comments()->delete(); // Delete the blog post return parent::delete(); } /** * Returns a formatted post content entry, this ensures that * line breaks are returned. * * @return string */ public function content() { return nl2br($this->content); } /** * Return the post's author. * * @return User */ public function author() { return $this->belongsTo('User', 'user_id'); } /** * Return how many comments this post has. * * @return array */ public function comments() { return $this->hasMany('Comment'); } /** * Return the URL to the post. * * @return string */ public function url() { return URL::route('view-post', $this->slug); } /** * Return the post thumbnail image url. * * @return string */ public function thumbnail() { # you should save the image url on the database # and return that url here. return 'http://lorempixel.com/130/90/business/'; } }