public function seenAnnotationThanksModal() { if (!Auth::check()) { throw new Exception("Unauthorized"); } $userId = Auth::user()->id; $userMeta = UserMeta::firstOrNew(array('user_id' => $userId, 'meta_key' => UserMeta::TYPE_SEEN_ANNOTATION_THANKS)); $userMeta->meta_value = true; $userMeta->save(); }