activeLink-1.blade.php

{{--Parent div inherits all unhandled attributes like class, target, … once rendered (so no work for the user)--}}
<div>
    {{--Variable attributes are to be assigned manually--}}
    <a href="{{ $href }}">
        {{ $slot }}
    </a>
</div>

// Results in:

<div class="tag1 tag2 tag3" target="_blank">
    <a href="https://…">Much random</a>
</div>

activeLink-2.blade.php

{{--Parent div stays clean, attributes aren't added automatically--}}
<div>
    {{--Manually assign unhandled attributes to a tag (can be any tag in the view and even multiple)--}}
    <a href="{{ $href }}" :attributes="$attributes">
        {{ $slot }}
    </a>
</div>

// Results in:

<div>
    <a href="https://…" class="tag1 tag2 tag3" target="_blank">Much random</a>
</div>

myRandomView.blade.php

<active-link :href="route('my-route')" class="tag1 tag2 tag3" target="_blank">Much random</active-link>