Direct FTP 6.8 Now Available
Hey everyone! We just released a major update of CoffeeCup Direct FTP! “So what is new”, you say? Well the first thing you will notice is the revamped look & feel—best described as “friendly power.” The entire transfer activity window has been redesigned from the ground up. It’s as comprehensive as it can be and allows you to marvel at the new...
20 new VSD themes—Come check them out!
Yep, our designers' creative output is quite spectacular! They've put the finishing touches on 20 great themes for Visual Site Designer that really reflect the ever-changing face of the web. Check 'em out, see what you like, and update your site! Your visitors will appreciate the new look. :) For a limited time, the more themes you buy, the more you'll save on them! Take a...
Maintenance Window Tonight
In an ongoing effort to keep our systems up to date our datacenter techs will be performing regular maintenance tonight. They will be installing various patches and updates, which will require rebooting each server. They will make every effort to do this work without any inturruption of service, but there may be some intermittant downtime for www.coffeecup.com and some S-Drive...
Wanna know how the Golden Egg was found?
Yep, that sneaky Golden egg finally fell into the hands of a lucky hunter named Michael L. , who won $2500! This was the 8th-to-last egg to be found, bringing a symbolic end to 2011's Great Egg Hunt . Here's how he found it . Pay attention specifically to the order of the words clicked toward the end — I - love - COFFEE - in - a - cup . Congratulations Michael,...
Oops, we're sorry!
Right in the middle of the Great Egg Hunt, something went terribly wrong and our dedicated hunters were caught out in the cold. So what happened? At 8:04pm, just after dinner for lots of folks, the monitoring system in our web servers’ traffic load balancers triggered an alert which cause all web traffic—everyone accessing the website at that moment—to be diverted to just...
Got an egg hunt this weekend?
Keep the fun going next week by participating in our Great Egg Hunt! Starting on Monday, and continuing through the week, we'll be hiding eggs around our site for you to find. Click high and low, above and beyond; search product pages and knowledgebase articles—you might even find one on our "Meet the Team" page! What's the point, you ask? Well, it's fun! But...
Our Latest Shopping Cart Creator—and a Special New App!
Yep, a freshly brewed version of the shopping cart software you know and love is now available. Here are the highlights: Tighter Security: Strong encryption/protection of your merchant data and other sensitive info is baked right in. Custom <head> Markup: Now adding extras (like a nice Web Calendar, or other scripts and plugins) is fast and easy. More Design Options:...
Embedded video, audio, and attachment icons
Many of you have requested a way to embed videos and MP3s in your streams. So the nerds went to work and made it happen in our lastest update! Now, when you link to a video, audio (or most other files) your stream will automatically replace the link with a snazzy player. Videos will look like this. Audio will look like this: And documents will be replaced with a snazzy...
We've moved the S-Drive forums — come share your thoughts!
We just wanted to let you know that S-Drive is now out of private beta, so we've rearranged the forums a bit to allow more participation. As a result, bookmarks or links to previous threads and posts will no longer work. Here are the new links to the forums: General S-Drive Discussion S-Drive Stream S-Drive Shopkeeper S-Drive and Visual Site Designer...
Sign up for S-Drive and go crazy with Power Post!
Have you heard about S-Drive Streams yet? It's our cool new service that lets you post blog and news updates from anywhere. Really! And not just that — we went out of our way to design a brand new app called Power Post . It has a comprehensive text editor and syncing function so you can create and edit your Stream updates in a snap, and the built-in image tool has everything...
Visual Site Designer and S-Drive: A match made in heaven
One of the perks of being a CoffeeCup customer is being treated like a friend, and friends sometimes hook each other up with free stuff, right? Well, your purchase of Visual Site Designer already entitles you to free e-mail support and free upgrades for life, and now we're going to be a pal and give you free S-Drive, too. As a proud Visual Site Designer user, you'll be enthralled...
We're starting 2011 with a Triple Play!
Kept up with your new year's resolutions? We know it can be tough to stay on course, especially when it comes to updating your website. Luckily for you, we've got three sweet bundles of software that'll help bring your site into 2011. For the Web Developer: Wanna spice up your website with photo galleries, calendars, and colors that pop? Well, just for you, we've got the...
Your free gift from CoffeeCup!
Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas from CoffeeClaus! You've been a very good webbie this year, so you're getting a special present: Your choice of any one of our helpful handbooks, absolutely free! Explore the best strategies for using color or typography on your website. Cultivate the skills you need to create effective sitemaps or web forms. Learn about the interesting and useful...
December Deal #3: Santa's Software Special
Winter has finally arrived! Almost time for Santa to make his rounds and spread some cheer. But you don't have to wait for Santa to arrive to get some holiday magic, 'cause we've got some December Deals right now! So what's next? It's an idea cooked up by the crazies here at CoffeeCup: the more you buy, the more you save. We're marking down our most popular...
December Deal #2: The Form Builder Mega Pack
It’s already time for the second of our incredible December Deals ! We hope you took advantage of our Swag Shop discounts, but there’s lots more coming your way. Introducing... The Form Builder Mega Pack ! From today until Sunday, we’re bundling our incredible Web Form Builder with 40 themes, a whole mess o’ graphics, and the brand new Web Form Design Guide, all...
