MenuItem model

$menuItem = MenuItem::find(1);
$menu = $menuItem->menu;

$menuItem = MenuItem::find(5);
$parent = $menuItem->parent; // null if top-level item

$menuItem = MenuItem::find(1);
$children = $menuItem->children; // Ordered by 'order' column

// Check if item has children
if ($menuItem->children->count() > 0) {
    // Has submenu
}

// Create top-level menu item
$homeItem = MenuItem::create([
    'menu_id' => 1,
    'label' => 'Home',
    'url' => '/',
    'parent_id' => null,
    'order' => 1
]);

// Create child menu item
$aboutTeamItem = MenuItem::create([
    'menu_id' => 1,
    'label' => 'Our Team',
    'url' => '/about/team',
    'parent_id' => $aboutItem->id,
    'order' => 1
]);

// Get all top-level items with children
$menuItems = MenuItem::where('menu_id', 1)
    ->whereNull('parent_id')
    ->with('children')
    ->orderBy('order')
    ->get();

// Recursive loading of all levels
$menuItems = MenuItem::where('menu_id', 1)
    ->whereNull('parent_id')
    ->with('children.children') // Load grandchildren
    ->orderBy('order')
    ->get();

// Update order for multiple items
$updates = [
    ['id' => 1, 'order' => 2],
    ['id' => 2, 'order' => 1],
    ['id' => 3, 'order' => 3]
];

foreach ($updates as $update) {
    MenuItem::where('id', $update['id'])
        ->update(['order' => $update['order']]);
}

<!-- Recursive Blade component: resources/views/components/menu-items.blade.php -->
@foreach($items as $item)
    <li>
        <a href="{{ $item->url }}" class="menu-link">
            {{ $item->label }}
        </a>
        
        @if($item->children->count() > 0)
            <ul class="submenu">
                <x-menu-items :items="$item->children" />
            </ul>
        @endif
    </li>
@endforeach

// Get breadcrumb trail for a menu item
function getBreadcrumbs(MenuItem $item): array
{
    $breadcrumbs = [$item];
    
    $current = $item;
    while ($current->parent) {
        $current = $current->parent;
        array_unshift($breadcrumbs, $current);
    }
    
    return $breadcrumbs;
}

$breadcrumbs = getBreadcrumbs(MenuItem::find(10));