Product Category

Open source

Category pages — a banner with a faceted filter sidebar (categories, price, swatches) and a product grid.

resources/views/blocks/product-category-mosaic.blade.php Blade

@props([
    'heading'    => 'Shop by category',
    'subheading' => 'Discover our curated collections, crafted for every style and season.',
    'categories' => null,
])

@php
    $categories ??= [
        [
            'name'  => 'Outerwear',
            'count' => 84,
            'hero'  => true,
        ],
        [
            'name'  => 'Footwear',
            'count' => 112,
            'hero'  => false,
        ],
        [
            'name'  => 'Knitwear',
            'count' => 56,
            'hero'  => false,
        ],
        [
            'name'  => 'Accessories',
            'count' => 203,
            'hero'  => false,
        ],
        [
            'name'  => 'Shirts',
            'count' => 97,
            'hero'  => false,
        ],
    ];
@endphp

<x-ui.section
    aria-label="{{ __('Shop by category') }}"
    data-slot="product-category-01"
    space="lg" {{ $attributes }}
>
    <x-ui.container gutter="sm">

        {{-- Heading --}}
        <div class="mx-auto mb-10 max-w-2xl text-center">
            <h2 class="text-balance text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight sm:text-4xl">{{ __($heading) }}</h2>
            @if ($subheading)
                <p class="mt-4 text-pretty text-base text-muted-foreground">{{ __($subheading) }}</p>
            @endif
        </div>

        {{-- Mosaic grid --}}
        <ul
            role="list"
            class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 lg:grid-cols-4 lg:grid-rows-2 sm:gap-4"
        >
            @foreach ($categories as $index => $category)
                @php $isHero = !empty($category['hero']); @endphp
                <li
                    class="group relative overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-muted @if ($isHero) col-span-2 row-span-2 min-h-[360px] @else min-h-[160px] @endif"
                >
                    {{-- Placeholder artwork --}}
                    <div class="absolute inset-0 transition-transform duration-500 ease-out group-hover:scale-105" aria-hidden="true">
                        <svg
                            class="size-full text-muted-foreground/15"
                            viewBox="0 0 400 400"
                            fill="none"
                            stroke="currentColor"
                            stroke-width="1"
                            preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid slice"
                        >
                            @if ($isHero)
                                {{-- Hero: flowing diagonal lines for visual weight --}}
                                <line x1="-40" y1="0" x2="440" y2="400" />
                                <line x1="-40" y1="80" x2="440" y2="480" />
                                <line x1="-40" y1="160" x2="440" y2="560" />
                                <line x1="-40" y1="240" x2="440" y2="640" />
                                <line x1="-40" y1="-80" x2="440" y2="320" />
                                <circle cx="200" cy="180" r="60" stroke-width="0.8" />
                                <circle cx="200" cy="180" r="100" stroke-width="0.5" />
                            @else
                                {{-- Smaller tiles: subtle grid dots --}}
                                @foreach (range(0, 3) as $row)
                                    @foreach (range(0, 5) as $col)
                                        <circle cx="{{ 40 + $col * 70 }}" cy="{{ 60 + $row * 100 }}" r="2" fill="currentColor" stroke="none" />
                                    @endforeach
                                @endforeach
                            @endif
                        </svg>
                    </div>

                    {{-- Gradient overlay --}}
                    <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-background/80 via-background/20 to-transparent" aria-hidden="true"></div>

                    {{-- Content --}}
                    <div class="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 flex items-end justify-between gap-4 p-4 @if ($isHero) p-6 @endif">
                        <div class="min-w-0">
                            <h3 class="font-semibold text-foreground @if ($isHero) text-2xl @else text-base @endif truncate">
                                {{ __($category['name']) }}
                            </h3>
                            <p class="mt-0.5 text-base text-muted-foreground">
                                {{ trans_choice(':count item|:count items', $category['count'], ['count' => $category['count']]) }}
                            </p>
                        </div>

                        <div class="shrink-0">
                            <x-ui.badge variant="secondary">
                                {{ $category['count'] }}
                            </x-ui.badge>
                        </div>
                    </div>

