'klara@resovision.com', 'name' => 'Klara Koren', 'password' => 'Klara123*#'], ['email' => 'beno@resovision.com', 'name' => 'Benjamin Gašparič', 'password' => 'Beno123*#'], ['email' => 'srecko@resovision.com', 'name' => 'Srečko Lazer', 'password' => 'Srecko123*#'], ['email' => 'tamara@resovision.com', 'name' => 'Tamara Koren', 'password' => 'Tamara123*#'], ]; foreach ($users as $data) { $user = User::query()->firstOrCreate( ['email' => $data['email']], [ 'name' => $data['name'], 'password' => $data['password'], // hashed via cast ] ); // If user already existed, update name/password if changed if (! $user->wasRecentlyCreated) { $needsSave = false; if ($user->name !== $data['name']) { $user->name = $data['name']; $needsSave = true; } // Always re-set password to ensure known credential (optional: skip if security requires manual reset) $user->password = $data['password']; $needsSave = true; if ($user->email_verified_at === null) { $user->email_verified_at = now(); $needsSave = true; } if ($needsSave) { $user->save(); } } else { if ($user->email_verified_at === null) { $user->email_verified_at = now(); $user->save(); } } } } }