Posts by Matt A

Apologies for the wait. I have been absent from the forums due to illness recently. I'll log a ticket with the development team regarding this thread and will get back to you regarding any updates on this as and when I get them.

Hello all.

Regarding the PHP8 situation. I have asked the development team whether PHP8 compatibility was being worked on for Perch apps but haven't heard anything back yet. I will chase this for you to see if I can get a response from the development team.

Any questions about the Perch handover and specifics details about the company itself, this is not information I am privy to. I can make the higher ups aware of your concerns, but I can't promise any information regarding the finer details of this will be shared openly.

ex-jedi Regarding the "Perch is a product developed by Perch Runway " line on the website, I'll chase this to see whether this is something that was overlooked by the team that handles the website.

teamred

Apologies. I have recently been off work ill and have only just managed to get back on the Perch forums to begin approving comments and threads again.

I'm going through the approval backlog now. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Hi all.

I'll double check with the team whether or not accounts.grabaperch.com has been retired. I've not heard anything, but I will assume it has been if the account link on grabaperch.com has changed. I'll see if I can get some confirmation on this.

If you do have https://accounts.grabaperch.com as a bookmark on your web browsers, I would recommend updating them to point at https://account.perchcms.com instead.

Mxkert

I'll pass your question along too. Not sure whether this potential trialling Gareth S mentioned could be compounded into ex-jedi 's second question about a pre-release beta.

I'll let you know if I hear anything.

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Agreed 100%.

And to soothe nascent 😆, here are some specific totally Perch focused questions for Will B & Matt A.

1. What's the current V4 release estimate? It's understandable that deadlines are missed, sometimes by a lot. But what's the team's current goal for getting V4 out?

2. Is a pre-release beta still going to be released?

3. What's the latest feature list / change log for V4 compared to V3?

4. What's the current state of add-on updates? Are they just going to be brought up to current PHP compatibility or are new features being developed? Thinking of Perch Shop particularly.

5. Relating to Clive's quoted post, are there plans for the Perch team to engage more within the forum? Is anyone from the team going to join the Slack group? Will the development team directly make more contributions here?

6. Is there a post V4 release marketing plan? Is there an update planned for the website?

7. Has there been any more thought on the pricing structure?

8. Can you please give Clive Walker whatever the Perch equivalent of a Knighthood is?

Thanks.

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Hi ex-jedi

I've passed along your questions and I hope to provide you with some answers to them soon. When I hear back from my colleagues, I'll post the answers back here asap.

TheOldDesigner Hello. I've another message to pass onto you from the director.

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Hi Richard

The transfer is complete.

All the very best for the future.

Regards,

George

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Hello all. Just a message from the director I've been asked to pass along to all of you.

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I’m acutely aware of the comments circulating on the various forum channels and by way of an update you’ll have seen we have made some changes internally to Gareth’s role and brought in new colleagues to pick up the interactions with you and our community. Your desire to see change and Perch moving forward is shared by me and my colleagues and my assurance remains in this regard.

Stability is an essential driving factor; we’ve had a lot to pick up and take on; delivery on commitments published prior to our involvement is essential. Let me reassure you, my colleagues and in particular the development team, are committed to Perch and are themselves delivering products to our clients using the Perch platform.

So please be patient, we are listening, we are responding to any requests for technical assistance and we will continue to enjoy your enthusiasm and commitment to Perch.

George

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Your patience is appreciated. I am checking the forum at least once a day to approve posts and delete spam, so if you do need anything feel free to tag myself or Will B and we can pass feedback along where necessary.

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Hallelujah life exists! Trouble is I have already emailed that address with no response!

Hello TheOldDesigner . I have been passing feedback along and I have been asked to provide you with the following response from the director.

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Dear Richard

Your email has reached us safely and I am aware of your forum posts; it is a great shame you have decided to part company with us. Please do keep an eye on Perch over the coming weeks; I appreciate to you it appears we have not been working to bring changes and at the same time I appreciate these have just not been fast enough for you.

I'd like you to stay with it. However if not I wish you all the best and I look forward to getting the further details to enable us to initiate the transfer.

Kind regards

George

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Please let me know if you require anything else and I'll pass it along.

Hello everyone.

Similarly to my colleagues Gareth and Will, I will be on hand to assist, monitor and contribute to these forums where I can.

Feel free to give me a shout if you have any queries.

- Matt