Affiliate Niche Script update v3.2.192

Released new version of ANS, v3.2.192

Change Log:

v3.2.192 [Released]
- Added: Two new templates with 3 color variations each (classic*, modern*).
- Added: lifetime parameter for cache.
- Added: confirmation to delete category.
- Added: Logo administration from the admin-panel.
- Added: Clear Popular Searches Box from admin-panel.
- Added: Collapsible article on the category page, on the home page and on the static page.
- Changed: Cache-functionality algorithm of admin-panel.
- Changed: no longer need to edit .htaccess file.
- Changed: Update informer.
- Changed: Amazon API (2011-08-01) implemented.
- Fixed: review (rating by default 3)
- Fixed: bug (This item is currently unavailable) now it’s eBook.
- Fixed: bug in the Item rating filter.
- Fixed: bug with shopper-green template.
- Fixed: “my_truncate” function.
- Fixed: upgrade script.
- Fixed: errors in filters.
- Fixed: bug with sort order in RSS.
- Fixed: Automatically cleared cache if main-settings of admin-panel were changed.
- Fixed: Display Order with URL category
- Fixed: Not a registered user can’t add review
- Fixed: Problem with RSS
- Fixed: Problem with saving custom text if present special chars
- Fixed: Small bugs with filters
- Fixed: Search by filters with ebay category

All Change Log

http://soft.scriptoffice.com/projects/affiliatenichescript/wiki/Versions

How To Upgrade:

To upgrade existing site you already have to be our paid customer, get access
to our new billing system, download the script and get license key.
Detailed Upgrade Instruction.

Affiliate Niche Script update v3.1.157

Released new version of ANS, v3.1.157

Change Log:

v3.1.157 [Released]
- Add: Logo administration from the admin-panel.
- Add: Clear Popular Searches Box from admin-panel.
- Add: Collapsible article on the category page, on the home page and on the static page.
- Changed: Cache-functionality algorithm of admin-panel.
- Fixed: Automatically cleared cache if main-settings of admin-panel were changed.
- Fixed: Display Order with URL category
- Fixed: Not a registered user can’t add review
- Fixed: Problem with RSS
- Fixed: Problem with saving custom text if present special chars
- Fixed: Small bugs with filters
- Fixed: Search by filters with ebay category

How To Upgrade:

To upgrade existing site you already have to be our paid customer, get access
to our new billing system, download the script and get license key.
Detailed Upgrade Instruction.

Affiliate Niche Script update v3.1.133

Released new version of ANS, v3.1.133

Change Log:

- Changed format of the product versions. Now it has three numbers: major.minor.revision . For example the version number now looks like this: 3.1.115
Where:
major – will be increased if we will make very deep changes of the script engine.
minor – will be increased if we will add some features.
revision – internal serial number of the product release (will be increased with every release (including some small improvements or bug fixes)).
- Improved admin panel security system.
- Improved work-speed of admin panel:
Added cache function for received information about “Latest script version info” and “ANS Updates info” from our site. Interval between requests of these info is 1 hour.
- Fixed some bugs in search function
- Removed “Currently unavailable” string in search results.

How To Upgrade:

To upgrade existing site you already have to be our paid customer, get access
to our new billing system, download the script and get license key.
Detailed Upgrade Instruction.

Affiliate Niche Script 3.1 Released

We have just completed the latest released of ANS, 3.1 and it is ready for download!

New Features and Changes:

- Changed reviews structure (after changes in Amazon API on 08.11.2010)
- Added Banners management (you can add banners to any part of site)
- Added Static Pages management (you can add new static pages directly from admin panel)
- Fixed bug at login in admin area
- Fixed bug in Licensing System
- Fixed bug in Browse Node

How To Upgrade:

To upgrade existing site you already have to be our paid customer, get access
to our new billing system, download the script and get license key.
Detailed Upgrade Instruction.

How To Purchase:

If you are not our paid customer, then you can Purchase ANS here:
http://www.affiliatenichescript.com/buy

New Affiliate Niche Script Release v3.0

We are happy to introduce new release of ANS, v3.0.
It is ready for download in our new billing system!
Downloads are not available any more in your old account @ affiliatenichescript.com

New Features and Changes:

- Changed algorithm of work with Amazon API, so sites will not stop work after
changes in Amazon API on 15.10.2010.
Please upgrade your installations as soon as possible.
- Fixed few small bugs with search function, with cache deletion, ASIN List categories,  etc.
- Optimized the script code for less Amazon API usage and less server load.
- Added new templates (6 color variants of “default” template and 4 colors
of “shopper” template).

Was integrated new Licensing System !
Now every customer needs License Key to use the script.
Standard license is valid for any number of sites, but all these sites must be
owned by One Owner (our paid customer) also all these sites must have same IP address.
Same license key will not work for sites on different IPs.
We have to add such restriction to protect us from not authorized distribution of the script.

Upcoming Changes:

In the next releases we plan to fix issue with Amazon “Customer Reviews API”
changes by Amazon on November 8.
Add new features (like creation/editing of static pages from admin panel,
managing ads on the site, and some other interesting features).
Add new templates.

How To Upgrade:

To upgrade existing site you already have to be our paid customer, get access
to our new billing system, download the script and get license key.
Detailed Upgrade Instruction.

How To Purchase:

If you are not our paid customer, then you can Purchase ANS here:
http://www.affiliatenichescript.com/buy

Affiliate Niche Script 2.1 Released

We have just completed the latest released of ANS, 2.1 and it is ready for download!

