Amazon Affiliates for Wordpress

= Version 5.0.1 (29th January 2026) = * Fix: Prime settings, description, price format issue when Creators API is used = Version 5.0.0 (29th January 2026) = * New: Amazon creators API support * Tweak: Improve AAWP API key handling * Fix: Custom tracking IDs not tracked in click tracking = Version 4.4.0 (15th January 2026) = * Info: Using the AAWP API now requires a valid API key = Version 4.3.4 (12th January 2026) = * Fix: Secondary image shown instead of main image while using AAWP API * Tweak: Text adjustment in AAWP API settings = Version 4.3.3 (23rd December 2025) = * New: Amalinks Pro Migration = Version 4.3.2 (9th December 2025) = * Tweak: Display API products quota reset year * Fix: Prevent API disconnection in case of temporary errors * Info: Update Freemius WP SDK to version 2.13.0 = Version 4.3.1 (4th December 2025) = * Tweak: Add a reconnect button to refresh AAWP API connection * Tweak: Prevent attempting product fetch if API connection status is not active * Fix: Scheduled background AAWP API connection check not working properly * Fix: Fatal error during upgrade process when using old version of the plugin * Fix: Deprecated notice on data fields on php 8.1+ * Fix: Conflict with Site Origin Widgets Bundle plugin on tinyMCE editor * Info: WordPress 6.9 compatibility * Info: Bump minimum required PHP version to 7.2.24 = Version 4.3.0 (4th November 2025) = * Tweak: Optimize information about AAWP API Usage * Fix: Delete/renew action causing "headers already sent" issue in products table * Fix: The field for highlighting products disappears after save in comparison table * Fix: Failed to load AAWP TinyMCE plugin * Fix: Currency format for Ireland store = Version 4.2.9 (17th October 2025) = * Tweak: Make .htaccess compatible with Apache 2.4 as well * Tweak: Validate ASIN before sending to API * Tweak: Schedule a test connection to AAWP API * Tweak: Fetch notifications from API every 7 days instead of daily * Tweak: Filter to make text adjustments in the price line of product box * Tweak: Filter to allow image crop * Tweak: Improve data deletion on uninstall * Tweak: Optimize API usage quota information * Fix: Make english language default for notifications from API * Info: Update Freemius WP SDK to version 2.12.2 * Info: Update translations = Version 4.2.8 (2nd June 2025) = * Fix: Gutenberg block crashes when highlighting the text within it * Info: Update Freemius WP SDK to version 2.12.0 * Info: Bump minimum required WP version to 5.6 = Version 4.2.7 (29th April 2025) = * Fix: Translation loading was triggered too early = Version 4.2.6 (25th April 2025) = * New: Amazon Ireland is available as selectable store now * Tweak: Add "Extend API Quota" link to notification * Fix: Warnings due to incorrectly used unserialize() function * Fix: Geo-targeting for users from Luxembourg not redirecting to amazon.de * Fix: PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property in PHP 8.2+ * Fix: Tools & Clicks pages tab icons incorrectly aligned * Info: Update Chartjs library to 4.4.9 * Info: WordPress 6.8 compatibility = Version 4.2.5 (2nd April 2025) = * Fix: HTML issue in inline info & disclaimer fields output * Fix: Amazon API status not syncing properly * Info: Bump minimum PHP version to 7.1 * Info: Update Action Scheduler library to v3.9.2 = Version 4.2.4 (10th February 2025) = * Tweak: Add more specific message on AAWP API error * Tweak: Open 'Extend API access' link on new tab * Tweak: Update toggle label for Geotargeting * Tweak: Enhnace security measures for better data handling * Fix: Advanced Ads integration broken layout * Fix: Alignment issue on products listtable = Version 4.2.3 (27th January 2025) = * Info: Updated Freemius SDK to v2.11.0 = Version 4.2.2 (14th January 2025) = * Tweak: Improve quota check route in AAWP API * Fix: Block layout issue on themes with small container width * Fix: Language detection issue with latest WP version * Fix: Broken stylings on Elementor preview editor * Fix: Load AAWP TinyMCE on content editor only * Fix: Prime settings, description, price format issue when only AAWP API is used = Version 4.2.1 (26th November 2024) = * Tweak: Custom icon path for update screen and activation window * Fix: Currency and URL issue in the product schema markup * Info: Updated translations = Version 4.2.0 (18th November 2024) = * New: Admin pages redesign * New: Product Schema Markup * New: Shortcode attribute "price_type" * Tweak: Filters to disable products renew & Action Scheduler * Fix: AAWP API error message displayed to visitors * Fix: Unexpected tracking IDs values in Filter by tracking ID * Info: WordPress 6.7 compatibility * Info: Updated Freemius SDK to v2.9.0 * Info: Updated translations = Version 4.1.0 (28th August 2024) = * Tweak: Specify error message when lists is used with AAWP API * Tweak: Remove products via db garbage collection if only API can renew them * Fix: Attempt to assign property on array on click tracking device detection * Info: WordPress 6.6.1 compatibility * Info: Updated Freemius SDK to v2.7.4 = Version 4.0.0 (17th June 2024) = * New: Migration to Freemius license system * Tweak: Optimized license activation screen * Fix: Missing dependency link to support page * Info: WordPress 6.5.4 compatibility = Version 3.40.2 (21th May 2024) = * New: PHP Translation files for improved performance * New: Display "API Access Until" information on AAWP API settings * Tweak: Block redesign & layout optimizations * Tweak: Add support for some API args as shortcode params * Tweak: Allow Amazon Product URL to place product via the block * Tweak: Update Affiliate Program Settings & Output field to allow URL * Tweak: Update default product limit before API connection * Tweak: Include Amazon API status & Freemius SDK version in the usage data * Fix: Scheduled Action timeout for SiteStripe Migration tasks * Fix: Incorrect license information in site health for Freemius customers * Fix: PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property in PHP 8.2+ * Fix: Bulk delete products not working for other than EN language * Info: WordPress 6.5.3 compatibility * Info: Updated Freemius SDK to v2.7.2 = Version 3.40.1 (8th March 2024) = * Fix: Site Stripe Migration converting standard links * Fix: Site Stripe Migration timeout issue * Fix: Comparison table doesn't preview on