Sending a welcome message after user verify his email using markdown in laravel

EventServiceProvider.php

<!--App/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php  -->
<?php

namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Registered;
use Illuminate\Auth\Listeners\SendEmailVerificationNotification;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\EventServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;

class EventServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * The event listener mappings for the application.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $listen = [
        Registered::class => [
            SendEmailVerificationNotification::class,
        ],
        'Illuminate\Auth\Events\Verified' => [
            'App\Listeners\WelcomeMail',
        ],
    ];

    /**
     * Register any events for your application.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function boot()
    {
        parent::boot();

        //
    }
}

SendWelcomeMessage.php

<!--App/Mail/SendWelcomeMessage.php  -->
<?php

namespace App\Mail;

use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;

class SendWelcomeMessage extends Mailable
{
    use Queueable, SerializesModels;

    public $user;
    /**
     * Create a new message instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct($user)
    {
        $this->user = $user;
    }

    /**
     * Build the message.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function build()
    {
        return $this->markdown('emails.welcome')
        ->subject('Congratulations!');
    }
}

sendWelcomeMessage.txt

Laravel email verication fires an event. Therefore we will make use of the Verified event listener.
When a user is registered a "Illuminate/Auth/Events/Verified event is broadcast".

1. Create an event listener "php artisan make:listener WelcomeMail". This will create an event listener locate at "App/Listener/WelcomeMail"

2. Register the listener with the verified event in the "EventServiceProvider"

     protected $listen = [
        Registered::class => [
            SendEmailVerificationNotification::class,
        ],
        'Illuminate\Auth\Events\Verified' => [
            'App\Listeners\WelcomeMail',
        ],
    ];


3. Since we are using markdown, let create a mailable class and make use of the mailable class and markdown.

    run "php artisan make:mail SendWelcomeMessage --markdown=emails.welcome"
    
   This will create a mailable class located at "App/Mail/SendWelcomeMessage.php" a
   and the markdown blade found at "resources/views/emails/welcome.blade.php"
   
4. In the build() method of the mailable class "SendWelcomeMessage" add

    return $this->markdown('emails.welcome')
        ->subject('Congratulations!');
        
5. Now let modify the handle() method of our  listener "WelcomeMail" to the following 

    public function handle(Verified $event)
    {
     \Mail::to($event->user->email)->send(new SendWelcomeMessage($event->user));
    }
    
    Add the following at the top
        use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Verified;
        use App\Mail\SendWelcomeMessage;
        
        

welcome.blade.php

<!--resources/views/emails/welcome.blade.php  -->


@component('mail::message')

<strong>Dear  {{ $user->fname}} </strong>, <br>
<p>Congratulations and welcome to Our page. 
<p>Click <a href="{{ url(env('APP_URL').'/home') }}">here</a> to view your profile

</p>

<br>
<hr>
<strong>
Regards,<br>
Sadick Odai<br>
Developer<br>
increghana.com<br>
</strong>


@endcomponent

WelcomeMail.php

<!--App/Listeners/WelcomeMail.php  -->
<?php

namespace App\Listeners;

use App\Events\SendWelcomeMail;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Verified;
use App\Mail\SendWelcomeMessage;

class WelcomeMail
{
    /**
     * Create the event listener.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Handle the event.
     *
     * @param  SendWelcomeMail  $event
     * @return void
     */
    public function handle(Verified $event)
    {

     \Mail::to($event->user->email)->send(new SendWelcomeMessage($event->user));
   }

   
 }