Plugin / Affiliates Manager

Changelog

2.6.9

• Exported data now contains the phone number of an affiliate.

2.6.8

• Made some improvements to the affiliate registration form.

2.6.7

• Made some improvements to form checks in the plugin.

2.6.6

• Affiliate Registration notification email can now be sent to a different email address.
• Updated the security checks in the plugin settings.

2.6.5

• Added a new text area in the settings to customize the content of the affiliate homepage (shown to a user who is logged in but not an affiliate).

2.6.4

• Updated the translations of some strings.

2.6.3

• The plugin will now reverse an affiliate commission when the WooCommerce order associated with it is cancelled.
• Added a new “Admin Functions” menu that will allow an administrator to delete clicks data.

2.6.2

• Added an option to generate a payout file that can be used to pay multiple affiliates with the PayPal Payouts API.
• Added an option to generate a payout file that can used to pay multiple affiliates manually.
• The plugin is now compatible with WordPress 5.0.

2.6.1

• Added an option that will prevent affiliates from earning a commission on their own purchases.
• Fixed a bug where an affiliate’s Payment Method would be shown as “Check” when no payout option was selected.

2.6.0

• Fixed an issue where the affiliate “approve” button would cause an error for Italian translation.
• Fixed an issue that was causing this warning on some servers: count() Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /affiliates-manager/source/Validation/ValidatorResult.php on line 7.
• Added an option for affiliates to generate referral URLs from their dashboard.
• Integrated LifterLMS with affiliates manager plugin: https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/affiliates-manager-lifterlms-integration/
• Integrated ActiveCampaign with affiliates manager plugin: https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/signup-affiliates-activecampaign-list/

2.5.9

• Made some CSS specific changes to improve the appearance of the “Edit Creative” interface.
• Made the affiliate register fields translatable in the “Affiliate Registration” tab.
• Made the country names translatable.
• Fixed the “Undefined index” warning notice when saving an email address.
• Fixed an issue where submitting a social security number would cause a formatting error.

2.5.8

• Fixed a bug where WordPress wasn’t sending an email after a new affiliate registered.

2.5.7

• Made some improvements to the creative media uploader to make adding/editing an image easier.
• Plugin action hooks and shortcodes are now registered as soon as the main plugin file loads.
• Updated the Dutch language translation. The translation file was submitted by Mitchell van Honk.
• Made all the strings in the “Messaging” tab translatable.
• Fixed a bug where the user’s first and last names were not getting set when a new affiliate registered.

2.5.6

• Added Hungarian language translation to the plugin. The translation was submitted by Peter Nyiri.
• Fixed a bug where the PayPal email address field didn’t appear when both PayPal and Manual payout methods were enabled.

2.5.5

• The registration form is no longer shown to an affiliate when logged in.
• Made some improvements to the registration form submission process.

2.5.4

• Added support for Chinese language translation. The translation file was submitted by Nicolas Laurent
• Fixed a tab issue in the My Affiliates menu
• Added more email tags in the plugin

2.5.3

• Updated the Portuguese(Brazil), Italian and German language files
• Made some improvements to the affiliate commission notification email

2.5.2

• Made some improvements to the WooCommerce integration code.

2.5.1

• Fixed a bug which was preventing PayPal Mass Pay from working properly.

2.5.0

• Made some security related improvements.

2.4.9

• Updated the WooCommerce integration code so it can correctly determine a new subscription payment.
• Created a new addon to integrate AppThemes with affiliates manager plugin. See details below:
  https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/affiliates-manager-appthemes-integration/

2.4.8

• Added a new option to send a notification email to the affiliate immediately after earning a commission.

2.4.7

• Made some improvements to the WooCommerce integration code.
• Added a “Log Out” button to the affiliate dashboard.

2.4.6

• Added a new option to export the affiliates data to a CSV file.

2.4.5

• Mobile responsive improvements for the affiliate portal area.

2.4.4

• Affiliates will now able to change the password from their dashboard.

2.4.3

• Fixed a bug where the email address field would be grayed out when adding a new affiliate.

2.4.2

• Changed a label in the affiliate login page from “Username” to “Email Address”.
• Added support for Russian language translation. The translation file was submitted by Artyom Pokatilov.
• Affiliate terms and conditions are now displayed in a page instead of popup.

2.4.1

• Added a function to retrieve the referrer ID via IP address.
• Created a new addon to integrate MemberMouse with affiliates manager plugin. See details below:
  https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/affiliates-manager-membermouse-plugin-integration/

2.4.0

• Fixed a bug where the login page could redirect to a 404 page when the affiliate homepage URL is customized

2.3.9

• Fixed some typos and updated all the language files.

2.3.8

• Affiliate home page and registration page URLs can now be configured in the settings.

2.3.7

• Added a new column to the commissions table to save the email address of the buyer. All future transactions will capture the email address of the buyer.