Elementor editor * Fix: Deactivating AS & Uninstall AAWP options didn't work since support to tools migration = Version 3.40.0 (12th February 2024) = * Fix: Search API error message regression * Fix: Undefined variable error when country is not set * Fix: Default products API limit until the API call = Version 3.33.1 (1st February 2024) = * Fix: Geotargeting cookie not set = Version 3.33.0 (31st January 2024) = * New: Notice for AAWP API usage quota expiry = Version 3.32.0 (29th January 2024) = * New: SiteStripe Migration * Tweak: Tools page restructure * Tweak: AAWP related info moved to Site Health * Tweak: Use public services instead of AAWP API for geotargeting functionality * Fix: Fatal error on PHP 8.3: duplicate declaration of static Variables * Fix: "Invalid license" error on AAWP API test connection * Fix: Inaccurate AAWP API connection status = Version 3.31.0 (12th December 2023) = * New: Click tracking statistics export * Tweak: Elementor widget rebuild * Tweak: Specific error message for the search API * Fix: Image proxy revers to "deny" when other settings are saved * Fix: Cache renewal checking interval causing high API calls * Fix: Amazon Prime not available for .com.br * Fix: Incorrect renewed products count in the logs * Fix: PHP Error with already deleted products in products listtable * Fix: Images fetched from AAWP API has incorrect source * Fix: Deprecated method screen_belongs_to_advanced_ads() = Version 3.30.14 (28th November 2023) = * Fix: Renewal inconsistency when settings isn't saved yet * Info: WordPress 6.4 compatibility = Version 3.30.13 (7th November 2023) = * Tweak: Optimized clicks data * Fix: PHP Warning: Undefined array key 1 on image proxy * Info: Updated translations = Version 3.30.12 (20th October 2023) = * Tweak: Admin pages redesign * Tweak: Updated license servers = Version 3.30.11 (4th October 2023) = * Fix: Images loading slowly when image proxy is enabled = Version 3.30.10 (2nd October 2023) = * Tweak: Add a hook for "prepare_list_keywords" * Fix: Headers already sent issue when setting geotargeting cookie * Fix: Image proxy led to broken images after v3.30.9 * Fix: Click Tracking bot detection consuming high server bandwidth = Version 3.30.9 (16th September 2023) = * Fix: v3.30.8 breaking images when image proxy is used = Version 3.30.8 (15th September 2023) = * Tweak: Expire proxy image URLs after 48 hours * Tweak: Improved privacy of geolocation functionality = Version 3.30.7 (5th September 2023) = * Fix: Missing required headers when testing AAWP API connection = Version 3.30.6 (4th September 2023) = * Tweak: Soap extension is no longer a required dependency * Tweak: Add image dimensions to prime logo * Tweak: Confirmation popup box when using AAWP API setting * Tweak: Send bloginfo as header when requesting AAWP API * Fix: Incorrect savings percentage for products fetched from AAWP API * Fix: License validation issue when there's already a license activated * Fix: Incorrect total products count in products overview page due to cache * Fix: Trailing comma at the end of ASIN cause issues = Version 3.30.5 (18th August 2023) = * Tweak: Add plugin version in every request to AAWP API * Tweak: Exclude http call for clicks when on admin interface * Fix: Images & description not fetched for some categories like books with AAWP API * Fix: Creation of dynamic property is deprecated in PHP 8.2 * Fix: Sorting issue when price contains a thousads separator in EUR currency = Version 3.30.4 (1st August 2023) = * Tweak: Update Action Scheduler to v3.6.1 * Tweak: Remove built-in database garbase collection for AAWP API * Fix: Incorrect link to AAWP API documentation * Fix: get_bloginfo() might be empty causing null 'wp_lang' error in API * Fix: Grammatical mistake in credits text * Fix: Incorrect message when performing renewals via listtable for AAWP API products * Fix: Invalid ASINS don't generate an error log anymore = Version 3.30.3 (4th July 2023) = * New: AAWP API usage in usage tracking * Fix: Field name conflict between Amazon's API & AAWP API connect = Version 3.30.2 (3rd July 2023) = * New: Button to check connection with AAWP API * Tweak: Display technical error while placing products as well * Fix: Uncaught Error: Cannot use object of type WP_Error when site can't send usage data * Fix: Send default telemetries values to API to avoid db error in AAWP API = Version 3.30.1 (8th June 2023) = * Tweak: Make AAWP Products API usage limit depending on the license limit * Fix: Renewals via AAWP API even when Amazon is configured correctly * Fix: Undefined function aawp_empty_database_tables() when removing AAWP API products in background = Version 3.30.0 (7th June 2023) = * New: Option to retrieve products from AAWP API * Fix: PHP error: Cannot access offset of type string on string = Version 3.22.1 (18th May 2023) = * Fix: Incorrect comparison table number in usage data * Fix: Delete, Filter buttons not working on logs table = Version 3.22.0 (11th May 2023) = * New: Telemetry usage data tracking * Tweak: Make Notifications multilingual * Tweak: Usage tracking - increase API call interval to 3 days, also send one immediately on plugin update * Tweak: Usage tracking - Only send major PHP versions * Fix: count(): Argument #1 ($value) must be of type Countable|array, null given - error on Products Overview page * Fix: Out of memory error on Products Overview page with large number of products * Fix: PHP Warning: Attempt to read property "post_content" on null = Version 3.21.0 (25th April 2023) = * New: Option to display discarded product, enabled by default * Tweak: Invalid ASINs handling, all products that are not accessible via API are marked as "invalid" * Tweak: Migrate default WP Cron Events to Action Scheduler * Tweak: Scheduled Actions default filtering improvement * Tweak: Usage callback run in "init" action * Fix: Location tracking issue with page cache * Fix: Incorrect prefix for canadian currency * Fix: Display the clicks/products/logs dates based on site settings * Fix: Output description on mobile devices option not working properly = Version 3.20.1 (27th March 2023) = * Fix: Prime icon loading issue when the image is served from CDN * Info: Updated translations = Version 3.20.0 (16th March 2023) = * New: Built-in click tracking with a "Clicks" submenu * New: Amazon Egypt is available as selectable store now * New: Introduce Action Scheduler library to run background tasks * New: AAWP API for Notifications box and Usage data * New: Sale ribbon text option in block * Tweak: Load frontend assets only where AAWP is used, respectively a new setting to load assets globally * Tweak: Code Editor in Custom CSS box * Tweak: Open editor general sidebar on AAWP Block click * Tweak: Image proxy URL improvement * Tweak: Products overview - filter by statuses * Tweak: Load prime logo as image and no longer as background image * Tweak: Introduce Tools page to combine "Support", "Logs" & "Scheduled Actions" * Tweak: Products overview - when there are no products, the dropdown for search has been removed * Tweak: Products overview - When image is not available, placeholder image is shown instead * Tweak: Update AAWP logo on block & product search modal footer * Tweak: Admin flyout hover color * Fix: Localized store not working for SA & AE stores * Fix: Incorrect add to cart link * Fix: Incorrect sorting of products by date * Fix: Products overview - when all products are deleted, it shows 0 products deleted * Fix: Advanced Ads icon for AAWP Ad type * Fix: Advanced Ads click statistics didn't work properly for AAWP Ad type * Fix: Block logo size in widgets * Fix: PHP 8 Deprecated message - required parameter $context follows optional parameter $user_id * Fix: Use default value in case of no products found when settings isn't saved yet * Fix: Incorrect print while missing dependencies * Fix: CSS conflict for Ninja Tables * Info: Updated translation files = Version 3.19.2 (14th November 2022) = * Fix: Plugin update issue with v3.19 * Fix: Database errors on activity logs when logs isn't enabled * Fix: Typo on 'Database Garbase Collection' * Info: New (RU & UK) & updated translations = Version 3.19.1 (9th November 2022) = * Fix: Syntax error on PHP 7.2 or lower due to trailing comma in function call = Version 3.19.0 (7th November 2022) = * New: Amazon Belgium is available as selectable store now * New: "Welcome Page" in admin area * New: "Products Overview" in admin area * New: "Activity Logs" in admin area * New: Advanced Ads Integration * New: Added "Link Overwrite" field for fields variant in Gutenberg block settings * Tweak: Use Textrea instead of text field for custom description in block settings * Tweak: Verify SSL when connecting to Bitly's API * Fix: Non-printable characters in ASIN lead to incorrect DB results * Fix: `PHP 8 Deprecated: required parameter $table_row_id follows optional parameter $default_class` * Fix: Tracking ID per block wasn't working for comparison tables * Fix: Syntax error on PHP 7.2 or lower with Elementor * Info: Updated & Improved translations * Info: WordPress 6.1 compatibility = Version 3.18.3 (21st August 2022) = * New: Elementor widget * New: Gutenberg block now allows you to define grid layout options * Fix: Using the Gutenberg block, disclaimer wasn't displayed as expected * Fix: Optimized several incorrect translations * Fix: Assets didn't load properly when using the Full Site Editor * Info: Updated translation files = Version 3.18.2 (14th July 2022) = * Fix: TinyMCE issue when using page builders like Elementor and Thrive Architect * Fix: PHP notice `WP_Block_Type_Registry::register was called incorrectly` * Fix: Updated translations * Info: WordPress v6.0.1 compatibility = Version 3.18.1 (11th July 2022) = * Fix: Performance issues when using multiple ASINs in a single shortcode * Fix: Comparison table's confirm selection no longer worked = Version 3.18.0 (6th July 2022) = * New: Introducing Gutenberg Block incl. product search * New: Classic editor now comes along with a button for generating shortcodes * New: Affiliate links can be shortened to `amzn.to` * New: Comparison tables can now be duplicated with one click * New: Tracking ID can now be replaced by post/page * Tweak: Decimal places in the price information can now be hidden via settings * Tweak: Shortcodes for comparison tables can now be copied to the clipboard faster * Tweak: The plugin is now 100% translated into the following languages: Spanish, French, Italian * Fix: The hiding of the price information in the case of missing price information, did not work properly * Fix: Filter type `exclude` didn't work when showing offers only * Info: Updated translation files * Info: Updated plugin updater to version 1.9.2 * Info: WordPress v6.0 compatibility = Version 3.17.3 (27th January 2022) = * Info: WordPress v5.9 compatibility = Version 3.17.2 (18th January 2022) = * Fix: `Uncaught TypeError: method_exists` which sometimes occurred in the context of the `list-helper-functions.php` file * Info: Updated plugin updater to version 1.9.1 = Version 3.17.1 (7th January 2022) = * Fix: Improved escaping on settings page to address XSS concerns * Info: WordPress v5.8.3 compatibility = Version 3.17 (17th November 2021) = * New: Included "max_input_vars" in debug information * Tweak: Using new endpoint for license & update server requests * Info: Updated plugin updater to version 1.8 * Info: Updated translation files * Info: WordPress v5.8.2 compatibility = Version 3.16 (10th August 2021) = * New: Added `rel="sponsored"` to all outgoing Amazon affiliate links * New: Added `rel="noopener"` to all outgoing links with `target="_blank"` * Fix: Currency symbol/format for Amazon.se was incorrect * Info: Updated all template files * Info: WordPress v5.8 compatibility = Version 3.15.2 (22th April 2021) = * Tweak: Moved away from "spacer images" in templates * Info: Updated template files `vertical.php`, `list.php`, `widget-small.php` * Info: WordPress v5.7.1 compatibility = Version 3.15.1 (18th March 2021) = * New: Added support for Amazon Poland * Tweak: Optimized bestseller results returned by the Amazon API * Tweak: Removed no longer needed `simplexml` dependency checks * Tweak: Optimized output of admin notice for AMP compatibility * Tweak: Minor text adjustments on the settings page * Fix: Geotargeting for Amazon Sweden didn't work as expected * Info: Updated translation files * Info: WordPress v5.7 compatibility = Version 3.15 (9th February 2021) = * Tweak: Optimized assets building and moved files to /assets/dist/ instead of /public/assets/ * Tweak: Optimized license data handling for better performance * Fix: Click tracking incorrectly used product title when ASIN was selected * Fix: