Perch CMS 4444 Responses

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• doctor

  Does anybody have any experience with Perch? Looks really simple and quick to setup. Is it worth the money, I wonder?

  http://grabaperch.com/

  Jun 18, 09, 7:05 a.m. – Permalink

• canuck

  looks like cushycms

  http://www.cushycms.com/

  • I love you.– dropdown1/2

    Right back at ya slick .– canuck2/2

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 7:07 a.m. – Permalink

• doctor

  Maybe a little smoother than Cushy though. You don't have to change your mark-up with Perch (adding HTML classes etc.).

  And it looks like Cushy runs on a remote server(?), whereas Perch runs locally, which might be an advantage, given you don't mind a tiny bit of setup.

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 7:15 a.m. – Permalink

• Dancer

  Drew said he is going to set up a Demo environment, I am yet to see it though.

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 8:02 a.m. – Permalink

• falcadia

  Looking pretty cool to me. Might have to give it a try on a project.

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 8:02 a.m. – Permalink

• Dancer

  BTW doctor, how did you find out about it?

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 8:03 a.m. – Permalink

• doctor

  I'm also considering taking Perch for a spin, though I'm more of an Open Source kinda guy. :-)

  Dancer: I learned about Perch from Jon Hicks, http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 2:14 p.m. – Permalink

• sherman

  pricey

  • I concur.– doctor1/2

    This is cheap for exactly what I've been looking for.
    – wmeredith2/2

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 2:15 p.m. – Permalink

• lukus_W

  Is there any point is paying for CMS .. you pay a small price - but you're tied to the reach of the owner's enthusiasm and their desire to solve your problems. Once you've paid.. are they really likely to care that much?

  • *to– lukus_W1/3

    I think they are likely to care more if you pay.– Dancer2/3

    but you only pay once... one they have their money - are they going to care?– lukus_W3/3

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 2:23 p.m. – Permalink

• lukus_W

  I heard that modx is a good straightforward CMS, but I haven't used it for a project yet

  • it's sllloooowwwww.– airey1/2

    It's OK, I guess...– welded2/2

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 2:24 p.m. – Permalink

• doctor

  lukus_W: That is pretty much why I'm asking if it's worth the money. :-)

  Tons of other (free) CMS's out there, but this one seems extra light weight and simple in it's design, compared to most of them. But I can only judge it from its packaging, which isn't very sufficient.

  • but how can you judge it? you have to take their word for it...– lukus_W1/2

    Did you read what you just commented on at all?– doctor2/2

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 2:37 p.m. – Permalink

• Dancer

  lukus_W, I do not have a problem with paying a small fee, after all it was hard work and time that were used to create it. It is more worth while for them to invest and develop Perch as it good be an alternative and worthwhile revenue stream. Plus I imagine the support is very good. Bit like Expression Engine.

  • Once they have their money - they will most likely loose interest and move on to something else, imo– lukus_W

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 2:52 p.m. – Permalink

• doctor

  Yes, vendor support... There's always that.

  BUT has anybody tried Perch for real? Share your insights, please! :)

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 4:33 p.m. – Permalink

• shakingpaper

  I had a play with a test version and found it quite good - am going to use it for small jobs as the interface is dead simple and I don't have to create a bunch of templates.

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 6:11 p.m. – Permalink

• welded

  I like the looks of and will certainly keep it in mind for smaller projects.

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 8:15 p.m. – Permalink

• forcetwelve

  so if you buy it do you install the files on your server? or does it stay with them like cushy?

  • You install @ your place.– doctor

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 10:06 p.m. – Permalink

• itsmitch

  This looks fantastic, exactly what I was looking for ... except ... it seems like they want a fee for each client (server) I use it on. I'm more than willing to pay for the license - just not over and over again. I've e-mailed the company for clarification but it seems that the steep fee is per server. For the cost of paying $57/client I use this on, I might as well just pay a developer to create my own version.

  • true dat– forcetwelve1/3

    You'd pay a developer $57 dollars to build you a CMS?– welded2/3

    Wait, I see. Still, the point remains: if this does the job it's still cheaper than me. ;)– welded3/3

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 10:15 p.m. – Permalink

• slappy

  This looks pretty cool, I might give it a bash for a new client site Im building.

  

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  Dog-earJun 18, 09, 11:28 p.m. – Permalink

• Dancer

  Lukus_w, If that happens then word will get around the community quick and they will loose customers. A recommendation from Jon Hicks ain't bad though.

  • yeah, fair enough - I'm naturally cynical, but of course it could well be good– lukus_W

  

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  Dog-earJun 19, 09, 12:56 a.m. – Permalink

• kelpie

  how does this thing work? to what extent will it manage a site?

  is it just a means for a client to change text in fixed instances across a design or will it drive a news listings DB, create pages on the fly, populate templates?

  • eg, if I have 2 news stories on teh homepage, I don't want those manually updated, I want them pulling the top 2 from a DB and displaying them automatically– kelpie1/3

    ...displaying them automatically. If I create a gallery page, I want my client to be able to populate galleries in the back end and see them update in a listing on the page– kelpie2/3

    ...them update in a listing on the gallery page etc etc etc– kelpie3/3

  

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  Dog-earJun 19, 09, 1:14 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  Looks nice and simple, but I think you'd be fucked if your/your clients needs outgrew the feature set (not a problem with wordpress).

  I see no scope for extendability. For that alone, I'd give it a wide berth (at least for clients).

  • < this answers my questions I reckon, cheers M– kelpie

  

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  Dog-earJun 19, 09, 1:28 a.m. – Permalink