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Current version: 1.3 (released 4/13/12) Live Demo Admin Demo
Clipper Overview
Clipper is the latest addition to the AppThemes family and will quickly become the most popular coupon application theme for WordPress. Our feature-rich theme was built for ease-of-use and tight integration with WordPress so you’ll be online and posting coupons within minutes.
With thousands of AppThemes customers and a very active community, you can trust that Clipper is here to stay. To learn more about our features, continue reading below.
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Custom Post Type & Taxonomies
Coupons are kept totally separate from your blog posts. You get a dedicated coupon management section to see exactly what’s going on. Makes it easier to manage and keep track of your coupons.
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Easy to Manage Options
Our themes include powerful options that can change how your site runs without requiring a developer. It’s all GUI-based with detailed help on each option so you know exactly what you’re doing.
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Advanced Link Cloaking & Tracking
Affiliate links are not only unsightly, they can also deter your visitors from clicking them. Clipper was built with this in mind and automatically hides your coupon and store affiliate links. Not only that, Clipper also tracks key metrics like page views, clicks, & click thru rates (CTRs).
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Custom Email Templates
Take total control of your customer communication by composing your own custom email templates.
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Coupon Stores
Setup unlimited coupon stores and populate them with all the coupons you want. Each store is it’s own page which includes a description, url, and web site screenshot which is automatically generated!
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Customer Coupon Management
Your customers get their own personalized dashboard where they can view and manage their coupons. It also provides them with real-time stats so they see how popular their coupons are.
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Statistical System
Knowing which coupons and blog posts are the most popular is important. We’ve built a stat system to keep track of how many daily and total views each coupon and blog post has received.
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Facebook Integration
Allow visitors to “Like” your site or share a coupon listing on their Facebook Wall. Clipper includes a Facebook Pages sidebar widget which will help grow your fan base with ease.
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Twitter Integration
It’s easy to add your Twitter account to Clipper so your customers can start following you. Our theme includes a real-time Tweet sidebar widget so just drag it over and you’re done.
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Custom Write Panel
Editing coupons from the admin area is a breeze with our custom write panel. All custom fields and taxonomies are neatly organized and labeled in a single panel so you don’t have to search all over the place.
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Color Schemes & Layouts
Choose from five different color schemes. You can also upload your own logo which makes it easy to brand your site.
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Dedicated Store & Category Pages
Clipper includes two additional page templates which automatically update and display your entire list of stores and categories. It’s a great way to allow your visitors to browse. It also helps Google easily index your content.
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Submit Coupon Form
It’s easy to start listing coupons on your site. The coupon form can require visitors to register first or keep it open for everyone to submit coupons. It also includes an optional built-in ReCaptcha challenge box to deter spam.
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Advertising Support
Our themes include several advertising spots which allows you to easily make extra income from your site. It’s great for Google AdSense or affiliate banners. Just paste in your code.
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Multi-Language Support
Our themes use the de-facto WordPress GNU gettext localization framework. This means it’s easy to drop in a new language file without touching any code. Free language packs are also available for several languages.
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Fully Widgetized Sidebars
Clipper includes five different sidebars which are all widget enabled. This allows you to customize different parts of your site with ease. Drag, drop, done.
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Report a Problem System
Allow your site visitors to report problems on any coupon by selecting from a list of pre-defined values (customizable by you). Within each coupon edit panel, you’ll be able to see every single problem reported in a neatly organized table.
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Subscribe to Coupons via Email
The money is in the list, right? Clipper includes a subscription sidebar widget which supports a number of email auto-responder systems such as MailChimp, Aweber, Constant Contact, Vertical Response, and more.
Customer Testimonial
You guys never cease to amaze me with your genuine desire to create and provide the best WordPress themes and customer service around. Keep up the outstanding work!
— Pete
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Advanced Search
All our themes include a custom search engine which searches everything from custom fields, coupons, tags, categories, and stores. It even includes a fancy auto-suggest feature which really makes your site look slick.