Product images available as PNG file could not be displayed correctly * Fix: Browser console JavaScript "sameSite" warning * PHP v8.0.0 compatibility * WordPress v5.6.1 compatibility = Version 3.14.3 (11th November 2020) = * New: Added support for Amazon Sweden * Fix: The placeholder `%post_title%` didn't work as expected with special chars * Fix: License check slowed down a site in case there was a response issue * Fix: License check failed in case the plugin has stored a deprecated license server URL * Updated translation files * Plugin Updater v1.8 * WordPress v5.5.3 compatibility = Version 3.14.2 (16th October 2020) = * New: Added filter "aawp_admin_menu_cap" for overwriting the admin menu capability * Fix: Geotargeting didn't work as expected when a site's default store was set to Canada * Fix: In a specific case, the plugin settings page tab "Amazon API" showed broken HTML output when informing about a connection issue = Version 3.14.1 (22nd September 2020) = * Tweak: Minor adjustments related to the license handling = Version 3.14 (22nd September 2020) = * New: Added Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) support for all templates incl. comparison tables [(view documentation)](https://getaawp.com/docs/article/google-accelerated-mobile-pages-amp/) * Tweak: Optimized license handling * Updated translation files * WordPress v5.5.1 compatibility = Version 3.13 (17th August 2020) = * New: Introducing our "Database Garbage Collection" which regularly cleans up your products and lists database tables [(view documentation)](https://getaawp.com/docs/article/database-garbage-collection/) * New: As an affiliate, you can now enter your affiliate id on the settings page (tab "general") which will be taken for the credits link * Tweak: Removed deprecated and no longer internal functions * Updated translation files * WordPress v5.5 compatibility = Version 3.12.4 (20th July 2020) = * New: You can now place products from Amazon.se * New: Added geo targeting rule for New Zealand * New: Added price currency formatting for Amazon.ae and Amazon.sg * Tweak: Optimized debug logging in order to reduce amount of data stored * Tweak: Debug logging is no longer activated by default * Fix: Updated "Add to cart" documentation link on the settings page * Updated translation files * PHP v7.4.1 compatibility * WordPress v5.4.2 compatibility = Version 3.12.3 (14th May 2020) = * Fix: Image proxy didn't work properly for medium or small sized images = Version 3.12.2 (13th May 2020) = * Tweak: Optimized image proxy = Version 3.12.1 (11th May 2020) = * Tweak: Optimized image proxy * Fix: New releases lists didn't return the expected results from API * Plugin Updater v1.7 * WordPress v5.4.1 compatibility = Version 3.12 (8th April 2020) = * New: Switched over to our Amazon API library to avoid third-party dependencies * New: Added support for Amazon Netherlands * New: Added support for Amazon Singapore * Tweak: Shortcode attribute `items` limit increased to 20 products now * Tweak: Shortcode attributes `filter_items` and `order_items` now accepts values up to 20 again * Tweak: Field shortcode value `list_price` now returns nothing instead of a text string, in case there is no list price available * Tweak: Instead of API status `undefined`, the plugin now returns the real API error code/message * Tweak: Updated admin flag icons * Fix: Shortcode attribute `filter="available"` didn't work properly * WordPress v5.4 compatibility = Version 3.11 (20th March 2020) = * Tweak: Converted the plugin's database tables to utf8mb4 * Fix: Product titles and descriptions weren't able to display special characters properly after the last update = Version 3.10.4 (12th March 2020) = * Tweak: API response errors will now show up in the plugin log (which can be found in the admin menu "Support") * Fix: Products couldn't be placed if their descriptions included emojis or so-called "fancy letters" = Version 3.10.3 (10th March 2020) = * Tweak: Rebuilt review crawler to no longer be dependant on the third-party PHP library "simple_html_dom" * Tweak: Optimized "outdated PHP cURL notice" on the settings pages = Version 3.10.2 (5th March 2020) = * Tweak: Geotargeting API "geoip-db.com" changed URL to "geolocation-db.com" * Tweak: Removed admin menu "dasboard" item * Fix: Crawling reviews with the "simple_html_dom" library lead to issues when using certain PHP versions = Version 3.10.1 (14th January 2020) = * Tweak: Plugin now displays product data even when the API is temporary disconnected (Note: this data comes from the database directly and may be outdated) * Fix: Geotargeting was applied to links which weren't placed by our plugin * Fix: Shortcodes couldn't be hidden via settings when the API was disconnected * Fix: Product price didn't show up when price data was stored with a comma instead of a dot as decimal point = Version 3.10 (7th January 2020) = * New: Added settings for description in list template * New: Filtering and sorting of products with API v5 (Note: "filter_items" and "order_items" is limited to a maximum of 10) * WordPress v5.3.2 compatibility = Version 3.9.7 (11th December 2019) = * Tweak: Optimized product data before storing in the database in order to avoid the missing output of product prices * Tweak: Settings tab "Amazon API" now shows some additional technical information for troubleshooting * Tweak: Optimized settings tab "Licensing" CSS styles for WordPress v5.3+ = Version 3.9.6 (27th November 2019) = * Tweak: Optimized list template teaser text generation and length * Fix: Shortcode attribute "link_type" and its values "cart" and "reviews" didn't work properly after API v5 migration * Fix: Setting "add to cart links" didn't work properly * Fix: Setting star-/rating link target "reviews" didn't work properly * WordPress v5.3 compatibility = Version 3.9.5 (8th November 2019) = * Tweak: Optimized settings "licensing" tab for better usability and troubleshooting * Tweak: Shortcode notice for used Browse Node IDs (after Amazon API v5 migration) will now only show up for logged in editors/administrators = Version 3.9.4 (6th November 2019) = * Tweak: Optimized loading of dependencies in order to avoid conflicts with third party plugins * Tweak: Creating and emptying of the plugin's database tables can now be initiated via the plugin's support page = Version 3.9.3 (3rd November 