Introduction
Hello again
This week, news from Perch about the Perch 3.1.1 update. There are some new features like Field Groups and an update to template language.
Also in this newsletter, there's a link to a very useful Backup Status dashboard widget. I'm using this on my Runway site(s) and it gives a quick indication that backups are running OK. Nice.
Backups are a great feature of Runway and make it a much easier "sell" to potential clients.
See you next time
News
Introducing Field Groups
A new way to organise edit forms in Perch. This is an experimental feature in Perch 3.1. Give it a try and feedback to the Perch team. They want your comments.
Add-Ons
Pipits Sharing
The Sharing app enables you to quickly and easily add sharing links without JavaScript.
Perch Runway Backup Status Dashboard Widget
A dashboard widget that shows the status of latest backups.
How Do I?
Use image file name as alt attribute if alt field is empty
Handy if you tend to use descriptive text for your file names, this saves you some work adding alternative text for all your images.
Site Examples
CVW Web Design
My new freelancer site with a super design by Liz Elcoate.
The site is Perch Runway and for the new site I've reconfigured the Backup options (database and assets) to use Amazon S3 rather than Dropbox. It's working great so far.