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Importing Tool
It’s easy to import your coupons from other systems. Heck, we even provide you with a sample .csv file. Our advanced importer works for any post types and custom fields. Just map out the columns in your .csv and import.
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No Plugins Required
Our theme runs right out of the box and requires no other plugins to function. We built most of the features you would typically use a plugin for directly into Clipper. Of course you can always use other plugins.
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Search Engine Optimized (SEO)
We understand SEO and how important it is for your business. Our themes are built to instantly take advantage of SEO best practices so all you need to worry about is running your business.
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Growing Community
AppThemes has a very active and fast-growing community. It’s really amazing how friendly and willing to help our existing customers are. They share ideas, plugins, code, and even foster relationships. All this happens within our AppThemes forum ecosystem.
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Security Features
Tighten up your site security by restricting access to your WordPress back-office by user role. Each new ad submission includes the users IP address so you can easily block and/or report them.
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Dedicated Support Team
Get exclusive access to our customer support forum, tutorials, and best-practice articles once you become a customer. All theme updates are free for life so you don’t have to worry about spending more later.
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Dedicated Blog
Now you can run your job listing business and write blog posts – all from one instance of WordPress. It’s a great way to communicate to your customers and build up your authority.
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API Extensibility
Clipper is extremely flexible and provides 50+ API hooks which allows you to write plugins or custom functions without modifying the core code.
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Clean & Well Commented Code
Developers rejoice. Our code is well written, fully commented, and logically organized so developers can easily modify the source code without spending hours trying to reverse engineer it.
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HTML & W3C Valid
Our themes have been validated within the guidelines of the W3C rules. HTML, CSS, PHP, & JavaScript are overall well structured code and optimized for faster page loads.
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| Admin Dashboard
It’s easy to get complete visibility into your coupon listing business with a dedicated dashboard. It includes a fancy graph showing total coupons submitted over the last 30 days, a live Twitter feed, a blog feed, and a forum feed so you’ll get the latest and greatest things happening from AppThemes HQ.
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| Easy-to-Use Option Pages
Clipper can be completely setup and controlled directly from custom built option pages that can change how your site runs without requiring a developer. No programming skills required to change any settings.
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| Multiple Color Schemes
With the change of a drop-down, you can instantly re-skin your entire site. Clipper comes with five different color schemes so pick your favorite color and click save.
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| Eight Widget-Enabled Sidebars
Clipper has enabled the native WordPress drag and drop widget engine so you can customize all your page sidebars with different layouts. Sidebars include the home page, single coupon page, store page, single page, blog, login page, user management pages, and new coupon submission page. The footer is also widget-enabled.
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| Themed Login & Sign-Up Pages
As much as we love WordPress, the plain default login and sign-up pages just don’t cut it. Fortunately, Clipper brings it’s uniform design through all pages – including the login, sign-up, and forgot password pages. Not only is this visually appealing but it also gives your site a professional look.
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| Coupon Submission Form
Clipper comes with a powerful coupon submission form so your visitors can easily add new coupons to your site. You can require registration before coupons are submitted or allow anyone to submit new coupons.
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| Custom Post Type & Taxonomies
Clipper takes full advantage of the new features available in WordPress 3.x. All coupons are stored separately than your blog posts which makes it easier to manage and keep track of your coupons. You get a dedicated edit screen and write panel with just the coupon options. This also includes custom taxonomies for coupon categories, coupon stores, and coupon types.
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| Coupon Stores
In addition to coupons, Clipper includes a store manager. These are dedicated pages where you can organize your coupons by store name. If a store doesn’t already exist, it will be automatically created when a new coupon is submitted. Clipper then goes out in real-time and takes a screenshot of the website which then appears on the new store page.