2019) = * Tweak: Optimized loading of dependencies in order to avoid conflicts with third party plugins * Tweak: Updated bestseller and new releases widget labels * Tweak: Extended error messages shown on the plugin settings "Amazon API" tab * Tweak: Extended documentation links on plugin settings "Amazon API" tab * Fix: Product search on the comparison tables admin page did not work anymore * Fix: "Cannot redeclare GuzzleHttp\Promise\coroutine()" * Fix: "Cannot redeclare GuzzleHttp\Promise\queue()" = Version 3.9.2 (30th October 2019) = * Fix: "Error message: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function GuzzleHttp\Psr7\build_query()" * Fix: "Error message: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function Promise\promise_for()" = Version 3.9.1 (30th October 2019) = * Tweak: Comparison tables saved as "draft" won't show up on the frontend anymore * Fix: "Error message: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function GuzzleHttp\choose_handler()" * Fix: "Undefined index: highlight_text in /includes/functions/components/table-builder.php on line 1654" = Version 3.9.0 (29th October 2019) = * IMPORTANT: AWS API keys no longer work! Please migrate your keys as shown here: https://getaawp.com/docs/article/amazon-product-advertising-api-credentials/ * New: Amazon Product Advertising API v5 (More details can be found here: https://getaawp.com/docs/article/amazon-product-advertising-api-v5/) * WordPress v5.2.4 compatibility = Version 3.8.14 (7th October 2019) = * Tweak: Further enhancements related to the previously experienced 'simple_html_dom' issue = Version 3.8.13 (1st October 2019) = * Tweak: Optimized loading of third party libraries in order to prevent issues with other plugins * Fix: "Uncaught Error: Class 'simple_html_dom' not found in class.aawp-api.php" = Version 3.8.12 (30th September 2019) = * Fix: Table builder product search didn't work properly after the last plugin updates = Version 3.8.11 (28th September 2019) = * Fix: "PHP Warning: Use of undefined constant AAWP_DEBUG in /includes/scripts.php" = Version 3.8.10 (27th September 2019) = * New: Added support for Amazon United Arab States * Tweak: Use minus sign instead of dash for price reduction * Tweak: The plugin's shortcode cleanup function now fires later in order to avoid conflicts with third party plugins * Tweak: Added description for error code "RequestThrottled" to the API settings page * Fix: PHP warnings related to "simple_html_dom.php" library * Minor improvements and fixes * PHP v7.3.8 compatibility * WordPress v5.2.3 compatibility = Version 3.8.9 (14th December 2018) = * New: Added geotargeting support for Amazon Turkey * New: Added geotargeting service provider "db-ip.com" as new option * Tweak: Accidentally entered white spaces at the beginning and end of main shortcode attributes will be removed automatically * Tweak: License key will now be hidden to all users on by default * Fix: Field value "old_price" didn't work as expected * Fix: Removed geotargeting service provider "ipdata.co" due to API key requirement * Fix: Geotargeting for Amazon Australia didn't work as expected * WordPress v5.0.1 compatibility = Version 3.8.8 (1st December 2018) = * New: Added support for Amazon Turkey * New: Added support for "tagDiv AMP" plugin * New: Added field value "old_price" which displays the old (list) price if a product is on sale, otherwise it outputs nothing * Tweak: Accidentally entered HTML will now be stripped out automatically from the main shortcode attributes (box, bestseller, new, link & fields) * Tweak: From now on you can enter HTML into the "products not found" notice input field * Fix: Geotargeting service "geoip-db.com" API url was missing a slash which may lead into redirecting the API call * Fix: "TypeError: Argument 1 passed to AAWP_API::is_associative_array() must be of the type array, null given, called in /includes/aawp/class.aawp-api.php on line 948" = Version 3.8.7 (31th August 2018) = * Tweak: Shortcode attribute numbering="none" allows you to hide the numbering column of the table template * Fix: Links to product review pages were broken, due to latest changes of Amazon. Added a temporary fix. = Version 3.8.6 (21th August 2018) = * Tweak: Optimized product variation handling * Fix: WP Rocket's "Combine Javascript Files" setting striped out AAWP's geotargeting inline javascript code * Fix: "Column 'title' cannot be null for query INSERT INTO `aawp_products` * WordPress v4.9.8 compatibility = Version 3.8.5 (14th June 2018) = * Fix: Since the last update, geotargeting didn't work properly for every site visitor = Version 3.8.4 (11th June 2018) = * New: Added new geotargeting setting which allows you to choose from multiple API services * Tweak: From now on "geoip-db.com" is the new default geotargeting API service * Fix: Using the recently added geotargeting API may lead into the issue "No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource" = Version 3.8.3 (4th June 2018) = * Tweak: Optimized error handling of image proxy * Tweak: Added .htaccess file in order to prevent "Permission Denied" when accessing the image proxy file = Version 3.8.2 (24th May 2018) = * New: Added shortcode attribute "button_style", which allows adjusting the button style on a shortcode basis * Tweak: Image proxy requires PHP "allow_url_fopen"; added note to settings and as well as a dependency checks to the output itself * Tweak: Image proxy will now be applied even when passing custom Amazon images via shortcode * Tweak: Optimized CSS for templates with spacer images (comparison table and grid) = Version 3.8.1 (16th May 2018) = * Fix: Image proxy (introduced with v3.8) didn't work properly = Version 3.8.0 (15th May 2018) = * New: Added support for Amazon Australia * New: Added new setting which allows delivering product images via a privacy proxy (GDPR) * Tweak: Geo-targeting now makes use of the faster and more reliable API "ipdata.co" * Tweak: Removed output of cron events which may occur in cron logs * Fix: "PHP Notice: Undefined index: filter in /aawp/includes/functions/components/items.php on line 352" = Version 3.7.1 (13th April 2018) = * Tweak: For security reasons, the previously introduced "local images" functionality must be enabled by using the filter "aawp_product_local_images_enabled" first * Tweak: Added routine in order to remove