SpaceGroup Model

Represents hierarchical group containers for organizing spaces on the portal.

Table

• Table: fcom_spaces

• Primary key: id

• Extends: Model

Attributes

Column	Type	Nullable	Default	Description
id	BIGINT UNSIGNED	No	—	Primary key for the row.
created_by	BIGINT UNSIGNED	Yes	—	WordPress user ID that created the record.
parent_id	BIGINT UNSIGNED	Yes	—	Parent row ID used for threading or hierarchy.
title	VARCHAR(194)	No	—	Human-readable title stored for the record.
slug	VARCHAR(194)	No	—	Sanitized slug or public identifier.
logo	TEXT	Yes	—	Logo stored for this record.
cover_photo	TEXT	Yes	—	Cover Photo stored for this record.
description	LONGTEXT	Yes	—	Description stored for this record.
type	VARCHAR(100)	Yes	—	Subtype discriminator for the row.
privacy	VARCHAR(100)	Yes	'public'	Visibility state used by feeds and spaces.
status	VARCHAR(100)	Yes	'published'	Lifecycle or moderation status.
serial	INT(11)	Yes	1	Ordering index inside a group of related records.
settings	LONGTEXT	Yes	—	Serialized settings payload.
created_at	TIMESTAMP	Yes	—	Creation timestamp maintained by the ORM.
updated_at	TIMESTAMP	Yes	—	Update timestamp maintained by the ORM.

Relationships

Method	Type	Target	Notes
owner()	belongsTo	User	Signature: —
spaces()	hasMany	BaseSpace	Signature: —

Scopes

Scope	Parameters	Purpose
SearchBy	$query, $search	Search By scope declared on the model.

Key Methods

Method	Description
updateCustomData()	Sanitizes and updates the editable attributes for a space group record.
defaultSettings()	default Settings implemented on the model.

Usage Examples

use FluentCommunity\App\Models\SpaceGroup;

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

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