Announcements

AWPCP is the #1 plugin for WordPress Classifieds available. 250,000 downloads and over 10,000 active installs. We have unsurpassed customer support and awesome premium modules to make your classified section the best possible experience for your users. Whether you want to increase user retention, drive revenue from your site, or give users more reasons to come back, AWPCP has everything you need. Better than a theme because we integrate with whatever look you want, not force you to be something you’re not!

A number of minor issues and workflow issues have been cleaned up.  You should upgrade to 2.0.5 as soon as possible.  This is the current stable release of AWPCP.

I’m proud to announce the release of 2.0 after a long haul.  Here’s what is NEW in 2.0:

• NEW: Ad Management Panel
• NEW: CSV ad importer
• NEW: Full Ad Renewal Support: emails sent X days before expiration, email customization, renewal links in email
• NEW: Feature to require registration for ad reply (reduces spam)
• NEW: Workflow text made clearer
• NEW:  Embedded video support for WP whitelisted videos.
• NEW: Ad Profile User meta fields are now auto-populated for ad creation (requires registration)
• NEW: Admin Panel look and feel upgraded to WP 3.0 standards
• NEW: Major back-end code revamp to split files for faster loading, easier maintenance

Download it today.

Premium modules have been upgraded for 2.0 as well, if you don’t have them you can find them here on the Premium Modules section of AWPCP.com

Don’t forget about the FREE sitemap plugin you can download for AWPCP. To get the sitemap plugin for AWPCP you need to visit this page.  It’s a free addition to AWPCP, it’s a standalone plugin (like AWPCP), and super-easy to install.  Full instructions available here.

Some new bug fixes available for folks who were having trouble on installations.  The recent SEO updates to AWPCP caused new installs to sometimes fail if the page names conflicted with others in the site, but in a very bad way.  Finding and fixing the bug was quite challenging.  I apologize for taking so long to get this fix out.

Other fixes include:

•  Bug: Fixed pagination issue with category pages.
•  Bug: Fixed layout issue with categories not aligning correctly.
•  Bug: Fixed Extra Fields category problem for root fields
•  Bug: Fixed so city/state are displayable in the listing AND details of ads

Remember, the new Fee Per Category module is available now. You can access it on the Premium Modules section of AWPCP.com

Don’t forget about the FREE sitemap plugin you can download for AWPCP. To get the sitemap plugin for AWPCP you need to visit this page.  It’s a free addition to AWPCP, it’s a standalone plugin (like AWPCP), and super-easy to install.  Full instructions available here.

Version 1.8.7.1 released today, includes a few bug fixes:

• Bug: Fixed PayPal bogus error message on successful payment issue
• Bug: Fixed Place Ad issue where the first fee plan isn’t selected
• Bug: Fixed website link to open in a new page
• Bug: Fixed Windows bugs for uninitialized variables

This version also supports the new Fee Per Category module. You can access it on the Premium Modules section of AWPCP.com

Don’t forget about the FREE sitemap plugin you can download for AWPCP. To get the sitemap plugin for AWPCP you need to visit this page.  It’s a free addition to AWPCP, it’s a standalone plugin (like AWPCP), and super-easy to install.  Full instructions available here.

Version 1.8.6 released today, with a long list of goodies:

1. NEW: Facebook share button for individual ad pages.  To use it, make sure you have $sharebtn in your single ad template
2. NEW: Added field codes for single ad display: $ad_postdate, $ad_startdate, $ad_categoryurl
3. NEW: Added ability to hide/show “Posted By” on search form
4. NEW: Flag Ad link for individual ad pages.  To use it, make sure you have $flagad in your single ad template
5. NEW: Terms of Service displayed for ads (optionally), if displayed, user must select accept.
6. NEW: Admin can be notified of ads that expire (optionally).
7. NEW: Admin panel now displays start/end date for ads, payment plan (if applicable)
8. NEW: Admin panel has separate category for notification email templates (subject and body)
9. NEW: Admin can post ads for free in a payment plan.
10. NEW: Added IP address tracking for ad posters to improve Akismet spam detection when spam is marked later
11. NEW:  Support for Fee Per Category module

Plus a bunch of bug fixes:

• Bug: Fixed search form to hide private extra fields
• Bug: Fixed conflicting function name display_ads to be awpcp_display_ads
• Bug: Fixed ad expiration bugs
• Bug: Fixed expired ads did not delete automatically (30 day delay now)

This version also allows support for the new Fee Per Category module.  ** Fee Per Category will be released VERY soon after final testing is complete.  **

Don’t forget about the FREE sitemap plugin you can download for AWPCP. To get the sitemap plugin for AWPCP you need to visit this page.  It’s a free addition to AWPCP, it’s a standalone plugin (like AWPCP), and super-easy to install.  Full instructions available here.

It’s finally here:  the Featured Ads Premium Module.

The first AWPCP Premium Module that can pay for itself many times over…Give your classified users the ability to create ads that are displayed above all others in search results, browsing ads or viewing within categories.  Show off the featured ads on your front page with a widget.  100% customizable via CSS.

Check it out!