Customizing Your Laravel 9 Auth Emails

Learn how to change the CSS of the default email templates in `Laravel 9` and personalize your authentication emails easily with this comprehensive guide.
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Customizing Your Laravel 9 Auth Emails: A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're working with Laravel 9 and have implemented its authentication features for login, registration, and password reset, you might find yourself wanting to customize the default email templates that come with it. This is a common scenario for developers who want their application to reflect their branding, and it’s certainly possible! However, some might not know where to start, especially if they don’t see the email views in the resources/views/vendor directory. In this post, we will walk you through the steps needed to customize the CSS of your default email templates so you can create seamless communication with your users.

Understanding the Problem

When you use Laravel's built-in authentication features, it automatically generates views for various aspects, including email notifications. However, after customizing the other views, you may notice that the email templates are not immediately available for customization within the resources/views/vendor directory. This can cause confusion as you might expect them to be there just like the view files for registration and login.

The Solution: Steps to Customize Email Templates

Step 1: Publish the Email Templates

The email templates are included as part of the Laravel Mail package, and to access them for customization, you need to publish the templates. Here’s how to do it:

Open your terminal.

Navigate to your Laravel project directory.

Run the following command:

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This command will publish the mail templates to the resources/views/vendor/mail directory. You’re likely to see several folders including html and text, which contain the templates for HTML and plain text emails, respectively.

Step 2: Locate and Edit the CSS

Once you've published the templates, you will find additional directories and files that you can customize. Among these, locate the folder containing the CSS for the emails. In the default setup, you should find the CSS file named default.css located within the themes directory. Here’s what you need to do:

Navigate to the resources/views/vendor/mail/themes directory.

Open the default.css file where you can modify the styles.

Step 3: Customizing Your Styles

With access to your CSS file, you can now add or change styles according to your branding. Here’s what you might focus on:

Fonts: Change the font family, size, and color to match your application's theme.

Colors: Adjust background colors, text colors, and link colors for a better visual appeal.

Spacing: Modify margins and paddings to ensure that elements display neatly.

Buttons: Style the buttons to ensure they are easily recognizable and clickable.

Basic Example of CSS Customization

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Step 4: Testing Your Changes

After you have made the necessary changes to your CSS:

Send a test email using any of your authentication features—like password reset or welcome emails.

Check your email to see how the styling appears on different devices and email clients.

Conclusion

Customizing the CSS of your Laravel 9 auth emails can greatly enhance the user experience by ensuring that your communication is visually aligned with your brand. By following the simple steps outlined above, you can access the email templates, publish your CSS, and make meaningful alterations. With a little effort, you’ll create beautifully styled emails that resonate with your users. Happy coding!