Hello there,
The massive diff is mine is based on Laravel 5.6 and just for static websites. Laravel v5.1 already outdated.
So key difference list is here
- Blade Component Aliases (Used in the project and not available in 5.1)
- Notifications (For E-mail but it could be used also for SMS etc. and not available in 5.1)
- Contact Form, Captcha, Language Switcher and YouTube usage.
The project you shared is also more complex and for advanced users. Mine is just for people who just want to make a static website hassle-free. That's why it's for Laravel 5 newbies and webmasters. Set your environment file and it's all gonna be ready to use (except your content).
By the way, I did not know that repository, thanks for it. I will make an advanced version with latest version if I start on a new project for a project starter-kit.
Many thanks!