local images on a daily basis = Version 3.7.0 (12th April 2018) = * New: Added new setting in order to download and serve product images locally instead of using Amazon's server * Tweak: Optimized Plugin Update Checker = Version 3.6.12 (10th April 2018) = * New: Added filter value "prime", in order to show only products which are available via Amazon Prime * New: Field thumbnails can now be centered, by adding image_align="center" to the shortcode * Tweak: Optimize product description for downloadable music tracks * Tweak: Added dependency check for "PHP XML" extension * Fix: Google AMP validator criticized markup issues when using "Better AMP" plugin * Fix: Using a combination of "filter" and "order" didn't return the expected results * Fix: Custom bestseller ribbon text was not used properly in combination with the "table" template * Fix: "PHP Warning: sizeof(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in ../includes/aawp/class.aawp-api.php on line 744" * PHP v7.2 compatibility * WordPress v4.9.5 compatibility = Version 3.6.11 (6th March 2018) = * New: Added new setting which allows customizing the "Reviews" label * New: Added field value "used_price" in order to display the used price of a product * New: Added support for "Better AMP" plugin * Tweak: Optimized Click Tracking for Google Analytics * Tweak: Optimized performance of link shortcode * Tweak: Optimized formatting of reviews number * Tweak: Added HTML wrapper to "No rating yet" notice inside the table template * Fix: "Cannot redeclare class simple_html_dom_node" * Fix: "PHP Warning: sizeof(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in ../includes/aawp/class.aawp-api.php on line 328" * Fix: "PHP Warning: sizeof(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in product-helper-functions.php on line 56" * Minor CSS improvements * Updated translations * Updated the following templates: /table.php * WordPress v4.9.4 compatibility = Version 3.6.10 (23th January 2018) = * Tweak: Amazon France and Spain now use "Prime" instead of "Premium" logo * Fix: Manually renewing cache via settings was broken after last plugin update * Fix: Undo programmatically setting of image width/height * Minor improvements and fixes * Updated translations * WordPress v4.9.2 compatibility = Version 3.6.9 (15th January 2018) = * New: Added placeholder %yoast_focus_keyword% which can be used as keyword for bestseller lists * New: Added shortcode attribute "button_class", which allows using your own button classes * Tweak: Advertised price can be shown/hidden by using the shortcode attribute price="show" respectively price="hide" * Tweak: Optimized geotargeting in order to provide better results, especially for North and South America * Tweak: Optimized handling of HTML attributes "title" and "alt" * Tweak: Better escaping of polysyllabic super url keyword parameters * Tweak: Added fallback for loading AMP styles * Tweak: Table builder field type "Custom HTML" now executes shortcodes * Fix: Products with emojis in their description couldn't be stored in the database * Fix: Settings paged used non-unique html ids * Fix: Table builder edit screen showed an invalid settings link = Version 3.6.8 (5th December 2017) = * New: Added sale price info to "table" template * Tweak: Optimized comparison table settings in order to hide labels (first column) * Tweak: Setting "show description on mobile devices" will now be applied to "AMP" template too * Tweak: Shortcode attribute "title_length" now works with link shortcode too * Tweak: Optimized button html * Fix: When using the "table" template, shortcode attribute price="none" didn't hide the price column correctly * Fix: Due to latest WordPress core updates, our color picker in admin area was displayed incorrect * Fix: In case of a long browse node id and a 32-bit web hosting server, the API didn't return the desired results * Fix: In some cases Amazon's API returned "png" images which led into broken product images * Fix: Adding super-url parameter lead into broken "add to cart" links * Fix: PHP version required notice showed 5.3 instead of 5.6 * WordPress v4.9.1 compatibility = Version 3.6.7 (5th November 2017) = * Fix: Cache renewal didn't not working properly after the latest update * Fix: Added missing "jquery-ui-sortable" for admin scripts * Increased requirements to PHP v5.6 or newer (v7.0+ recommended) = Version 3.6.6 (31th October 2017) = * New: Shortcode attribute "tracking_id" now works for comparison tables as well * New: Added shortcode attribute "keywords", which allows passing the "Super-URL" parameter * New: Super-URL parameter will be applied to keyword-based bestseller lists automatically * Tweak: Optimized and reduced AMP styles * Tweak: Optimized product images when using the following templates: vertical, widget-small * Tweak: Optimized cache handler in order to dynamically renew more products/lists during our routine * Fix: In some cases Amazon's API returned "png" images which led into broken product images * Fix: Filtering didn't return items correctly * Fix: Filter "offer" may include items which are not on sale * Fix: Ordering didn't return items correctly * Fix: "filter_items" and "order_items" didn't provide the correct amount of products * WordPress v4.8.3 compatibility * Updated plugin updater class to v1.6.15 * Updated the following templates: /products/vertical.php = Version 3.6.5 (9th October 2017) = * New: Added shortcode attribute "image_align" to field shortcode, in order to float images (values "left" & "right") * New: Added setting to comparison table, which allows hiding the first column * New: Added button text placeholder %price% * New: Added setting in order to hide buttons globally * Tweak: The first column on a comparison table will automatically be hidden, when no labels were entered * Tweak: "ribbon.php" was removed from template parts and will now be handled inside the plugin functions again * Tweak: Optimized handling of user input when using the widgets * Tweak: Optimized handling of user input when entering Amazon API credentials * Tweak: Optimized handling of passing a custom tracking id via shortcode * Tweak: From now on it's possible to use html along with the button text * Fix: Price difference for a specific product * Fix: Geotargeting and click tracking was not applied correctly to thumbnails and custom