News
Dude, don't touch my code: Perch CMS
Ross Merritt from Little LIghtbulb espouses the merits of Perch
We have a few upcoming web projects that we will be built with Perch from the ground up, so we will be reporting back soon. It's safe to say that we are suitably impressed so far; working with Perch is a breath of fresh air and we're very much looking forward to the next iteration, Perch 3
Relative Paths Podcast - Ep43 – Perch CMS
This week Ben and I are joined by Front End (or is that Front-End) developer Clive Walker to talk about Perch CMS. We have a lot of positive things to say about it, it’s powerful and flexible, but easy to use. We also talk about Perch’s many free add-ons, including the recently added Perch Shop e-commerce platform
It's me! Being interviewed for the Relative Paths podcast.
Add-Ons
Perch CollectionList fieldtype
A fieldtype for Perch Runway CMS to select an item from a collection. Similar to Dataselect, but for Perch Runway Collections rather than Perch regions.
How Do I?
How to add an image class to all images uploaded via Redactor editor
In our case, we wanted all images uploaded into Redactor to have the Bootstrap class
img-responsiveapplied. This function is referenced in the Redactor documentation under Image Callbacks. You need to jam a bit of code into the Redactor settings in_config.inc.
Site Examples
The Big Blue Swim | Adventure Swimming Holidays In Greece
A great site using Perch Shop, Members, Blog, and Forms add-ons.
Penner Builders - Custom RTM Solution
Perch was used for the generation of each page. The gallery uses the Perch Gallery app, plus Blue Imp Gallery (for controls). The House Plans page uses multiple items with
perch_content_customand filters to spread them across the tabs. On the RTM Specs page, each list and heading is a block. The contact form is Perch Forms add-on. The Testimonials at the bottom of each page is a shared region using a repeater.