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May 10, 2008   Associate-O-Matic v4.1.1 released
Apr 5, 2008   Associate-O-Matic v4.1.0 released
Jan 26, 2008   Associate-O-Matic v4.0.1 released
Jan 12, 2008   Associate-O-Matic v4.0.0 released
Nov 3, 2007   Join the AOM Beta Program
   
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  May 10, 2008 - Associate-O-Matic v4.1.1 released

We're pleased to announce the release of Associate-O-Matic v4.1.1. It is recommended that all Full and Lite users upgrade today.

Here are the highlights...

New Admin Features
 • A new Category type added that lets you simply point to a specific URL
 • Custom Boxes can now be defined to show on only the first page a category (instead of all pages which is the default)
 • Information Box links are now unlimited (prior limit was 10)
 • New Setting: Movie Filter for US, CA and FR stores (applies to DVD, VHS and Unbox Video)
 • New Setting: Display Home Tab for toggling the Home tab on/off. This can be useful if you want to make use of the new Category type: URL. You can create your own Home tab and point it wherever you want (e.g. your main domain outside of your store)
 
New Store Features
 • Updated to latest Amazon API version: 2008-04-07
 • Ability to include shop.php in another script using PHP code such as...
DEFINE('PATH', '/path/to/aom');
include('/path/to/shop.php');
 • New attributes added for digital goods (e.g. Synopsis, Year, Original Air Date, etc...)
 • Mini Cart Box now contains View Cart link
   
Bugs Squashed
 • Tag Cloud Box wasn't displaying in certain instances even when tags were available
 • When Home ASIN format used Sort menu wouldn't appear on category pages
 • Wireless with Brands names are listed but not hyperlinked as it's not allowed in API
 • Home Welcome HTML now appears when home page format Home Asin is used
 • Health category Price Low/High fixed (was reversed)
 • Home ASIN should not show page numbers (only 10 are displayed)
 • Search All Products breadcrumb fix
 • Subcategory Column fix when custom subcategories are defines
 • Several other small fixes

Thanks to the many people who participated in the beta test and who posted to the forum.
It was a huge help.
 
Existing Users: If you have installed a prior version of Associate-O-Matic follow the Upgrade Instructions.

New Users: If you are new to Associate-O-Matic follow the New Installation Instructions.
 
  April 5, 2008 - Associate-O-Matic v4.1.0 released

We're pleased to announce the release of Associate-O-Matic v4.1.0. It is recommended that all Full and Lite users upgrade today.

Here are the highlights...

New Admin Features
 • New Setting: RSS Feeds - pull external feeds into Custom Boxes and Pages
 • New Setting: Tag Cloud Box (keywords related to the item/category)
 • New {TAGS} option for Meta Tag Keywords from Tag Cloud above
 • New Setting: No Follow - control various link sections
 • New Setting: Display List Price
 • New Setting: Display Sale Price
 • New Setting: Display Savings Price
 • New Setting: Display Image Column - Toggle item images in shopping cart
 • New Setting: Display Cart Bestsellers
 • New Setting: Display Cart New Releases
 • New Setting: Display Cart Similar Items
 • New Setting: Display Cart Similar Viewed Items
 • New Setting: Search Within Results
 • New Setting: Url Name Length
 • New Custom Box location: I6 - for the right vertical space on Item pages
 • New Box Display Page Option: Search All (for search all products results page)
 • Custom Boxes now have admin label box
 • Danish character support
 • Enhanced Home ASIN page format and randomizer
 • Session auto stayalive - keeps you logged into admin longer
 • Custom Page IDs can have hyphens/underscores (depends on Mod Rewrite)
 • Added option for original small yellow ratings graphics
 • Custom Boxes automatically order in admin based on location
 
New Store Features
 • New Category: Watches (US)
 • Added new image size (Tiny) for home, category and item pages (Tiny is sized between the current Small and Medium images)
 • Added name and location of item Reviewers
 • Added new $page (API) variables
 • Mini Cart Box only appears when shopping cart contains items
 • Advanced Search now includes Book Title and ISBN search
   
Bugs Squashed
 • Weeded out old default browse nodes across locales
 • Checkout auto jump from iFrames (as per Amazon policy)
 • Duplicate Brands combined (e.g. Brand, BRAND, Bra-nd)
 • Delete Custom Box bug fixed
 • Admin descriptions not wrapping in Firefox
 • Category 'S' (Subcategory Box) option now fixed
 • Image "Other Views" popup bug fixed
 • Custom Box rules - Items now inherit Category/Subcategory rules
 • Breadcrumbs - some duplicate fixes
 • Related Categories - not displaying in certain instances
 • Several other small fixes

Thanks to the many people who participated in the beta test and who posted to the forum.
It was a huge help.
 