text (table builder) * Fix: "Fatal error: Cannot unset string offsets in /includes/aawp/class.aawp-db-products.php on line 593" = Version 3.6.4 (25th September 2017) = * Tweak: Optimize output of thumbnails inside comparison tables * Fix: Setting "image size" didn't work * Fix: Support page showed older version than actually installed * Removed affiliate link type "shortened" in order to be safe regarding Amazon's upcoming changes (see https://affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk/promotion/whatschanging, October 1, 2017) = Version 3.6.3 (21th September 2017) = * Tweak: Optimized product description generation * Tweak: Optimized image id collection * WordPress v4.8.2 compatibility = Version 3.6.2 (19th September 2017) = * Tweak: When changing the default Amazon store, the database tables get flushed now * Fix: Product boxes showed current price instead of list price * Fix: Button title wasn't set correctly * Fix: Hiding products didn't work (table builder) * Fix: Product links were broken in particular cases * Fix: Buy now button was missing inside product boxes in particular cases * Fix: Description items were missing inside product boxes in particular cases * Fix: Thumbnails didn't show up correctly for Amazon.co.jp * Fix: Pricing data was incorrect for Amazon.co.jp * Fix: Division by zero in class.aawp-product.php on line 263 = Version 3.6.1 (14th September 2017) = * Tweak: Optimized plugin upgrade handling * Tweak: Reset database tables and remove products/lists via admin page "support" * Fix: Table data showing "reviews" label two times (table builder) * Fix: Field values "percentage_saved" and "amount_saved" accidentally returned the current price * Fix: "Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'AAWP_DB_Lists' not found in install.php" = Version 3.6.0 (13th September 2017) = * New: Introducing keyword placeholders %post_title%, %page_title%, %post_category% for bestseller lists * Tweak: Optimized performance * Fix: Resolved performance issues which which were related to the database storage * Fix: Overwriting custom_text with custom_html field didn't save inputs (table builder) * Fix: Custom CSS removed backslashes * Rebuild database storage of products and lists * Minor improvements and fixes = Version 3.5.5 (31th August 2017) = * Tweak: Disclaimer text now executes shortcodes * Preparations for upcoming v3.6 update = Version 3.5.4 (23th August 2017) = * Tweak: Optimized click tracking Google Analytics code detection * Tweak: Optimize CSS in order to prevent description items from out-sizing the html container * Minor improvements and fixes = Version 3.5.3 (14th August 2017) = * Tweak: Optimized embedding "custom css" * Tweak: Geo-targeting is now disabled for logged in administrators * Tweak: Optimized comparison table CSS for mobile devices * Tweak: Added star-/ratings info link to settings page * Fix: After the last update, geo-targeting in some cases didn't work as it should * Fix: Javascript "media" related errors blocked comparison table builder = Version 3.5.2 (10th August 2017) = * New: Added a new setting in order to force disclaimer to show up after widgets * Fix: After the last update, saving a comparison table in some cases lead into removing the last product(s) * Fix: Disclaimer notice placeholder %last_update% was not replaced when in combination with comparison tables = Version 3.5.1 (9th August 2017) = * New: Table builder product search results now show prime status * New: Added Amazon Prime support for India & Mexico * Tweak: Increased comparison table row limit from 20 up to 30 * Tweak: Optimized comparison table styles * Tweak: Optimized comparison table product highlighting configuration * Tweak: Optimized grid size limitation handling * Tweak: Optimized CSS/JS loading * Tweak: Optimized geotargeting country detection handling * Fix: When showing multiple comparison tables on the same post/page, styles weren't applied correctly * Fix: Disclaimer didn't show up after comparison tables * Minor improvements and fixes * Updated translations = Version 3.5.0 (31th July 2017) = * New: Comparison Tables (Builder) * New: Template Variables * Minor improvements and fixes * Updated translations = Version 3.4.9 (10th July 2017) = * Tweak: Optimized product titles used for geotargeting search mode * Fix: Geotargeting was not being applied correctly to buttons when using field shortcodes * Fix: In some cases the product detail page links were broken due to special chars = Version 3.4.8 (25th June 2017) = * Tweak: Debug logging is now enabled by default in order to ensure better support * Fix: In some cases the wrong product image was taken from API * Fix: Fixed an issue which occasionally lead into API disconnects = Version 3.4.7 (22th June 2017) = * New: Added template function "get_product_numbering()" in order to get the number/index of the current product * Tweak: Optimized "no products found" notice conditions in order to make it easier for new plugin users * Tweak: Optimized CSS styles for product images * Tweak: Adding a debug log entry when plugin disconnects rom API due to a bad response * Tweak: From now on the plugin tries reconnecting to the API after being disconnected due to a bad API response * Fix: Placing shortcodes in text widgets might lead into an unattractive output = Version 3.4.6 (13th June 2017) = * Tweak: Setting shortcode "disabled" now returns nothing instead of showing the shortcode itself * Fix: Removed debugging and optimized debugging functions = Version 3.4.5 (12th June 2017) = * Tweak: When renewing a product manually, the plugin tries to update the ratings as well * Tweak: Optimized storage of lists * Tweak: Optimized general product rating renewals * Fix: Renewing lists might not work correctly regarding when using browsenode="none" * WordPress 4.8 compatibility checks = Version 3.4.4 (23th May 2017) = * New: Added shortcode attribute "button_detail_rel" in order to pass values as "nofollow" * Tweak: In case the server does not support "allow_url_fopen", a notice will be shown on "licensing" tab * Tweak: API status will automatically turn to disconnected in case there's something wrong with your API keys after some time * Fix: Geo targeting mode "product search" did not work correctly outside of standard product containers * Fix: Shortcode parameter browsenode="none" didn't