Hello

Perch is a really little content management system for when you (or your clients) need to edit content without the hassle of setting up a big CMS.

Perch costs £35 (+ VAT where applicable) as a one-off unrestricted license cost per website. Perch runs on your own server and there are no ongoing monthly costs.

key features

  • Quick Start

    Quick Start

    Managing content on a page is as simple as pasting in a PHP tag. You’ll be up and running in minutes.

  • Simple to use

    Simple to use

    Perch has a clear, simple and smart interface, just right for handing over to your clients to use.

  • Low, one-off cost

    Low, one-off cost

    Licensed per-website at £35+VAT with all features, there are no on-going costs for you or your client.

  • Retrofit

    Retrofit

    Want to manage content on an existing static site? Perch is easy to go back and retrofit to existing files.

  • Complete control

    Complete control

    Installs on your own web server, keeping control of your data and without giving your FTP details away.

  • Brandable

    Brandable

    Customise the interface with your or your client’s colours and logo, right out of the box.

  • Full markup control

    Full markup control

    XHTML, HTML 4, HTML 5? You completely control the markup with simple templates.

  • Microformats

    Microformats

    The template system drives the edit forms, making it easy to publish microformats and structured data.

  • PHP and MySQL

    PHP and MySQL

    Perch uses PHP5 and MySQL, so it’s easy to get up and running on a basic shared hosting account.