Issue 20  

Introduction

Hello folks

There are three great site examples in this issue. Nice work by everyone involved in those. And there's a good tip describing how to get Redactor plugins working with Perch 3.0. That's handy because it's something I may need to do shortly :-)

Hope you like the links in this issue.

Clive Walker - Perchology

News

The pros and cons of using Perch CMS

In this article we’ll be analysing Perch CMS after using it for the first time in a recent client project

James Dowell from UVD assesses Perch (before Perch 3.0) on a new website build.

uvd.co.uk

Code

Runway Tip: 301 Redirect Collection

This makes use of Runway's error handling and works well with the new PerchSystem::use_error_page(404). First, create a collection named "301 Redirects" with this template...

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How Do I?

Redactor Plugins in Perch 3

Here's how to get Redactor plugins working now that the editor is part of Perch core.

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Site Examples

Holiday programme - Ludwigsburg

A new site for the holiday program for pupils in the city of Ludwigsburg (Germany). The site is based on Perch Runway and Perch Shop to manage the registrations.

ferienspass-ludwigsburg.de

Luxurious, cutting edge coaches | Ayats Coaches UK

Nice site by John Robinson.

ayatsuk.com

Em² Hairdressers Worle, Weston-super-Mare

Great work by James Tedder.

em2-hair.co.uk

Perch Documentation

Layout Functions

On many sites, it’s useful to have common page elements like headers, footers and sidebars that don’t change between pages. To make those easy to manage, Perch has layouts.

I use layouts on every site ... pretty much from the start of a website build. They are so useful, particularly in combination with layout variables.

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