Updated dashboard

app/Http/Controllers/Admin/DashboardController.php

@@ -40,23 +40,45 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
 
         // 4. Fetch Recent Data (Limit to 5)
         $recentSuggestions = Suggestion::with('user')->latest()->take(5)->get();
+
+        // Order tickets by updated_at so newly replied tickets jump to the top
         $recentTickets = Ticket::with('user')->latest('updated_at')->take(5)->get();
 
-        // 5. Prepare Chart Data (Last 7 Days)
+        // 5. Prepare Chart Data (Dynamic Dates Based on Actual Records)
+
+        // Grab the 7 most recent unique dates where users actually registered
+        $recentDates = User::latest('created_at')
+            ->take(200) // Look through the last 200 users to find distinct dates
+            ->get()
+            ->pluck('created_at')
+            ->map(function ($date) {
+                // Ensure we get a standard Y-m-d string for querying
+                return $date ? $date->format('Y-m-d') : null;
+            })
+            ->filter()
+            ->unique()
+            ->take(7)
+            ->sort() // Sort chronologically (oldest to newest)
+            ->values()
+            ->toArray();
+
+        // Fallback just in case the database is completely empty
+        if (empty($recentDates)) {
+            $recentDates = [now()->format('Y-m-d')];
+        }
+
         $chartDates = [];
         $newUsersData = [];
         $paidSubsData = [];
         $freeSubsData = [];
 
-        for ($i = 6; $i >= 0; $i--) {
-            $date = now()->subDays($i);
-            $chartDates[] = $date->format('Y-m-d');
-            $dbDate = $date->format('Y-m-d');
+        foreach ($recentDates as $dbDate) {
+            // Add the date to the chart labels
+            $chartDates[] = $dbDate;
 
+            // Count records for this specific exact date
             $newUsersData[] = User::whereDate('created_at', $dbDate)->count();
 
-            // Note: If you want to see all-time data in the chart instead of just 7 days,
-            // you would need to group by month instead of day.
             $paidSubsData[] = UserSubscriber::whereDate('created_at', $dbDate)
                 ->whereHas('subscribe', fn($q) => $q->where('is_free', false))->count();
 
@@ -65,9 +87,16 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
         }
 
         return view('admin.dashboard.index', compact(
-            'totalUsers', 'paidSubscribers', 'freeSubscribers', 'paidBreakdown',
-            'recentSuggestions', 'recentTickets',
-            'chartDates', 'newUsersData', 'paidSubsData', 'freeSubsData'
+            'totalUsers',
+            'paidSubscribers',
+            'freeSubscribers',
+            'paidBreakdown',
+            'recentSuggestions',
+            'recentTickets',
+            'chartDates',
+            'newUsersData',
+            'paidSubsData',
+            'freeSubsData'
         ));
     }
 }