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| Link Cloaking
Clipper has an intelligent link cloaking engine that carefully masks your affiliate links from visitors. When they mouse over the link, it shows a pretty url (which you can control). This helps increase click-thrus and in turn, improves your affiliate sales. Links for both coupons and individual stores are automatically cloaked.
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| Click Tracking Metrics
In addition to the built-in intelligent link cloaking engine, Clipper also includes key metrics for your stores and coupons. Easily track which coupons generate the most click-thrus and the highest CTRs (click-thru rates) so you can focus more effort in specific areas. All this is visible via the WordPress admin area and doesn’t require any plugins.
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| Google Analytics
Keep track of your site visitors and traffic with Google Analytics. Just paste in your tracking code and you’ll be up and running. (Free Google Analytics account required first).
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| Dedicated Blog
Now you can run your coupon business and write blog posts — all from one instance of WordPress. A blog is a great way to interact with your visitors and build up authority. It’s also kept completely separate from your coupons since Clipper uses a custom post type and taxonomies (that’s tech talk meaning it’s very fancy).
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| Dedicated Store & Category Pages
Clipper makes it easy for your visitors to browse coupons by store or category. Dedicated store and category page templates neatly & alphabetically list out every single category and store you have. Think of it as a table of contents for your site. It’s also a perfect way to allow Google to quickly crawl and index all your pages.
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| Feedburner Support
Instead of using the default RSS feed you can automatically redirect it to Feedburner (You must have a free Google Feedburner account setup first).
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| Twitter Support
Easily insert your twitter username and then your web site Twitter links will instantly be wired up (You must have a free Twitter account setup first).
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| Facebook Support
We make it simple to have a Facebook “Like” page widget on your web site. Just insert your Facebook page ID, drag the Facebook widget into your sidebar, and wham. You’ve got a high-tech Facebook widget on your site. It’s a great way to help build up your business and gain exposure on Facebook. (You must have a free Facebook account and page setup first).
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| Subscribe to Coupons via Email
The money is in the list, right? Fortunately Clipper includes a subscription sidebar widget which supports a number of email auto-responder systems such as MailChimp, Aweber, Constant Contact, Vertical Response, and more. This allows you to effortlessly build your list so you can spend your time setting up drip campaigns with auto-responders. Cha ching!
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| Category & Sitewide RSS Feeds
Visitors can subscribe to individual coupon categories and/or your entire site via RSS feeds. All they need is any type of feed reader and they will instantly see your latest coupon listings.
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| Featured Coupons Slider
Display your favorite coupons in a fancy jQuery home page carousel slider. Just check the box on each coupon and it will automatically appear. It’s a great way to promote your affiliate coupons or biggest money saving deals for your visitors to appreciate.
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| Search Engine Optimized (SEO)
WordPress in general is well optimized for search engines. With Clipper we take it one step further. Page titles are optimally structured, URLs are short and keyword-rich, and the on-page factors are taken care of. All you need to worry about is running your business. We’ve got your back.
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| Upload Custom Logo
If you have your own business logo or are planning to get one, you’ll be able to use it on Clipper. Just paste in the direct URL to your logo and it will automatically replace the default Clipper header logo.
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| Report a Problem System
Allow your site visitors to report problems on any coupon by selecting from a list of pre-defined values (customizable by you). This allows you to take action based on whatever problem was reported. Within each coupon edit panel, you’ll be able to see every single problem reported in a neatly organized table. |
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| AJAX Comments Engine
Embedded within each coupon box is an AJAX comments engine. Click on the comments link and watch as the comments box slides down. Post a new comment and the box automatically updates without having to refresh the page. |
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| Social Media Sharing
Each coupon includes a “Share” button which expands when clicked to expose a menu of the most popular social media sites. These include Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Reddit, and Email to a Friend. |
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| Printed Coupon Image Uploading
Clipper uses the WordPress media library upload engine which automatically creates three different sizes (thumbnail, medium, large) when printable coupons are uploaded with the submitted coupon. Now you don’t need to worry about file/directory permissions errors and will be able to see every single uploaded image within the media library.