work correctly * Fix: When using "order_items", in some cases the lists might not contain the desired amount of items * Fix: "PHP Notice: Array to string conversion in /aawp/templates/products/list.php on line 25" = Version 3.4.3 (9th May 2017) = * New: Float product boxes by using shortcode attribute float="left" (or right); Recommended templates: vertical (standard), list, widget-vertical, widget-small * New: Hide price column when using "table" template via shortcode attribute price="none" * New: When using fields "thumb" shortcode, you can define the width/height as follows: e.g. image_width="150", image_height="150" * New: Hide bestseller/new/sale ribbon via shortcode as follows: ribbon="none" / sale_ribbon="none" * Tweak: Rebuild price reduction settings * Tweak: Optimized geotargeting and use search links instead of direct links as default link target * Tweak: Added new shortcode setting option in order to deactivate shortcode activation * Tweak: Optimized empty p/br fix when executing shortcodes * Tweak: Optimized thumbnail CSS "background-size" for templates "vertical" and "widget-small" * Fix: Grid template was overwritten when selecting a non-standard template via settings * Fix: Amount saved calculation was wrong for products with very small discounts * Updated the following templates: amp.php, /products/horizontal.php, /products/list.php, /products/vertical.php, /products/widget-vertical.php = Version 3.4.2 (24th April 2017) = * New: Added latest plugin version check and dashboard info * Tweak: When using "list" template, the teaser can now be hidden with description="none" too (by default it's teaser="none") * Tweak: Added extra styles for Thrive Content Builder * Tweak: Minor global and template related style optimizations * Tweak: Removed and disabled "editorial review" again in order to unload database * Fix: Product and list posts were accidentally accessible on frontend and listed in sitemaps * Fix: Ratings were not available in floating point numbers and lead to incorrect star ratings * Fix: In some cases available plugin updates were not shown correctly * Fix: Prime logo was not returned correctly when using the fields PHP function * Fix: Shortcode usage was not detected correctly when using setting "disclaimer bottom" * Fix: PHP Notice "Use of undefined constant in ... sysinfo.php on line 71" * Updated plugin updater class to v1.6.12 = Version 3.4.1 (27th March 2017) = * Fix: First product image was not taken correctly from the API result * Fix: Button icons didn't show up * Fix: Settings link on plugins overview page was wrong * Fix: Using shortcode attribute "image" with a numeric value lead into a broken image * Fix: Reviews link target "reviews" pointed to wishlist by mistake * Fix: Using fields PHP function with description was not able to return an array = Version 3.4 (21th March 2017) = * New: Introducing our new admin pages setup * New: Introducing our new product and list handling setup * New: The default product image can now be selected very comfortable via its product edit page (more of this coming soon!) * New: The "products not found" notice can now be edited via plugin settings (tab "functions") * New: Bestseller ribbon text can now be edited via plugin settings (tab "functions") and overwritten via shortcode attribute "ribbon_text" * New: New releases ribbon text can now be edited via plugin settings (tab "functions") and overwritten via shortcode attribute "ribbon_text" * New: Added new value "reviews" for ordering of items * New: Added fields "timestamp" parameter which returns the timestamp of the last update for a product (only makes sense when using the php functions) * New: Re-added fields "editorial_review" parameter * Tweak: Optimized shortcode cleanup and added an extra plugin setting * Tweak: From now on the plugin itself frequently checks that all service events are running properly * Tweak: Tracking ids are not longer stored in the database and can be changed immediately * Tweak: Optimized fetching products from API (regarding no more available and not accessible products) * Tweak: Optimized cache handling and renewing workflows * Tweak: Optimized uninstall.php in order to remove data and settings only when activated via settings * Fix: In some cases the shortcode cleanup prevented the content to be displayed properly * Minor enhancements and fixes = Version 3.3.8 (31th January 2017) = * New: Added black and white Amazon icons for buttons * Tweak: Optimized AMP style handling * Tweak: Optimized cache handler * Fix: In some cases lists showed an incorrect order of products * Fix: The currency label setting (EUR vs. €) was not applied correctly for products with pricing variations * Fix: "PHP Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in ... cache-handler.php on line 252" * Minor CSS enhancements and fixes * Updated plugin updater class to v1.6.10 = Version 3.3.7 (26th January 2017) = * Tweak: Filter attributes "offer" and "available" can now be used in combination: e.g. filter="price" filterby="offer,available" * Tweak: Optimized HTML & CSS for empty pricing inside boxes * Fix: The last update 3.3.6 produced a fatal PHP error on web servers running PHP lower than 5.5. Sorry for this! :-( * Fix: "Can't use method return value in write context in ... class.aawp-functions.php on line 1555" * Fix: Pricing col in table template was missing = Version 3.3.6 (25th January 2017) = * New: Select default product thumbnail image size via plugin settings * Tweak: Optimized styles when using image_size="large" shortcode attribute with horizontal template * Tweak: Added shortcut for products available filter by using the attributes: filter="price" filterby="available" * Tweak: In case a product is not available via API there will be a proper info instead of the previous "product not found" message * Tweak: Support tab from now on shows feedback if cron events are running properly * Fix: New releases lists with only 1 result didn't show up correctly * Fix: Cached lists showed incorrect order of products * Fix: In some cases product boxes showing an discount which was not visible on the Amazon product page * Fix: Click-tracking didn't work when using Yoast's Google Analytics plugins * Fix: Optimized url rewriting for geotargeting * Fix: "PHP Warning: file_get_contents(): http:// wrapper is disabled in the server