slug; if (!empty($request->lang)){ $model->where('lang' , $request->lang); } $slug_count = $model->count(); if ($request->type === 'new' && $slug_count > 0){ return $user_given_slug.'-'.$slug_count; }elseif ($request->type === 'update' && $slug_count > 1){ return $user_given_slug.'-'.$slug_count; } return $user_given_slug; } }