links.blade.php

# partials/activeLink.blade.php

<?php
if (! isset($liCssClass)) {
  $liCssClass = '';
}

if (URL::current() === $url) {
  $liCssClass .= ' active';
}

if (! empty($liCssClass)) {
  $liCSsClass = 'class="'. trim($liCssClass) .'"';
}
?>

<li {{ $liCssClass }}>
  <a href="{{ $url }}" {{ $aCssClass }}>{{ $text }}</a>
</li>

# your/view.blade.php

@include('_partials/activeLink', [
  'liCssClass' => 'custom classes in li',
  'aCssClass' => 'custom classes in a',
  'url' => route('your.url'),
  'text' => 'Check this out'
])