Introduction
Hi folks
I have another set of interesting links this month and a couple of great site examples! If you have built sites with Perch and want to tell the world, let me know. I'm @perchology on Twitter. And, if you can provide a short description of the Perch functionality used and/or problems you solved, that's all the better!
Add-Ons
A pie chart fieldtype for Perch using Google Charts
Add the ability to create pie charts in a content area.
How Do I?
How to generate title and meta tags for list/detail setup
I've seen this question a few times. Here's an example of how to generate title and meta tags with list/detail pages.
Using Perch layouts and managing SVG assets with Perch
It's possible to use Perch layouts to manage the SVG files on your site. Here's how I do that.
Dynamically List and Display Shop Products By Categories
I want to have a page /shop that displays a list of product categories. Then when you click on the category it takes you to a page that displays all the products in that category.
A good example of working with Perch Shop and product categories.
Site Examples
Porge Research - Public Sector and Bespoke Research Services
Customer really seems to like the flexibility of Perch and heavily using blocks makes it easy to have a consistent look across different parts of the site.
Bertha's Revenge Small-Batch Irish Milk Gin - Ballyvolane House Spirits Company
Great site made with Perch and including a Where To Buy page with store locator map.
Perch Documentation
Understanding Conditional Tags
Lots of examples of the use of condtional tags on this page from the Perch documentation. For example, the else attribute can be handy <perch:content id="img" type="image" else="default.png" /> for specifying a default image.