New `whereBelongsTo()` Eloquent query builder method

Laravel 8.63.0 ships with a new whereBelongsTo() Eloquent query builder method. Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes

This allows you to remove BelongsTo foreign key names from your queries, and use the relationship method as a single source of truth instead!

 1// From:
 2$query->where('author_id', $author->id)
 3 
 4// To:
 5$query->whereBelongsTo($author)
 6 
 7// Easily add more advanced filtering:
 8Post::query()
 9    ->whereBelongsTo($author)
10    ->whereBelongsTo($cateogry)
11    ->whereBelongsTo($section)
12    ->get();
13 
14// Specify a custom relationship:
15$query->whereBelongsTo($author, 'author')

Tip given by @danjharrin