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.

Upgrade your stores 1.1 is out!!

Affiliate Niche Script was released at the beginning of February and we have been receiving approximately 1000 download requests a week.

Firstly I would like to say thank you to all those who have provided their feedback, we have listened to your feature requests and fixed the bugs you have found.

Today v1.1 has been released and will be available is available for download shortly.

There are now two flavours of ANS, ANS Pro and ANS Free.

ANS Pro will be available for FREE to all 1.0 users. If you created an account on our homepage you will receive an email sometime today with download instructions.

New signups from now will not qualify for the FREE UPGRADE and will only have the choice to download the free version or buy ANS Pro.

ANS Free is a free download with all the features of Pro except:

  • seo urls
  • 1/10 refferals are credited to us
  • footer link can not be removed

ANS Pro is now for sale at just $97, still cheaper than AOM!

So what has changed from 1.0 to 1.1 ?

New Features

  • added  dynamic sitemap
  • added ability to create new category from a list of asins
  • added ability to enter unique content for each category using TinyMCE editor
  • added Similar Products box for product pages
  • added ability to add “featured products” for each category page
  • added multi language support
  • added option to remove category name & product name from product/review/offer urls
  • when changing the product url parameter order you no longer need to update the .htaccess file.
  • improved page loading speed by optimising db calls. persistent connect dropped. caching enabled for category data calls, configurable to your own time limit.
  • improved error checking for the installer & search requests.

Bug Fixes

  • fixed bug where page 2+ does not load from homepage
  • fixed bug where categories that had been created were missing from the admin panel
  • fixed bug where category with same name could not be added. you can now have two sub-categories with same name, but not a root cat & sub category with same name.
  • fixed issue where searching using the “All” option would return an error.
  • fixed add offers to cart bug
  • fixed bug where if “import subcategories” was unticked, subcategories for pre-defined categories were still imported
  • fixed broken rss feeds for categories.
  • fixed broken “delete” link in user bookmarks

Now, its time to get your store’s making some money – otherwise what’s the point ?

Affiliate Niche Script Now Free!!

Yes it really is true, ANS is now completely 100% free. Affiliate Niche Script is no longer on sale, all sales have been refunded.

There is no catch all features are enabled and 100% commission goes to you, unlike some other “free” amazon scripts.

Go to the download page and give us your feedback on the forums

Affiliate Niche Script Launched!

After a 1 year of development and months of preparation, we are proud to announce Affiliate Niche Script v1.0 has been released.

What is Affiliate Niche Script?

Affiliate Niche Script is a Self-Hosted PHP software platform built around the Amazon Product API. Affiliate Niche Script allows you to create unique & highly optimized web stores automatically by populating your website with 1000′s of Amazon Products & Reviews from any niche you choose.

For a full overview of the scripts features, see our features page or take a look at the comparison table to see how we compare to other Amazon affiliate scripts.

Check out the live demo over @ http://demo.affiliatenichescript.com/

Have a question or need some help? Our forums are now open for discussions.

Affiliate Niche Script is priced at only $97! Buy Now

Almost time for release!

Affiliate Niche Script has finally reached v1.0 and is ready for release as soon as our site is up and running.

It’s been a long 12 months developing ANS but I have enjoyed every moment. Development does not stop here, we have some great plans on how we wish to progress this product in the future.

The script itself has had no major changes since my last blog post, just mainly fix’s, minor enhancements and cosmetic changes.

Within the next month or two we will be launching two new niche web-store’s based on ANS and we will be blogging every stage of the project from niche research, site configuration, SEO and regular earnings reports. This will be an excellent resource for any level of web-master so be sure to check back later.

We really hope Affiliate Niche Script will be ready for launch next Friday, on 29th January 2010.

ANS Demo Site

Today we have setup a demo site for you to see what Affiliate Niche Script looks like.

At present, the frontend is only available for the demo and we will implement the admin backend demo in the next day or two.

Demo Site: http://demo.affiliatenichescript.com/