This allows you to call ->paginate() on an Eloquent Collection

paginate-eloquent-collections.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;

// Register in 'boot()' method in app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
// This allows you to call ->paginate() on an Eloquent Collection
Collection::macro('paginate', function ($perPage = 10, $current_page = null, $options = []) {
	$current_page = $current_page ?: (Paginator::resolveCurrentPage() ?: 1);
	return (new LengthAwarePaginator($this->forPage($current_page, $perPage)->values()->all(), $this->count(), $perPage, $current_page, $options))->withPath('');
});