                    {{-- Full-tile accessible link --}}
                    <a
                        href="#"
                        class="absolute inset-0 rounded-lg focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-background"
                        aria-label="{{ __('Shop :category', ['category' => $category['name']]) }}"
                    >
                        <span class="sr-only">{{ __('Shop :category', ['category' => $category['name']]) }}</span>
                    </a>
                </li>
            @endforeach
        </ul>

        {{-- Browse all CTA --}}
        <div class="mt-8 text-center">
            <x-ui.button variant="outline" :withArrow="true" href="#">
                {{ __('Browse all categories') }}
            </x-ui.button>
        </div>

    </x-ui.container>
</x-ui.section>

Installation

terminal

php artisan ui:add blocks/product-category-mosaic

Installs these dependencies automatically:

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Registry contract

Install confidence

php artisan ui:add blocks/product-category-mosaic writes only the generated targets below. The CLI validates each file hash before writing and prompts before replacing local changes unless --force is used.

Version: 1.0.4
License: open
Stability: stable
Contract: v1
Foundation: ≥ 1.0.0

Type	Generated target
blade	resources/views/blocks/product-category-mosaic.blade.php

Registry dependencies

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Package dependencies

composer: jml/brok:^0.2

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product-category-mosaic.md

# Brok UI block: Product Category Mosaic (`product-category-mosaic`)

Editorial category mosaic with an asymmetric CSS grid, a dominant hero tile, gradient overlays, hover-scale thumbnails, and item-count badges.

Brok UI is a Laravel Blade registry. `ui:add` copies this block into the app as plain Blade the app owns; it composes installed `<brok:*>` primitives and semantic design tokens.

## Install

```bash
php artisan ui:add blocks/product-category-mosaic
```

## Render it

```blade
<x-blocks.product-category-mosaic />
```

## Props

- `heading` (string, default `Shop by category`) — Section heading.
- `subheading` (string, default `Discover our curated collections, crafted for every style and season.`) — Supporting copy under the heading.
- `categories` (mixed|null, default `null`) — Array of {name, count, hero} category entries; the first hero entry spans a larger mosaic tile.

## Use when

- Opening a storefront with an editorial, image-forward shop-by-category mosaic that uses an asymmetric CSS grid, a dominant hero tile and gradient overlays with hover-scale thumbnails.
- Wanting item-count badges on each category tile as a purely visual entry point, with no products or filters rendered.

## Avoid when

- Needing a calm, equal-column editorial category grid instead of an asymmetric hero mosaic; use product-category-editorial.

## Rules

- Render the installed block with `<x-blocks.product-category-mosaic />` and pass data through its props; edit the copied file only for structural changes.
- Keep the semantic design tokens (`bg-background`, `text-muted-foreground`); never swap in raw colour utilities.
- Keep the `data-slot` attributes and the logical (start/end) spacing so the markup still mirrors under `dir="rtl"`.

## Links

- Docs: https://brokui.dev/blocks/product-category-mosaic
- Registry JSON (files, props, contract): https://brokui.dev/r/open/blocks/product-category-mosaic.json

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Guidance

Use when

Opening a storefront with an editorial, image-forward shop-by-category mosaic that uses an asymmetric CSS grid, a dominant hero tile and gradient overlays with hover-scale thumbnails.
Wanting item-count badges on each category tile as a purely visual entry point, with no products or filters rendered.

Avoid when

Needing a calm, equal-column editorial category grid instead of an asymmetric hero mosaic; use product-category-editorial.

Anti-patterns

Do not replace semantic props with conflicting utility classes.
Do not remove labels, focus styles, or state attributes.

Anatomy: section heading subheading mosaic grid hero tile category tile gradient overlay count badge

Usage

Render the block as a component, passing data where useful:

resources/views/welcome.blade.php Blade

<x-blocks.product-category-mosaic />

Built from primitives

Composes <brok:*> Semantic tokens Re-themeable RTL-ready

This block composes installed <brok:*> primitives and semantic design tokens only — it does not reimplement any primitive. Re-theme it (light, dark, admin, customer) by editing CSS variables; flip the preview to RTL to confirm it mirrors.

Source

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