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A survey of 200 Laravel developers reveals that 96% prefer using existing packages over building custom solutions, but 70% struggle with poor documentation and abandoned packages. The biggest pain points include outdated packages cluttering search results, lack of quality documentation, and difficulty comparing similar packages. Developers spend 5-30 minutes vetting packages, prioritizing maintenance status, documentation quality, and popularity. Most projects use 6-15 third-party packages, with web search and Packagist being the primary discovery methods. The community wants a centralized, standardized way to evaluate Laravel packages, leading to the creation of LaraPlugins.io as a potential solution.

The State of Laravel Packages 2026

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