{!! Form::open(['url'=>'blog/search','method'=>'get']) !!}

{!! Form::text('search_terms', null, ['class'=>'form-control','placeholder'=>__('Search...'),'required']) !!}

{!! Form::close() !!}

@php $blog_categories = App\BlogCategory::where('status','=',true)->orderBy('id','asc')->get(); @endphp

@php $recent_blogs = App\Blog::orderBy('id','desc')->take(4)->skip(0)->get(); @endphp