---
title: Attachments
description: File uploads for comments.
navigation:
  icon: i-lucide-paperclip
seo:
  description: Configure file attachments for comments.
---

## Overview

Comments support file attachments for both images and documents. Images are displayed inline within the comment body, while documents appear as downloadable links.

## Configuration

```php
// config/comments.php
'attachments' => [
    'enabled' => true,
    'disk' => 'public',
    'max_size' => 10240, // KB (10 MB)
    'allowed_types' => [
        'image/jpeg',
        'image/png',
        'image/gif',
        'image/webp',
        'application/pdf',
        'text/plain',
        'application/msword',
        'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document',
    ],
],
```

| Key | Default | Description |
|-----|---------|-------------|
| `enabled` | `true` | Show/hide the attachment upload UI |
| `disk` | `'public'` | Laravel filesystem disk for storage |
| `max_size` | `10240` | Maximum file size in kilobytes |
| `allowed_types` | images, pdf, text, word | Array of allowed MIME types |

## Disabling Attachments

```php
'attachments' => [
    'enabled' => false,
],
```

This removes the file upload UI from the comment form entirely.

## Storage

Attachments are stored via Livewire's file upload mechanism. Each attachment record tracks:

- `file_path` -- Path on the configured disk
- `original_name` -- Original filename for display
- `mime_type` -- MIME type for rendering decisions
- `size` -- File size in bytes
- `disk` -- Storage disk name

When a comment is deleted, its attachments are cascade deleted from the database. The physical files are removed from the disk.

## Helper Methods

The `Attachment` model (`Relaticle\Comments\Models\Attachment`) provides:

```php
$attachment->isImage();       // Check if attachment is an image
$attachment->url();           // Get the storage URL
$attachment->formattedSize(); // Human-readable size (e.g., "2.5 MB")
```