2.3.6

• Click Tracking menu now shows the IP Address of the user.
• Created a new addon to integrate AWeber with affiliates manager plugin. See details below:
  https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/signup-affiliates-aweber-list/

2.3.5

• Fixed a bug where the customised Landing Page URL did not appear in the affiliate creative code.
• Creative URLs in the menu are now properly escaped.
• Added support for Czech language translation. The translation file was submitted by Valli Katzl.

2.3.4

• Replaced deprecated function call wp_get_single_post() with get_post().
• Replaced deprecated function call get_userdatabylogin() with get_user_by().

2.3.3

• Click Tracking menu now supports the bulk delete option.

2.3.2

• Made some security related improvements to the affiliates menu.

2.3.1

• Updated the link to the PayPal Mass Pay documentation.
• Payment settings link for PayPal Mass Pay configurations now goes to the payment tab.

2.3.0

• Added “Manual Transfer” as an available payment method.
• Replaced deprecated function call get_currentuserinfo() with wp_get_current_user().
• Updated the default terms and conditions.

2.2.9

• Impression tracking will now be disabled by default.
• Changed the deprecated ‘add_object_page’ call to ‘add_menu_page’ for creating a top-level menu page.

2.2.8

• Added translation option for the commission rate summary.
• Made some modifications to the transaction table so it can record large commission amount.

2.2.7

• Fixed a bug in the French translation file that was causing errors in the manual affiliate approval screen.
• Affiliates Manager is now compatible with WordPress 4.5.

2.2.6

• Fixed an issue that was preventing affiliates manager from submitting mass payment due to invalid security header.

2.2.5

• Fixed an issue that was preventing affiliates manager from creating new affiliates during WooCommerce checkout.

2.2.4

• Fixed an issue that was preventing affiliates manager from saving cookies on some servers.
• Optimized the code to render click tracking, commissions and affiliates data with minimal server resources.

2.2.3

• Default Landing Page URL can now be customized in the advanced settings.

2.2.2

• Affiliates Manager no longer sets any locale information in the system on which PHP is running.
• Added some debug data in the function that submits PayPal Mass payments.

2.2.1

• Gravatar image on the login page no longer shows security warning when rendered on a https site.
• Fixed an issue where redeclaration of function formatType() was causing a fatal error on some servers.

2.2.0

• Added en_US language translation file.

2.1.9

• Add a new role “affiliate” during activation.
• Affiliates Manager is now compatible with WordPress Multisite.

2.1.8

• UTF-8 is now set as the default encoding in the htmlentities function.
• Affiliates Manager is now compatible with WordPress 4.4.

2.1.7

• Updated the translatable strings to make the plugin compatible with language packs.

2.1.6

• Updated the spanish language translation file.
• Added a new menu to show all affiliate commissions.
• Added a new option to manually award commissions to your affiliates.

2.1.5

• fixed a bug so jQuery ui loads correctly when the language is not set in English.
• Added a new option to prevent zero amount commission from being recorded.
• Updated the pot file in the plugin.

2.1.4

• Updated Spanish language translation in the plugin. The translation file was submitted by Manuel Ballesta Ruiz.
• Added a new filter and addon to award product specific commission for WooCommerce products.
  https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/product-specific-affiliate-commission-for-woocommerce-products/

2.1.3

• Updated the pot file in the plugin.

2.1.2

• Plugin now logs information when a registration email is sent to an affiliate
• Added a new hook to award commission from an external plugin/extension.

2.1.1

• Plugin can now reverse commission for a refunded WooCommerce order

2.1.0

• Fixed a bug where saving an option in the settings was adding slashes

2.0.9

• Fixed some warning notices in the plugin

2.0.8

• Changed the structure of affiliate links generated by the plugin
• Made some improvements to the statistics menu of affiliate dashboard
• Fixed an issue where affiliate statistics (visits and purchases) were not showing in the admin menu

2.0.7

• Fixed an issue with commission not getting recorded sometimes

2.0.6

• Changed the default affiliate link in the plugin
• Changed some labels in the settings (“AID” to “Affiliate ID” and “Tracking ID” to “Row ID”)
• Clicks can now be recorded using the new tracking system

2.0.5

• Made some improvements to the Easy Digital Downloads & Simple Shopping Cart tracking options

2.0.4

• Made some improvements to the WooCommerce order tracking option
• Fixed an issue with the commission awarding date

2.0.3

• Made some improvements to the click tracking function
• Added “Remember Me” checkbox to the affiliate login form
• Added “Lost Password” link to the login page

2.0.2

• Made some improvements to the commission awarding function

2.0.1

• Updated German language translation in the plugin. The translation file was submitted by Anne Ebert.
• Updated Hebrew language translation in the plugin. The translation file was submitted by Ido Yitzhaki.

1.9.9

• Fixed the “undefined required” error in the general settings.

1.9.8

• Added a fix to make sure the Store Affiliates page renders correctly

1.9.7

• Affiliate Homepage content can now be customized in the settings (Affiliates->Settings->Affiliate Registration).
• “Terms and Conditions” section is now available under “Affiliate Registration” tab.

