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title: "Query scopes — Likes for Laravel | Roundly"
description: "Order by like count, filter to what an actor liked or didn’t, and hydrate likes_count — all composable, all typed."
url: https://roundly-consulting.com/open-source/docs/likes-for-laravel/query-scopes
language: en
---

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# Query scopes

HasLikes adds query scopes for popularity lists and filters:

```php
Post::orderByLikesDesc()->limit(10)->get();  // most-liked first (no N+1)
Post::orderByLikes()->get();                 // least-liked first
Post::whereLikedBy($user)->get();            // posts the user liked
Post::whereNotLikedBy($user)->get();         // posts the user has not liked
Post::withLikesCount()->get();               // hydrate a likes_count attribute
```

Every scope takes an optional reaction type as its last argument and composes with the rest of your query. A typed count lands in its own attribute — likes\_{type}\_count — so it is never mistaken for the all-reactions total:

```php
Post::orderByLikesDesc('love')->limit(10)->get();  // most-loved first
Post::whereLikedBy($user, 'love')->get();          // posts the user loved
Post::withLikesCount('love')->get();               // hydrate likes_love_count

Post::query()
    ->whereNotLikedBy($user)
    ->orderByLikesDesc()
    ->paginate(20);
```

## How the scopes behave

- Without a type, the scopes match any reaction — whereLikedBy($user) finds posts the user reacted to in any way. The instance checks (isLikedBy(), hasLiked()) default to default\_reaction instead.
- orderByLikes() and orderByLikesDesc() hydrate likes\_count (or likes\_{type}\_count for a typed sort) as they sort, so each row carries its count without another query. withLikesCount() and withLikesCount('love') can be combined on one query.
- Soft-deleted (unliked) rows never count.

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