Introduction
Hi folks
I'm sure there is a lot of custom work with Perch that gets done for client projects but doesn't get publicised beyond that. In this Issue, there's a link to an article by Root Studio who describe a couple of interesting apps that they built to add extra functionality to Perch sites. It's a great read.
If you have done some custom work with Perch, write it up and let me know because there's a good chance it will be featured in a future newsletter....
.... and, of course, you may get some more work from the write-up :-)
That's all for now. See you next time.
News
Perch Apps: Adding functionality to your site
An overview of the benefits of Perch apps. And a description of several custom apps including an Events app and a web forms app.
The Events app lets users view their current events in either a calendar, daily, monthly or yearly views. Events can be generated for multiple dates if you have an event that repeats often.
The web forms app allows our client to build large custom web forms, using simple form inputs, file uploads right through to even allowing them to take payments.
Perch Runway Review
We were therefore very excited to hear of Perch Runway, its “big brother”, which was released a couple of years ago. It offers a lot of additional functionality, and still at a reasonable price point. Overall verdict: very impressed.
Add-Ons
Pipit App Update: New categories functions
The Pipit app v0.3 comes with three new functions that make working with categories a little easier.
How Do I?
Renaming an Assets Bucket
Here's a useful forum post describing how to label an Assets bucket so that it is named differently in Perch admin.
Site Examples
A new brochure CMS Website
Craft Bakers Geary’s rebranded to showcase their heritage which is now in its fourth generation of bakers. A new brochure CMS website was developed to highlight their unique brand and high-quality artisan bread.
Perch Documentation
The Textarea field
Textarea represents a multi-line block of text, and is edited with a textarea input field. You can use formatting languages with this textarea and also implement a variety of WYSIWYG editors via our plugin system.