Section

#Overview

You may want to separate your fields into sections, each with a heading and description. To do this, you can use a section component:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->description('Prevent abuse by limiting the number of requests per period')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->description('Prevent abuse by limiting the number of requests per period')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])

You can also use a section without a header, which just wraps the components in a simple card:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make()
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make()
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])

#Adding actions to the section's header or footer

Sections can have actions in their header or footer.

#Adding actions to the section's header

You may add actions to the section's header using the headerActions() method:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Actions\Action;
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->headerActions([
        Action::make('test')
            ->action(function () {
                // ...
            }),
    ])
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
use Filament\Forms\Components\Actions\Action;
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->headerActions([
        Action::make('test')
            ->action(function () {
                // ...
            }),
    ])
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])

Make sure the section has a heading or ID

#Adding actions to the section's footer

In addition to header actions, you may add actions to the section's footer using the footerActions() method:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Actions\Action;
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->footerActions([
        Action::make('test')
            ->action(function () {
                // ...
            }),
    ])
use Filament\Forms\Components\Actions\Action;
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->footerActions([
        Action::make('test')
            ->action(function () {
                // ...
            }),
    ])

Make sure the section has a heading or ID

#Aligning section footer actions

Footer actions are aligned to the inline start by default. You may customize the alignment using the footerActionsAlignment() method:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Actions\Action;
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
use Filament\Support\Enums\Alignment;
 
Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->footerActions([
        Action::make('test')
            ->action(function () {
                // ...
            }),
    ])
    ->footerActionsAlignment(Alignment::End)
use Filament\Forms\Components\Actions\Action;
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
use Filament\Support\Enums\Alignment;

Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->footerActions([
        Action::make('test')
            ->action(function () {
                // ...
            }),
    ])
    ->footerActionsAlignment(Alignment::End)

#Adding actions to a section without heading

If your section does not have a heading, Filament has no way of locating the action inside it. In this case, you must pass a unique id() to the section:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make()
    ->id('rateLimitingSection')
    ->headerActions([
        // ...
    ])
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make()
    ->id('rateLimitingSection')
    ->headerActions([
        // ...
    ])
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])

#Adding an icon to the section's header

You may add an icon to the section's header using the icon() method:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Cart')
    ->description('The items you have selected for purchase')
    ->icon('heroicon-m-shopping-bag')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make('Cart')
    ->description('The items you have selected for purchase')
    ->icon('heroicon-m-shopping-bag')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])

#Positioning the heading and description aside

You may use the aside() to align heading & description on the left, and the form components inside a card on the right:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->description('Prevent abuse by limiting the number of requests per period')
    ->aside()
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->description('Prevent abuse by limiting the number of requests per period')
    ->aside()
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])

#Collapsing sections

Sections may be collapsible() to optionally hide content in long forms:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Cart')
    ->description('The items you have selected for purchase')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->collapsible()
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make('Cart')
    ->description('The items you have selected for purchase')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->collapsible()

Your sections may be collapsed() by default:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Cart')
    ->description('The items you have selected for purchase')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->collapsed()
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make('Cart')
    ->description('The items you have selected for purchase')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->collapsed()

#Persisting collapsed sections

You can persist whether a section is collapsed in local storage using the persistCollapsed() method, so it will remain collapsed when the user refreshes the page:

use Filament\Infolists\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Cart')
    ->description('The items you have selected for purchase')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->collapsible()
    ->persistCollapsed()
use Filament\Infolists\Components\Section;

Section::make('Cart')
    ->description('The items you have selected for purchase')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->collapsible()
    ->persistCollapsed()

To persist the collapse state, the local storage needs a unique ID to store the state. This ID is generated based on the heading of the section. If your section does not have a heading, or if you have multiple sections with the same heading that you do not want to collapse together, you can manually specify the id() of that section to prevent an ID conflict:

use Filament\Infolists\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Cart')
    ->description('The items you have selected for purchase')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->collapsible()
    ->persistCollapsed()
    ->id('order-cart')
use Filament\Infolists\Components\Section;

Section::make('Cart')
    ->description('The items you have selected for purchase')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->collapsible()
    ->persistCollapsed()
    ->id('order-cart')

#Compact section styling

When nesting sections, you can use a more compact styling:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->description('Prevent abuse by limiting the number of requests per period')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->compact()
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make('Rate limiting')
    ->description('Prevent abuse by limiting the number of requests per period')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->compact()

#Using grid columns within a section

You may use the columns() method to easily create a grid within the section:

use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
Section::make('Heading')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->columns(2)
use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;

Section::make('Heading')
    ->schema([
        // ...
    ])
    ->columns(2)

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