Issue 73
Hi everyone
I've been looking back on a few things recently. And, did you know? The Perchology Newsletter launched in July 2016. Doesn't time fly! Here's that very first issue. There are some useful links, even today :-)
Meanwhile, in this latest issue, there is an in-depth article about a Docker workflow and a useful link from the forum showing how to add tags to a specific blog post.
Don't forget, I'm still maintaining Perchology Links which is a list of third party add-ons for Perch.
See you next time.
Add-Ons
InputMask Text FieldType
A field type to add an input mask to a Perch text field. An input mask helps the user with the input by ensuring a predefined format. For example, for dates and phone numbers. Uses the input mask library by Robin Herbots.
Tips and Tricks
The Append Attribute
A handy Perch template feature is theappendattribute. The template engine appends the value of theappendattribute to the end of a field. Perhaps it is most commonly used when you want to append an ellipsis to truncated text.
How Do I
How to use Docker for Easy Perch CMS Development
An example workflow using Docker Compose to set-up a Perch development environment on your local machine.
Add a link-only page to main nav pointing to a category in blog archive
In this forum post, there a couple of methods for enabling editors to add links to a main navigation menu.
Add Tags to a Blog Post
Using perch_blog_custom with the each option to add tags to a blog post.
Site Examples
Woodchester House
Nice site.
Henri Copponex Archives
A Perch Runway driven example, a website dedicated to Henri Copponex, a Swiss naval architect, regatta sailor and professor. Henri Copponex was an innovator in Swiss nautical design (website in French)