Golem15.Backend

Golem15-branded backend for Winter CMS. Replaces the stock backend login page with a Golem15-branded auth layout, ships sensible brand defaults (app name, tagline, colours, logo, favicon, menu mode), and keeps a custom LESS theme for the backend UI in sync with the Winter BrandSetting. Drop it in and the admin panel is branded — no manual brand configuration required. Requires PHP 8.4+.

Features

• Branded login layout — Extends the core Backend\Controllers\Auth controller to swap the login/auth screen layout for a Golem15-branded one (views/layouts/auth).
• Brand defaults — Merges config/brand.php defaults into the brand config namespace: app name, tagline, primary/secondary/accent colours, logo and favicon paths, and the inline menu mode.
• Backend LESS theme — A customLessPath-pointed LESS stylesheet (assets/less/backend.less) themes the backend chrome (top nav, sidebar, buttons, form inputs, tabs, lists, flash messages, scrollbars) on-brand.
• Automatic style sync — On each backend request the plugin compares the LESS file's modified time against a cached timestamp and writes the file into BrandSetting.custom_css only when it actually changed, so editing the LESS file updates the live backend without a manual publish step and without a DB write on every request.
• Backend-only boot — All branding work runs only when the request is in the backend (runningInBackend()), so it adds nothing to front-end requests.

Installation

This is a Winter CMS plugin. Install it into the plugins tree and run migrations:

# place the plugin at plugins/golem15/backend (e.g. as a git submodule)
php artisan winter:up

There is no console interaction required — the brand defaults and the LESS theme apply automatically on the next backend request.

Dependencies

This plugin has no external Composer dependencies and declares no required Winter plugins ($require is empty). It only uses Winter CMS core (Backend\Controllers\Auth, Backend\Models\BrandSetting) and the Winter Storm File facade.

Customisation

• Edit config/brand.php to change the default app name, tagline, colours, logo, or favicon. These are merged as defaults — a deployment can still override them via the backend Branding settings.
• Edit assets/less/backend.less to restyle the backend chrome; the change is picked up on the next backend request via the mtime-based sync.

License

Released under the MIT License — © 2026 Jakub Zych / Golem15. Part of the Golem15 Winter CMS stack.