Marketplace, Ordering Fields, Reviews App, SVG Editor, Tags field type, Exporting to JSON, Using Sections, Shared Region & Blocks, Site Example

Introduction

Hello everyone

I've had a busy few weeks working on different Perch sites, big and small. Some are new sites and some are Perch sites that need developer help. It's been great to work on all the projects.

In this issue, there are several links to posts on the new Perch Forum which (I think) has really invigorated discussion about Perch. For other discussions, the Perchology Slack group has also been great. I see a lot of collaboration and help there. Join the Slack group here.

Enjoy the newsletter. See you next time.

News

Time for Perch Marketplace?

Are you interested in a Perch Apps marketplace? Here's a discussion thread on the forum. Open for comments and feedback.

Re-ordering Fields

The low-down on field ordering in Perch templates.

Add-Ons

Perch Reviews App

There's a new Reviews App under development. Read all about it here. All feedback, comments, and suggestions are welcome.

Ace based SVG editor for Perch CMS

This is a SVG specific editor based on the ACE code editor plug in from Perch 2, this plugin has been retro-fitted to work on Runway, and has only been tested on Runway. The editor adds a code editor with SVG syntax highlighting and an image live preview of the SVG content.

Tags field type

A Perch field type that lets you enter comma-separated tags.

Code

Export Perch blog to JSON

Two scripts to export Perch blog posts to JSON and then import the JSON into a Perch Runway collection

How Do I?

Multiple blogs with Perch CMS

Here's how to use Sections in Perch to create two distinct blog areas on a site.

Can I use a Shared Region in a template Block?

Does anyone know if there is a way to use data from a Shared Region inside a block?

This forum post shows a way of doing that.

Site Examples

St Matthews School

Here's a great site that uses Perch to add multi-day events (with colour options) and has a calendar view using Full Calendar. If you are looking for a Perch Events app replacement, this site shows what can be done.

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