Introduction
Hi folks
There's a great write-up about a new Perch Runway site in this issue. I really like this type of post. If you have built a Perch site, why not write about it? It's good exposure for you and the client's site.
Also, in this issue, I've linked to the Perch documentation about Runway site back-ups and cloud storage. I saw a forum post about back-ups and thought it was useful to highlight this.
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News
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Add-Ons
External Links Filter
A Perch template filter that allows you to add
targetandrelattributes to external links in a textarea field type
Announcing Chirp 4.0 & Chirp Web App
The latest Chirp SEO add-on update includes Open Graph tag checks, meta canonical check, and social preview. And there's a new web app for quickly checking a URL. And there's a 25% discount until 15th October. Nice one!
Site Examples
Streets Ahead and Kingfisher Design launch a new website for VAAC
Here's a great write-up about a new Perch Runway site. Lovely site and good to read how it was built and hear about positive feedback from the client.
New website for VAAC (Voluntary Action Arun and Chichester). Developed in Perch Runway and replacing an old, slow WordPress website. A fresh, modern and bright replacement, that really represents what VAAC are and do.
Perch Documentation
Backup with Perch Runway
Back-ups are one of the best features of Perch Runway. Here's how to back-up your Runway site.
Cloud Storage with Perch Runway
You will also need to set-up cloud storage if you plan to back-up with Runway. Here's how to do that using Amazon S3, Dropbox or Open Stack Cloud Storage.