Im not quite sure how though as ive got the output of the collection using this template:

<div class="staff">
    <img src="<perch:content id="staffimage" />" />
    <h5><perch:content id="staffname" /></h5>
    <p><perch:content id="staffposition" /></p>
    <a href="/branches/<perch:content id="staffslug" type="slug" />"> View Profile</a>
</div>

Which correctly outputs the /branches/firstname_lastname but for some reason it says "You have included the Perch runtime in your page template. Please remove it - Runway will include it for you." so when i take the runtime out it defaults back to the branches/index.php page

No i didnt use an underscore at i find sometimes it doesnt work but i havent really used slugs like this before

Well i have the slug taking the info from the staff name so someone called john smith the output would be john-smith.

Then in the route i have the ID of that slug like: [slug:staffslug]

Yeah thats what i have in the perch routes under the page settings, but do i include that in the href in the template or just include the slug on its own?

Hmmm its still going to a 404 error.

Debug message from the page but doesnt really say much

Debug Message
[119] SELECT p.pagePath, pr.routePattern, pr.routeRegExp, p.pageTemplate FROM perch2_pages p LEFT JOIN perch2_page_routes pr ON p.pageID=pr.pageID ORDER BY pr.routeOrder ASC, p.pagePath ASC
Using master page: /templates/pages/errors/404.php
Request time: 0.0691
Process time: 0.0584
Memory: 3.1595
Array
(
    [type] => 2
    [message] => include(): Failed opening '/Users/Xland/Desktop/lebc/perch/templates/pages/errors/404.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.5.26/lib/php')
    [file] => /Users/Xland/Desktop/lebc/perch/core/runway/start.php
    [line] => 32
)

Correct

Im not really sure, this is the first time ive used it

pattern: branches/[slug:staffslug]

Page: /branches/birmingham/index.php

order: 1

Hmmm okay, i will have a look at it and go through the documentation and stuff again, thanks for all your help!

Hi Drew, think ive got to the bottom of this,

I think ive managed to get the routing to work but when you go to the page it says "You have included the Perch runtime in your page template. Please remove it - Runway will include it for you."

So if i remove the perch runway include from the doctype the page loads but for some reason it is using the branch.php master page template whereas it needs to be using the staff.php template but not sure how to dictate which master template it uses…