->update(['is_admin' => true]);

Create Admin Routes and Controller

Edit routes/web.php:


Route::middleware(['auth', 'is_admin'])->group(function () {
    Route::get('/admin', [App\Http\Controllers\Admin\AdminController::class, 'index'])->name('admin.dashboard');
});

Create controller:

Put this comment in your project terminal:


php artisan make:controller Admin/AdminController

Then define the method:

app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminController.php


// app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminController.php
namespace App\Http\Controllers\Admin;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;

class AdminController extends Controller
{
    public function index()
    {
        return view('admin.dashboard');
    }
}

Create Blade View for Admin Dashboard


mkdir resources/views/admin
touch resources/views/admin/dashboard.blade.php

Add simple HTML:

resources/views/admin/dashboard.blade.php



@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
<h1>Admin Dashboard</h1> Welcome, {{ auth()->user()->name }}!
@endsection

Redirect Admins to Admin Panel (Optional)

Edit app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php:


public const HOME = '/dashboard'; // Change this if needed

Or update login logic to redirect admins:


// in LoginController or after login
if (auth()->user()->is_admin) {
    return redirect('/admin');
} else {
    return redirect('/dashboard');
}

Happy Coders