1.9.6

• Added Polish language translation to the plugin. The translation file was submitted by Krzysztof Gorecki.
• Added an addons menu to list all the extenstions and addons of this plugin.

1.9.5

• Added a new filter and addon to award commission via WooCommerce Coupon.
  https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/tracking-affiliate-commission-using-woocommerce-coupons-or-discount-codes/

1.9.4

• An admin notice has been hidden since affiliates manager no longer loads currency from WPLANG settings.

1.9.3

• Fixed a bug in the Easy Digital Downloads plugin integration.

1.9.2

• Fixed the registration form translation issue.

1.9.1

• Added some debug messages for Easy Digital Downloads plugin integration

1.9.0

• Fixed an issue where logged-in users would be able to create affiliate accounts with different email addresses.
• Added a new filter in the registration form to print content before the submit button.
• Added a new filter in the registration form to run additional validation code upon submission.

1.8.9

• Added a function to log array in the DebugLogger file.
• Auto WooCommerce Affiliate Account Creation Addon: Address details of the affiliate will now be populated when a new WooCommerce user is created.

1.8.8

• Added a function to create a new affiliate account.
• Created a new addon to automatically create affiliate accounts for your WooCommerce users. See details below:
  https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/automatically-create-affiliate-account-woocommerce-customers/

1.8.7

• Fixed a bug where a new affiliate account could not be manually approved from the affiliates menu.

1.8.6

• Deleting an affiliate record will also delete the WordPress user account associated with it.

1.8.5

• Updated some text in the affiliate terms and conditions settings.
• Made some improvements to the “My Affiliates” interface on the admin side
• An affiliate record can now be deleted from the admin

1.8.4

• Fixed a bug where Tracking IDs were not showing in the click tracking menu.

1.8.3

• Created a new addon to integrate S2Member with affilates manager plugin. See details below:
  https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/affiliates-manager-s2member-integration/
• Added a new menu to show affiliate click throughs.

1.8.2

• Fixed some jQuery ui display issues in the admin side of the plugin for WordPress 4.1.

1.8.1

• Default affiliate links are now displayed in the affiliate’s dashboard. This will be available even if you haven’t configured any creative.

1.8.0

• Made some improvements so the available payment methods (PayPal or Cheque) are shown correctly to the affiliate.
• Made an enhancement so if you are logging in using the affiliate login form, only then you will be redirected to the affiliates home page upon successful login.

1.7.9

• Fixed a bug in the WooCommerce integration where the plugin was awarding commission for “Pending” state. Now commission is only awarded when an order is set to “processing” or “completed” state.
• Moved the 3rd party integration hooks into the plugin constructor.
• Created a new function to define all the constants for this plugin.

1.7.8

• The style and design of the affiliate area has been improved significantly.
• MySQL database character set and collation values are read from the system when creating the tables.
• WooCommerce Integration: shipping and tax are now excluded from the total order amount.
• Affiliate URL/link can now be invoked using email address or affiliate ID.

1.7.7

• Added a new feature to allow tracking of ad impressions. This feature was added by Element Green.
• fixed a bug where default creative link was not showing correctly.
• Made some small improvements to the creatives menu.

1.7.6

• Created a new addon to integrate paid membership pro with affilates manager plugin. See details below:
  https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/affiliates-manager-paid-memberships-pro-integration/
• Created a new addon to integrate sell digital downloads with affilates manager plugin. See details below:
  https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/affiliates-manager-sell-digital-downloads-integration/
• The plugin will now add a default creative during installation.
• Added a “Log out” link in the affiliate login page of the plugin.
• Added British English translation to the plugin. The translation file was submitted by John.

1.7.5

• Added a new option to the settings to specify “currency code”.
• Created a new addon to integrate the MailPoet newsletter with affilates manager plugin. See details here:
  https://wpaffiliatemanager.com/sign-affiliates-to-mailpoet-list/

1.7.4

• Added Icelandic language translation to the plugin. The translation was submitted by Bjarni K. Thors.
• Affiliate login page is now automatically created for you when you install the plugin.

1.7.3

• Added a new action hook to accommodate the mailchimp signup of your affiliates.

1.7.2

• Body of e-mail sent to a newly registered affiliate (once their application is approved) can now be customized in the “Messaging” settings.

1.7.1

• Made enhancements to the “add affiliate” button in the admin area.
• Made some enhancements to the money formatting function.
• Converted the settings menu tab links to WordPress style tabs.

1.7.0

• Added a new option to set currency symbol in the settings.
• Changed the creative status to be active by default when they are created.
• Added a new action hook that is triggered after affiliates submit the registration form.
• Added integration with jigoshop e-commerce plugin.

1.6.9

• Fixed a minor bug with WooCommerce commission tracking
• Added debug logging option
• Simple shopping cart tracking option added.

1.6.8

• First commit to wp repository