WordPress 3.3 Has Just Been Released!

It’s the first big WordPress release since July 4, 2011. If you need help upgrading or figuring out how to take advantage of all the new features and bug fixes, contact Item-9 and we’ll get back to you immediately.

Three New Potential Basecamp Replacements

I love Basecamp and have been a 37Signals customer for the last three years. In that timespan, lots of challengers have sprung up–some plainly stealing Basecamp’s features, and others, like the three listed in this article, have come up with new and interesting takes on the project management realm.

Shopify Review: Cheap E-commerce That Does Not Suck

Almost everybody has a great web store idea, but few people understand how easy Shopify makes it to turn that idea into a profitable business. I’ve worked with a lot of clients and on a lot of e-commerce project and I can honestly say that for beginners and even advanced website builders, Shopify has everything you need to create a successful e-commerce website. The best part is that their plans start at $29/month!

How to Get the Most Out of Coaching Sessions

From WorkAwesome:

Know that by undertaking the coaching process, you are saying that it is time to move your life forward with absolute commitment and confidence. Be prepared for change. Coaching will have positive impacts on many areas of your life, not just the area you are working on. Be open and willing to change. Don’t hire a coach because someone has told you that you should or because it sounds good. Do it because you are ready to change and take full responsibility for engaging in the process.

Don’t forget that Item-9 offers one hour WordPress and marketing coaching sessions. Sign up for one today!

Download upPrev Version 1.4 – Thumbnails, Excepts and Lots of other New Features!

Our WordPress plugin, upPrev, the New York Times-style jQuery-animated previous post flyout box, has been updated to version 1.4. Here are the major changes:

• Fixed incorrectly shown number of WordPress posts (incorrect mysql query),
• Resolved jQuery compatibility issue,
• Improved stylesheet mechanism. One external global stylesheet + embedded one for a custom animation. Additional css selectors for easier modification.
• Modified settings page,
• Ability to add thumbnails and excerpt (lots of users requested this!),
• Custom notification for pages with a shortcode [upprev]Sample Text[/upprev],
• Disabled PHP errors notification for a javascript file.

Check it out on this page (by scrolling down) and then use the plugin update feature on your WordPress site or download a new copy from the WordPress repository!