This release brings in minor new features along with the usual bug fix’s found since 2.0. In this release we have spent a lot of time optimizing the code for faster page browsing and less memory usage on your servers.

For a full list of changes see below.

New features:
- added option to disable ajax features (paging & shopping cart)
- added option to change price preference to Amazon products
- added option to limit category page results (max 400)
- added option to configure product title length
- stats can now be reset from the admin page
- added option to change reviews default sort order
- added ability to have stats summary emailed to you daily
- added option to configure email sender name/address for automated store emails
Changes:
- eligible for free shipping now displayed where available
- out of stock / unavailable products now show a friendly message instead of no price info and no buy button
- setting condition global filter now also filters offer results on product page to your specified condition.
- rewrite of amazon reviews removed to comply with API policy usage
- Amazon disclaimer added to footer to comply with API policy usage
- category sort order now affects search bar category options
Fix’s:
- fixed shopping cart so it now fully works with javascript disabled
- fixed “quantity” not being recorded in DB for items added to cart
- fixed category center div shifting to right by ajax calls
- plenty of other bugs fixed and overall code optimized for faster browsing

Affiliate Niche Script 2.0 Released

Development of Affiliate Niche Script has been going at a real fast pace over the past couple of months. Today we have reached a new major milestone by releasing version 2.0 of the script.

As mentioned in our previous update, there is no free version any more. In it’s place we are offering a 30-day trial of the full version. What you get with the trial version is exactly what you get with the full version, no comission sharing or forced footer links.

Version 2.o now combines the full power of eBay! Think of ANS as a 2-in-1 script, like AOM and BANS bundled together, only better!

What’s new in v2.0:

- added full eBay support
  • create eBay categories along side your Amazon categories with our powerful niche targeting filters
  • display eBay prices for Amazon products based on the ISBN, UPC or EAN
  • integrated search capabilities + more
- added ability to create custom url categories
- added ability to create a custom pages based on your site’s template
Improvements:
- PHP timelimit increased for when new categories are created to prevent timeout issues
- added ability to change default sort for products on the homepage
- product sort menu now carries over brand & price filter selections
- added ability to use a different template on a homepage product or category
- a database table prefix can now be specified on new installations in the config.php file
- improved cart handling & error checking
- minor improvements to the admin dashboard
- added option to limit cache to certain size using cron.php
Fixes:
- fixed language issues for France & Germany.
- added missing language translations
- fixed issue with zlib & gzip compression conflict
- many more minor fixes & enhancements

Upcoming Changes

Just around the corner is Affiliate Niche Script v2.0, new features include full eBay support, custom pages & homepage templates.

eBay support will give you MORE customization options than BANS to get your categories down to your specific niche.

Custom pages will give you the chance to create new pages based on your site’s template like an about us page or custom content pages.

Plus there are lots of minor enhancements & bug fixes.

Product Changes

There will be no free version of ANS once version 2.0 is released. If you are currently using the free version, you can continue to use it. In replacement of the free version we will be offering a 30 day trial of the full version.

Affiliate Niche Script v1.21 Released

We have just released v1.21, this is a small update which includes mainly bug fixes. See below for what has changed since the previous version.

  • fixed bug where some products did not show images
  • fixed bug where changing admin password showed an error for some users
  • fixed bug where product reviews were not visible for some users
  • changed category structure in db to be more flexible. no node restrictions now!
  • fixed template nested menu issue for IE7
  • fixed ajax add to cart error for IE8
  • fixed cart update actions errors for sub directory installations of ANS
  • added option to hide specific categories from being searched
  • added options to customize search results behaviour for the “All” option
  • added ability to create categories based on multiple nodes
  • fixed min/max price & brand selection for homepage items
  • fixed bug where search index for homepage could not be changed manually
  • fixed IE8 ajax pagination error
  • fixed IE8 error for some admin pages
  • fixed featured items, filters & custom content only worked on page 1 for homepage

Affiliate Niche Script 1.2 Released

It’s that time again, there’s a new version available for you to download.

Major updates to the backend have been made to enable you to customize & filter products for each category.

Free edition now lets you use SEO urls & shopping cart!

Changes since v1.1:

new features

  • added option for featured products on homepage
  • added custom content editor for homepage
  • added global filters (asin,condition,image,rating,keyword,min/max price,title,merchant)
  • added category & homepage advanced filters
  • added option to export products to CSV
  • added ability to turn off captcha
  • added support for Amazon.co.jp – ANS now supports all Amazon regions
  • added browse.tpl template file so http://domain.com/browse.php or htpp://domain.com/browse/ can be accessed directly to view summary of categories
  • added options to display/hide new releases, top sellers, similar products & search cloud box’s

changes

  • Free Edition referral ratio is now 2 in 10.
  • 100% referrals for Amazon.co.jp referrals.
  • Free edition can now use SEO urls and shopping cart!
  • Changed display for categories with 1 asin assigned to them. If category has 1 asin it will now display full product details using product.tpl template allowing you to create custom urls to specific products.

fixes

  • fixed single item option for homepage
  • fixed sitemap error
  • fixed slow page loading for some users
  • fixed issue with nodes higher than 2147483648 were not being stored in the database correctly
  • fixed brand selection not working when standard urls are enabled.
  • fixed issue where two categories with same node could not be created.
  • fixed bug preventing two or more “asin list” root categories being created.