Introduction
Hi folks
This newsletter includes several links from a new site, Pipits for Perch, by developer Hussein Al Hammad. The site already has lots of useful Perch tips and tricks and some cool add-ons that use the Perch API. Very nice.
See you next time!
News
Pipits for Perch
Here's a great new site! A collection of Perch add-ons to help developers build feature-rich Perch websites faster. And with some super tips in the blog
More about the site in this blog post, Introducing Pipits for Perch.
Add-Ons
Pipit Catalog
The Catalog app provides an alternative listing page to your Shop Products with product thumbs and easy filtering options. The listing also highlights sale and stock states.
Code
Showing a blog post excerpt that isn't the current post
Using perch_blog_custom to filter posts and display a post excerpt that isn't the current post. Perhaps in a sidebar next to the current post. Use this on your post.php page.
How Do I?
How I add canonicals into Perch CMS sites
Simon Cox explains how to use page attributes to add canonical URLs to a site.
Site Examples
Slimbridge Local History Society
Recently completed this tiny, simply website for my local history society. I don't often do charity type work but as they're my neighbours it seemed a good opportunity to help them out and move them on from a VERY outdated and sloppy website.
They're loving the ease of Perch - even coming from less technical backgrounds - they're managing to maintain things with hardly any training!