Existing Users: If you have installed a prior version of Associate-O-Matic follow the Upgrade Instructions.

New Users: If you are new to Associate-O-Matic follow the New Installation Instructions.
 
  Jan 26, 2008 - Associate-O-Matic v4.0.1 released

We're pleased to announce the release of Associate-O-Matic v4.0.1. It is recommended that all Full and Lite users upgrade today.

Here are the highlights...

New Admin Features
   
 • Save button at top of screen (in addition to button at bottom of screen)
 
New Store Features
   
 •

Added back the original rating stars set - Classic Stars (Yellow)
   
Bugs Squashed
 • Lite buy buttons go to correct product (Amazon changed the form format recently)
 • Brands links with apostophes (mod rewrite)
 • Image width/height in CP couldn't be changed once set
 • 'Showing items' page numbers wrapped vertically
 • Home Node for category with 'Select Options' fixed for page 1
 • Body Top (BT) and Body Bottom (BB) now work in Cart screen
 • Category Title wrapping
 • Color error on bottom of store when under Trial version
 • I4 page position background ran into next sections
 • Cosmetic 'Sort by' button wrapped down from the drop down menu

Thanks to the many people who participated in the beta test and who posted to the forum.
It was a huge help.
 
Existing Users: If you have installed a prior version of Associate-O-Matic follow the Upgrade Instructions.

New Users: If you are new to Associate-O-Matic follow the New Installation Instructions.
 
  Jan 12, 2008 - Associate-O-Matic v4.0.0 released

We're pleased to announce the release of Associate-O-Matic v4.0.0.

Here are the highlights...

New Admin Features
   
 • Simplified, Tabbed Control Panel
 • Backup Restore - each time you save, a backup of current settings is made and can be restored
 • Reset Login - must be logged in
 • New Setting: Cache Lifetime - control how many hours your pages are cached (default 24)
 • New Setting: Display Availability - toggle display on home/item/category pages
 • New Setting: Display Category - toggle display on home/item/category pages (e.g. Category: Books)
 • New Setting: Display Date - toggle display on home/item/category pages (release dates)
 • New Setting: Display Shipping - toggle display on home/item/category pages (item shipping details)
 • New Setting: Images - view buttons/icons currently used in your store
 • New Setting: Mini Cart Box - shows shopping cart details
 • New Setting: Rating Filter - only show reviews with rating equal to or above your threshold
 • New Setting: Rating Style - choose rating style icon image set (several choices)
 • New Setting: Review Filter - filter reviews based on words you specify
 • Enhanced Setting: Display Asins - now toggle on home/item/category pages
 • Enhanced Setting: Display Ratings - now toggle on home/item/category pages
 • Enhanced Setting: Display Sales Rank - now toggle on home/item/category pages
 • Enhanced Setting: Information Box - now in Subcategories section - specify Target for links
 • Default browse nodes updated
 • Enhanced cache statistics
 • Advanced settings moved to the Site and Amazon sections
 • Settings automatically saved as you click navigation Tabs
 • Images folder added - all images now located in the /aom/images folder
 • Various other smaller improvements
 
New Store Features
   
 •

Newly added Amazon categories:
  - Kindle Store (US)   direct buy buttons to Amazon only
  - MP3 Downloads (US)   direct buy buttons to Amazon only
  - Apparel (UK)
  - Baby (UK)
  - Apparel (DE)
  - Kitchen (FR)
  - Jewelry & Watches (FR)
 • Mini Cart Box - can be customized further by editing the /aom/cfg.minicart.php file directly
 • New Location for Custom Boxes and MiniCartBox - C1 for top section of Category Pages
 • Expanded item image sets/views
 • Various other smaller improvements
   
Bugs Squashed
 • AOM-generated content passes W3C validation
 • Rounded tab gap fixed... finally... we hope... crossing fingers...  :)
 • A few mod_rewrite bugs fixed
 • Various other smaller fixes

Thanks to the many people who participated in the beta test and who posted to the forum.
It was a huge help.
 
Existing Users: If you have installed a prior version of Associate-O-Matic follow the Upgrade Instructions.

New Users: If you are new to Associate-O-Matic follow the New Installation Instructions.
   
  Nov 3, 2007 - Join the AOM Beta Program

Though a few of you have been beta testers in the past, we wanted to formalize the program and make it available to all Full Version subscribers.

Try out early, beta releases of Associate-O-Matic before they are made available to the public. Help us improve Associate-O-Matic.

To join the AOM Beta Program simply login to your account and go to the Beta Program page. There is a form there where you can join.

Thanks!


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