We're pleased to announce the release of Associate-O-Matic v5.4.0. It's been almost a year in the making. We've added many new features and enhancements and fixed a few bugs. And we have several new things coming later this year. It is recommended that all users upgrade to this newest version.
| Admin - New Features |
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Admin completely revamped and interface improved |
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All settings now grouped into four major groups: Store, Content, Appearance and Optimization |
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Start page shows all sections with an icon and short description
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Breadcrumbs help you navigate the admin no matter where you are |
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Category and Subcategory management improved |
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Categories and Subcategories now sorted by dragging them up or down with your cursor |
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Toolbox panel containing links for view source, manage backups, clear cache, etc... |
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Home page settings dynamically change based format selected |
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| Store - New Features |
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New – Amazon Commission Splitter (enter several Amazon Associate IDs) |
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New – Backups (number of backups) |
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New – Bestseller Minimum (minimum sales rank to be considered bestseller) |
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New – Button Style (CSS store button customization options) |
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New – Buy Button Digital Goods (turn off/on digital goods that must be purchased directly from Amazon's site) |
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New – Cache Subdirectories (cache uses additional subdirectories to improve speed on larger sites) |
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New – Image Size for Box (choose thumbnail size for New Release Box, Bestseller Box, etc...) |
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New – Keyword Filter (words filtered from searches) |
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New – New Release Minimum (minimum days back to be considered new release) |
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New – Subcategory Types (similar to Category Types) |
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New – Tab Active Border Color (selected tab) |
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New – Tab Active Color (selected tab) |
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New – Tab Inactive Border Color (all other tabs) |
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New – Tab Inactive Color (all other tabs) |
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New – Tab Text Font (font to use in tabs) |
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New – Tab Text Size (size of text to use in tabs) |
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New – Title for Custom Page (now have their own Title format setting) |
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Enhanced – Background (various settings added/updated) |
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Enhanced – Categories (sort by dragging) |
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Enhanced – Corners (improved underlying CSS) |
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Enhanced – RSS (updated underlying tpl file for better customization) |
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Enhanced – Subcategories (sort by dragging, many admin UI enhancements) |
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Enhanced – Tab Style (added new styles and improved underlying code and CSS of existing styles) |
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Enhanced – Text Font (added new fonts) |
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Sitemap now includes any custom subcategories you've created |
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$page array now contains your store saved settings |
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$page array now contains PurchaseUrl storewide |
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Customize RSS format by using template file |
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Customize WordPress format by using new template file |
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Updated underlying lightbox code framework |
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Updated underlying jQuery libraries |
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Admin auto-cleans any lingering deprecated settings inside your cfg.saved.php file |
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Image Cloak feature has been removed for performance and security reasons |
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SEO Rulesets (Mod Rewrite) have been cosolidated and updated |
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Template files changed: cart.tpl.php, category.tpl.php, css.tpl.php, item.tpl.php, marketplace.tpl.php, rss.tpl.php, wordpress.tpl.php (new), header.tpl.php, item.tpl.php, search.tpl.php |
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Amazon API version: 2011-08-01 |
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Various other enhancements and optimizations |
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| Bugs Squashed |
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A few SEO (Mod Rewrite) ruleset bug fixes - update to the latest SEO Rulesets |
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Amazon.fr Computer sort fixed |
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Amazon.de Kindle sort fixed |
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Intermittent Promotion display issues fixed |
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NoPic for Amazon.es fixed |
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Error API limit message wasn't always triggered |
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Cart errors not displayed in all cases |
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Special characters in some store links fixed |
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Music artist label wasn't always linked properly |
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Breadcrumb display problems under some circumstances |
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Various other fixes |
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Apr 30, 2013 - Associate-O-Matic 
Amazon.com Collectibles
Amazon.co.uk Musical Instruments
Amazon.ca Baby
Amazon.es Automotive
Amazon.fr Home Improvement
Amazon.co.jp Appliances