Developer identifies 10 common Laravel authorization mistakes and their fixes

A developer who has reviewed hundreds of Laravel codebases has documented 10 recurring authorization anti-patterns found across startups, enterprise platforms, and government portals. Common mistakes include hardcoded admin checks scattered across controllers, overpowered single roles, and poorly managed permission caches. The article argues these errors are not due to carelessness but because authorization appears simple early in development and grows complex over time. Each anti-pattern is illustrated with before-and-after code examples showing cleaner, more maintainable approaches. The author also highlights how a package called Laravel Permission Manager addresses all ten issues out of the box.