It's a December Discount Bonanza!
It’s December, and you know what that means — tons of gifts for you and everyone you know! We’re feeling the holiday spirit, and want to do something extra special for you this holiday season. Think about the twelve days of Christmas or the eight nights of Hanukkah. Instead of a bunch of stuff all on one day, we’re going to release a series of specials, products,...
Get 25% off everything right now.
We hope you didn't get too banged up tearing through the mall on Black Friday. That fiasco is just another example of why shopping online is easier and safer. That's why we have the Internet shopping bonanza known as Cyber Monday – and it's today! We’re feeling the holiday spirit, too! What does this mean for you? Why, major savings of course, on the order of 25%...
Visual Site Designer 7 is Here (with a bonus)
Flash forward: It’s Thursday afternoon, and you’re sitting back on the couch watching football with the family. The tryptophan is working its magic on your brain, and before long, you’re in a Grade A Food Coma. Now you’re having the craziest dream of your life. In it, you’re designing your website with Visual Site Designer, but it’s different...
Check out Website Access Manager 4.0 and get free stuff!
Check out Website Access Manager 4.0 and get free stuff! We just released a blazing new version of our popular Website Access Manager, and we’re super excited about it — and to celebrate, we’re giving away some cool stuff, but only for a few days. Want to hear about the freebies? Please read on… So you want a password-protected, members-only section of your...
Web Calendar 5.0 is here!
Hey {$user.user_name_first}! We just finished updating Web Calendar, and if we do say so ourselves, we’ve really done it up right. It’s modern, it’s pretty, it’s customizable, it’s friendly, it’s theme-able, it’s open, it’s personal, it’s the new Web Calendar, and we love it! We spent 5 months rebuilding the program from the ground...
Shopping Cart Creator Pro is here!
Creating a pro-quality store has never been easier. We can barely believe it. After months of development, testing, and tweaking, plus a final few days of caffeine-fueled, last-minute , icing-on-the-cake changes, it’s finally here: Shopping Cart Creator Pro ! Imagine having the power to create professional online stores. We’re talking...
Check out our Swag Shop
Our all new swag shop is live! Come on over and take a look at our handsome hats, crazy cups, beachy balls, and soothing stress toys. Our favorites are the key chains (yup, they’ve saved us once or twice) and the cool shirts (radiate coolness while showing off your CoffeeCup pride). But the coolest thing about the shop isn’t what we’re selling,...
Show Off Your Summer Photos in Style
Are you feelin’ the long weekend groove yet? Let us help you get that started! Here it is: an amazing offer on one of the best photo album programs in the world: Enjoy hassle-free photo sharing with Photo Gallery at discounts over 50%! Photo Gallery will not only help you share your weekend memories, it will also help you to make an everlasting impression....
Half Price Web Design Books
We mentioned going back to school in our last email and several of you gave us the same idea: Run one big special on all our great web design handbooks. You know what? We think that’s a great idea, so we’re doing it! Get 50% off all our books here . Sweet! In one afternoon of light reading you can: Make web forms that work...
Our Summer Specials are Back!
Summer’s nearing its end, and you know what that means: It’s back-to-school time! In the spirit of the season, we’re bringing back two of our favorite deals from this summer: Web Design 101: Staying on the cutting edge with HTML5 and CSS3. Course Description: An in-depth look at the future of the web. Learn how to use HTML5 and CSS3...
Free Themes for Earth Day
Today is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day . It's a day to think about the environment and the planet, and to appreciate everything it's done for us. How are you going to celebrate? Here's what we're doing: We're giving away our Earthy Underground themes all day today! Yep, you can get this groovy, earthy theme completely free — but only for today. Choose...
2010 About.com Reader's Choice Winner
Big news: CoffeeCup HTML Editor was voted best Windows Web Editor for 2010 by the readers of About.com. This isn’t the first award the amazing HTML Editor has won, but we’re still wicked excited. It’s a great feeling knowing that our users agree that our software is powerful, easy to learn, and fun to use. Why don’t you check out the HTML Editor for...
A New, Faster Sitemapper. With themes too!
Guess what? We just released another cool update of Sitemapper! We’ve already mentioned that our little Sitemapper spider crawls through your Website the same way the big search engine spiders do, right? Well, there’s one big difference: Our little spider shows you what she finds. If everything works nice and dandy, she’ll give you a cool sitemap....
Happy New Year!
We hope you had an awesome new year’s celebration and that you’re getting 2010 off to a great start. We’re gonna take a second to look back at 2009 and drop some hints about what to expect in 2010. Last year was actually a great year for us at CoffeeCup Software. We made some major improvements to our older software and created new programs we’re...
There's still time to do your part!
We have great news! Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to our Pink Page , we’ve decided to extend it for another 10 days. The success of this campaign has exceeded our expectations — we’ve even been written up on prbreakfastclub.com . Basically, we’re kicking butt at fundraising for a great cause, and we don't want to quit now. Just in case you...