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| Searches Custom Fields
WordPress is notoriously known for having a poor search engine. Fortunately all our themes include an advanced custom search engine. We’d even say it’s hands down the best search available in a WordPress theme today. All data including coupons, stores, tags, categories, blog posts, and custom fields are automatically added to your search index so the latest and most relevant matches can always be found.
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| Search Field Auto-Complete
Clipper utilizes AJAX in the search box to dynamically search while you type and present matching values in a drop-down menu. This powerful feature allows your visitors to see what terms are popular while giving your site a professional appeal.
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| Exclude Pages
There will be times when you won’t want new pages automatically added to your navigation. By entering you page ids into a field, you can exclude them from showing up. This is ideal for new landing pages or other pages you want to keep off the radar.
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| Unlimited Coupons
There is no limit when it comes to coupon listings. Since Clipper uses a custom post type in WordPress 3.x, you can have as many coupons as you like. Grow your site as large as Monster.com or keep it small. There’s nothing to hold you back.
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| Unlimited Stores
Setting up stores is easy to do and there’s no limitation in the number you can have. We use WordPress 3.x custom taxonomies for stores which means it’s just like creating a new category (easy and familiar). We’ve also created additional custom taxonomy fields to support a store url and screenshot (automatically created).
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| Unlimited Categories
Your coupon site can be as large as you want. By using the WordPress 3.x custom taxonomies for categories, you can create as many parent and children categories as you like.
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| Unlimited Pages
Besides just coupon listings, you’ll want to be able to build standard pages. You can easily do this by creating a WordPress page using one of our pre-defined page templates.
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| Unlimited Blog Posts
Most premium themes are either a blog or an application. With Clipper, you get both bundled up into one. Easily setup your blog and start communicating with your customers. Clipper leverages the power of WordPress 3.x to allow you to scale your blog with ease.
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| jQuery Form Validation
Making sure your visitors enter data into the required fields isn’t something you should ever have to worry about. Well, now you don’t with Clipper. Any required field will be mandatory for your customers and will even validate in real-time as they type.
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| Multi-Language Support
Clipper supports pretty much every language in the world. It uses the standard WordPress localization framework called GNU gettext. Language packs that have already been translated are available for free. Alternatively, you can easily translate the included .POT file and change Clipper into your native language. No editing the code required!
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| Global Date & Time Formatting
When we developed Clipper, we were thinking globally. For those of you not living in the U.S., how frustrating is it when the date and time are not formatted correctly? Clipper automatically detects the date and time format you already setup in WordPress so you don’t need to edit the code.
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| User Dashboard
Every single one of your customers gets their own personalized coupon management dashboard. This allows them to see all their current, expired, and pending coupons without having to login to the WordPress admin back-office.
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| User Profile
Clipper allows you to build a community by offering your customers their own user profile. They can update the standard WordPress user fields in addition to custom fields such as Twitter and Facebook — all without having to access the WordPress back-office.
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| User Coupon Editing
This option allows your customers to edit their own coupons without having to involve you. They get their very own coupon edit page. If you prefer to disable this feature, there’s an option to do so.
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| Back-Office Control
Restrict access to your WordPress back-office (/wp-admin/) by user role. This increases your security and also prevents unauthorized users from viewing your back-office.
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| IP Address Logging
Clipper automatically logs each IP address whenever a new coupon has been submitted. This gives you better auditing control on your site so you can easily block and/or report malicious visitors to your ISP.
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| New User Registration
The new user registration email that WordPress sends out is bland and not personalized which makes your site look unprofessional. With Clipper, you have full control of this email via a custom template. Change the from email address, name, subject, and body of the email to whatever you like. We even include several variables so you can personalize your messaging.
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| New Coupon Submission Admin
Anytime a new coupon has been submitted on your site, you will receive an email notification. You are then able to take action after logging into the WordPress back-office.
