site-base/app/User.php

<?php

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use Notifiable;

    /**
     * The attributes that are mass assignable.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $fillable = [
        'name', 'email', 'password',
    ];

    /**
     * The attributes that should be hidden for arrays.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $hidden = [
        'password', 'remember_token',
    ];

    /**
     * Return the country the user belongs to
     */
    public function country()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('App\Models\Country');
    }

    /**
     * Only query active categories
     */
    public function scopeActive()
    {
        return $this->where('active',TRUE);
    }

    /**
     * Return the user's full name
     */
    public function getNameAttribute($value)
    {
        return $this->firstname.' '.$this->lastname;
    }
}