Add Runway Blog

Great resources

1. Setting up a Blog in Perch Runway (Video)

2. Runway Configuration

Process

1. Install blog to apps

2. Add perch_blog to apps.php

3. Copy addons/apps/perch_blog/templates/blog to templates/blog

4. Copy from download folder blog to templates/pages/

5. Add Post page routes custom token to /config/runway.php

6. Create test blog posts on back end, remember to publish, add categories

7. Rename blog if required control panel/Blog/Blogs

8. Add Blog post page path under control panel / Settings / Blog. For example, /PATH/{postSlug}

9. Add page to display blog

10. Blog page/Location. Change path if required and URL Pattern to PATH/page/[i:page]. Add second URL pattern for blog preview. PATH/[slug:s]/[preview:preview] to Blog main page

11. Add posts as above. Adding PATH/[slug:s] to URL pattern

12. Add Archive Page, adding the following URL Patterns

    • PATH/category/[slug:cat]

    • PATH/tag/[slug:tag]

    • PATH/[year:year]

    • PATH/[year:year]/[i:month]

    • PATH/author/[slug:author]

13. Change templates to match the above file paths