Issue 77
Hi folks
In this issue, I've highlighted some pages from the Perch Docs (now open-sourced on GitHub) which have been improved recently. Many thanks to Hussein Al Hammad for his work on these.
There's also a new update for the Pipit Members app and a forum post where lead developer Drew M is asking for Perch site examples. I've included one of the sites, HFH Healtcare, here as well; it uses a Form Builder app to allow users to build Perch forms. Nice work.
Finally, a great post that illustrates the benefits of a component approach in your front-end work.
See you next time.
Add-Ons
Pipit Members 1.10
This update to the Pipit Members app gives you the ability to allow Members to create, edit and delete Perch Runway collection items.
In The Forum
Which Perch/Runway sites are you most proud of?
Perch CMS lead developer Drew McLellan is asking for site examples. Submit your best site!
In The Docs - New and Improved
Rendering Templates
There have been lots of improvements and additions to Perch documentation recently including this page about Perch templates.
The else Attribute
How to use the else attribute without using <perch:if></perch:if> tags. Really useful for specifying a default image, for example.
The no-index Attribute
The no-index attribute tells Perch not to index a field. In general, any field that is not needed for sorting or filtering does not need to be indexed. The attribute works for content regions and collections.
Site Example
HFH Healthcare
Uses Runway with Blog, Forms, Collections and my app Form Builder, to enable the client to easily create Perch forms themselves.
Other Links
Building Website Headers with CSS Flexbox
In this great post, Ahmad Shadeed explains how to use CSS flexbox to build a website header and illustrates a host of important tips and tricks. And also builds 17 different header examples. Well worth checking out.