Introduction
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News
Perch forms vs Perch Forms app
Due to similar naming it is not uncommon to confuse Perch form template tags with the Perch Forms app. This could be because most developers start using Perch form template tags with the Forms app. So what’s the difference?
Add-Ons
Red Finch Perch Add-ons | Event Logger and Image Optimiser
Good post by James Wigger describing his Perch Event Logger and Image Optimiser apps.
Cognetif TinyImg App
Similar to the Perch Kraken app but uses the TinyPNG/TinyJPG API to optimize your uploaded images. TinyPNG/TinyJPG offers their service for free for the first 500 optimizations each month.
How Do I?
Automatic Copyright Year in Perch CMS
How to use a year variable with a Perch template so that users can edit the rest of the copyright text.
Use Attributes to Customise Pages
Sometimes it’s nice to be able to control things at the page level for any pages. It might be something you don’t need to add very often and isn’t “turned on” any page by default, but you want to have the option to do it straight from the control panel. Rather than including an optional region on every master page (crowding the region list and making your editor feel anxious about leaving them empty), you can rely on page attributes.
Perch Documentation
Controlling Site Access with Perch Runway
Runway has two features available for controlling access to your site; site behind login, and offline mode.
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