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Advanced Custom Fields is one of my absolute favorite WordPress plugins. Recently updated to version 4, there has been some significant compatibility issues and site breakage due to the way it was distributed as an automatic upgrade from version 3. Since we’ve been using ACF 3 in many plugins, including acf-lite, I needed a quick fix that didn’t involve updating all of our software to the new API’s right now. You can now find the original ACF-3 and ACF-LITE plugins
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For over 6 years, Intellispire has been providing email marketing solutions that allow you to easily connect your favorite Content Management System to email service providers such as AWeber and iContact. The plugins were originally built for people who managed their own sites. To that end, we’ve focused on stability and ease of use for each piece of software. Over the years we’ve noticed is that more and more developers have been using the software on client sites. We
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Over the years, I’ve used Evernote as my primary storage for reference material in my Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system. However, each new release of the “official” Evernote client seems to move away from a productivity app. It gets “prettier”, slower and less functional on each release. Soap box aside, I’ve decided to put out feelers for what it would take to create a streamlined Evernote app for Mac – similar to the current one, but with an
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Recently, we’ve been looking at helpdesk alternatives. Up to this point, we’ve been using Zendesk, and for the most part have been relatively happy with it. However, the pricing is crazy: as soon as we added one person (going from 3 to 4), pricing for Zendesk went from $20 per year to $120 per MONTH. It was important that we find a solution that we could live with, long term. (more…)
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BracketPress has been chosen as one of four finalists for the 2013 Venture Sharks competition. Final Round 4 finalists will compete in front of the Venture Connectors luncheon and face the Venture Sharks judges panel in the final round. Over $10,000 in cash and services are on the line; you won’t want to miss this event! Registration for attendance is required, and will open in April at ventureconnectors.org. Registration is required to attend, cost is approximately $50. Please register here. When: May 1, 2013
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BracketPress has been chosen as one of 10 startups to compete in the Venture Sharks competition.
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One of the most frequently asked questions we get about BracketPress is “how can I have my users have multiple brackets?” Awesomely, the core of BracketPress already has that capability. If you’d like to give an additional bracket (or two) to your users, here’s what you as the site owner can do: a) Login in to the Administrator b) Click on “Brackets” c) Click “Add New” d) Give the new bracket a title e) In the content area,
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Did you know that the Mobile Site Builder has a built-in QR Code generator? That’s a great feature, but what can you with it? Smart businesses are using QR codes to make their marketing more interactive by delivering instant coupons, bonuses and other mechanisms to promote customer loyalty and retention. Here are just a few ideas for you utilize QR codes in your marketing: Browse a website URL Watch a YouTube Video Post to Twitter Visit a Facebook page
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Timing for the opening of your own bracket site is pretty simple, but you need to make sure that you have these dates in mind: Early March – Build your Site If you haven’t done so already, you need to build out your bracket site.  This means installing BracketPress and the Pro modules on your site, configuring it, and making sure everything is working. You may want to have a couple of trial tournaments to make sure everything is working
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Have you ever wanted to run your own office pool during the upcoming basketball tournament? Until now, you’ve had two options: first, you could print out, manually fill out and score paper brackets. That’s what we did during high school, and I still remember helping to “score” the brackets every day for a week. Or, you could send your friends and co-workers to one of the big sports site, create a group, and allow everyone to participate online.
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AutoResponder Plugins 5.9 for Joomla! – New Releases from Intellispire The Intellispire team has been working hard updating our entire line of plugins, and the result is finally here. We are happy to announce that our entire line of autoresponder plugins have been updated to version 5.9, supporting the Joomla! 1.5 through 3.0! Enhancing your Joomla! website with one of these popular and highly effective autoresponder and email marketing services, AWeber, Constant Contact, iContact, GetResponse, Mail Chimp or Campaign Monitor has never been easier. How
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The new website design is finished and all content live for your viewing pleasure. Take a look at our services page to get an idea of what we are all about and check out our about us page to see who we are.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Intellispire Software Updater for Joomla! Professional Version Now, install your Joomla!-based extensions with one click! EVALUATION COPY: http://www.intellispire.com/web/Joomla/download.html Louisville, Kentucky – Tuesday, August 26, 2008 – Intellispire has announced the release of the professional version of its flagship Joomla! Updater, which is an extension for the award-winning Joomla! 1.5 content management system (CMS) that puts an “Add Software” application under the Components menu. Companies looking to reduce the amount of time it takes to
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