lots of improvements

app/Http/Controllers/ForumCategoryController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\ForumCategory;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+class ForumCategoryController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $categories = ForumCategory::orderBy('order')->get();
+        return view('forum.index', compact('categories'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
+     */
+    public function create()
+    {
+        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
+        return view('forum.categories.create');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'description' => 'nullable|string',
+            'order' => 'nullable|integer',
+        ]);
+
+        $validated['slug'] = Str::slug($validated['name']);
+
+        ForumCategory::create($validated);
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.index')
+            ->with('success', 'Category created successfully.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function show(ForumCategory $category)
+    {
+        $threads = $category->threads()
+            ->with('user')
+            ->orderBy('is_sticky', 'desc')
+            ->orderBy('last_activity_at', 'desc')
+            ->paginate(20);
+
+        return view('forum.categories.show', compact('category', 'threads'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function edit(ForumCategory $category)
+    {
+        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
+        return view('forum.categories.edit', compact('category'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the specified resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, ForumCategory $category)
+    {
+        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'description' => 'nullable|string',
+            'order' => 'nullable|integer',
+        ]);
+
+        if ($request->name !== $category->name) {
+            $validated['slug'] = Str::slug($validated['name']);
+        }
+
+        $category->update($validated);
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.index')
+            ->with('success', 'Category updated successfully.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+     */
+    public function destroy(ForumCategory $category)
+    {
+        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
+        $category->delete();
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.index')
+            ->with('success', 'Category deleted successfully.');
+    }
+}