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| New Coupon Submission Customer
Once a customer has submitted a new coupon to your site, they will receive an email summarizing the details. This email is even setup as a custom template with several variables so you can personalize your messaging.
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| PHP Source Code
The Clipper theme code is not encrypted and is fully accessible. Your developers can quickly edit and make any necessary changes to fit your business needs.
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| Tight WordPress Integration
Clipper was written to work tightly with WordPress core features. For example, Clipper uses custom post types and taxonomies which became available in WordPress 3.0. Also, printed coupon image uploading is handled the same way an image is uploaded via the WordPress media library. We will continue to expand Clipper as more WordPress features become available.
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| XHTML & WC3 Valid
Clipper has been validated within the guidelines of the WC3 rules. HTML, CSS, PHP, & JavaScript are overall well structured code.
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| Scalability
Since Clipper is built for the WordPress platform, scalability is generally not an issue. WordPress is capable of handling huge deployments and even offers VIP support. You are more likely to take down your server with too much traffic before Clipper will show any signs of wear. Of course consult with your host provider or IT dept before deploying on a large production environment.
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| Clean & Well Commented Code
Coding is an art and we’ve painted you a beautiful picture. Developers can enjoy modifying and working with the clean and well commented Clipper code base.
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| API Extensibility
Unique business requirements? No problem. Clipper is extremely flexible and provides 50+ API hooks which allows you to write plugins or custom functions without modifying the core code.
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| Child Theme Support
If you are familiar with css and WordPress, you can easily make child themes of Clipper. Child themes are essentially just a reskin of an existing theme. Learn more
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| WordPress 3.x Multi-Site Enabled
Clipper was built to support WordPress Multi-Site. Create as many Clipper sub-blogs as you like and offer it to your customers.
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| New Coupons Chart Widget
How cool would it be to see the last 30 days of new coupons submitted on your site? Well now you can with our new dashboard chart widget! The chart uses jQuery instead of Flash so it’s iPad and mobile-device compliant. Check out the live admin demo to see it in action.
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| Includes Photoshop File (.psd)
Having the the original design photoshop file gives you much more flexibility if you are looking to modify the original Clipper design. This is the raw design file with layers that can be edited easily by your web designer.
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| WordPress 3.0+
Clipper requires WordPress 3.0 or higher. For best results and security you should always keep your WordPress up-to-date.
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| MySQL v4.1.2 or Higher
Clipper will run best if you are using MySQL v4.1.2 or higher. This is also the minimum requirement for WordPress to run.
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| PHP 4.3 or Higher
Pretty much all hosting providers are using PHP 4.3 or higher. Ideally, you have PHP 5.x but it is not required.
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| Dedicated Support Team
Our customers success is important to us which is why we offer a dedicated forum support team who can help you get everything setup and properly configured. Our support staff is purposely located in different timezones around the world so someone is almost always available to help.
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| Support Forum Access
In addition to our dedicated support staff, we also offer community driven support which is always available to you. Our thriving community is quick to assist other customers and you can also search for solutions that have already been addressed.
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| Customer Account & Dashboard
Every customer who purchases one of our themes gets instant access to their web-based account.
Within your account you can:
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| Includes Free Updates
Buy today with a piece of mind knowing that any future updates will be available to you free of charge. You can always login to your cusotmer account and easily download the latest version of your theme.
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| Transferable
If you end up selling your web site to another company, you are able to transfer your Clipper purchase.
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| Upgradeable
Growth is usually a good thing but sometimes it can be unexpected. If you ever wish to upgrade to the Developer package, you are entitled to do so at anytime. Just pay the difference and you’ll get instant access to the upgrade.
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| Concurrent Web Sites
There is no restriction to the number of websites (domains) you can run on. Setup one or a hundred different sites!
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| Instant Download
As soon as you purchase Clipper with either PayPal or a credit card, you will instantly be emailed a username and password so you can login to your account and download the theme immediately.
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