SidebarLink Model

Uses the shared spaces table to store custom sidebar navigation links.

Table

• Table: fcom_spaces

• Primary key: id

• Extends: BaseSpace

Attributes

Column	Type	Nullable	Default	Description
created_by	string	Yes	—	WordPress user ID that created the record.
parent_id	integer	Yes	—	Parent row ID used for threading or hierarchy.
title	string	Yes	—	Human-readable title stored for the record.
slug	string	Yes	—	Sanitized slug or public identifier.
description	string	Yes	—	Description stored for this record.
logo	string	Yes	—	Logo stored for this record.
cover_photo	string	Yes	—	Cover Photo stored for this record.
type	string	Yes	—	Subtype discriminator for the row.
privacy	string	Yes	—	Visibility state used by feeds and spaces.
status	string	Yes	—	Lifecycle or moderation status.
serial	integer	Yes	—	Ordering index inside a group of related records.
settings	serialized	Yes	—	Serialized settings payload.

Relationships

Method	Type	Target	Notes
owner()	belongsTo	User	Signature: —
space_pivot()	belongsTo	SpaceUserPivot	Signature: —
admins()	belongsToMany	User	Signature: —
posts()	hasMany	Feed	Signature: —
comments()	hasManyThrough	Comment	Signature: —
members()	belongsToMany	User	Signature: —
x_members()	belongsToMany	XProfile	Signature: —
group()	belongsTo	SpaceGroup	Signature: —

Scopes

Scope	Parameters	Purpose
SearchBy	$query, $search	Search By scope declared on the model.
OnlyMain	$query	Only Main scope declared on the model.
FilterByUserId	$query, $userId	Filter By User Id scope declared on the model.
ByUserAccess	$query, $userId	By User Access scope declared on the model.

Key Methods

Method	Description
isCourseSpace()	is Course Space implemented on the model.
isAdmin()	is Admin implemented on the model.
updateCustomData()	update Custom Data implemented on the model.
isContentSpace()	is Content Space implemented on the model.
defaultSettings()	default Settings implemented on the model.
canViewMembers()	can View Members implemented on the model.
verifyUserPermisson()	verify User Permisson implemented on the model.
hasPaywallIntegration()	has Paywall Integration implemented on the model.
updateCustomMeta()	update Custom Meta implemented on the model.
syncTopics()	sync Topics implemented on the model.
formatSpaceData()	format Space Data implemented on the model.

Usage Examples

use FluentCommunity\App\Models\SidebarLink;

$records = SidebarLink::query()
    ->searchBy('example')
    ->limit(10)
    ->get();

$first = SidebarLink::query()->first();