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Important upcoming ASA2 update! Amazon PA API version 4 will no longer be supported from November 2019

Timo October 13, 2019 ASA 2 Pro, Updates Leave a Comment

As you may have noticed, Amazon is updating its Product Advertising API (PA API) from version 4 to 5. First things first: The current version 4 of the PA API will only be supported by Amazon until October 31, 2019. From November 2019 only the PA API 5.0 will work. ASA2 will continue to support the new PA API 5.0 …

ASA2 Update 1.11 brings support for WP Cron API

Timo September 7, 2019 ASA 2 Pro, Updates Leave a Comment

WP Cron API With version 1.11 ASA2 gets a new function to use the WP Cron API. With WP Cron time-controlled commands can be executed. This makes WP Cron an alternative for server-side cron jobs that are not available on every web server. ASA2 can now use the WP Cron system to automatically and regularly update products via the Amazon …

ASA2 update notes (v1.10.8)

Timo July 14, 2019 ASA 2 Pro, Uncategorized, Updates 2 Comments

Before the next feature update, with today’s update to version 1.10.8, there come some bug fixes and optimizations. URL Importer The Repo URL Importer (see https://docs.getasa2.com/import_url_importer.html) had problems processing search URLs. This now works again. Text link URL format The ASA2 text link shortcode (see https://docs.getasa2.com/shortcodes_asa2_textlink.html) had always used the same URL format. Now it uses the short URL format, …

ASA2 update 1.10.6 allows using the editor button in the Gutenberg Classic Block and deals with the RequestThrottle API issue

Timo March 20, 2019 ASA 2 Pro, Updates Leave a Comment

Editor Button With the update 1.10.6 you can use the familiar editor button of ASA2 within the “Classic” block of Gutenberg. This is a good solution until there will be native ASA2 support for Gutenberg. The following video illustrates the process. Amazon API RequestThrottle Issue New pause option for the cronjob It has been known for some time that the …

ASA2 Service Update 1.10.5

Timo March 3, 2019 ASA 2 Pro, Updates Leave a Comment

Version 1.10.5 of ASA2 is available and brings a lot of optimizations of the included templates. Unified disclaimer options for all templates Price Disclaimer The options for the price disclaimer and the indication of the affiliate link were previously not available for all templates or were not uniform in their function. This is now guaranteed for all templates. In the …

ASA2 Update 1.10.0 for WordPress 5.0 features completely re-engineered ratings analysis, proxy server support and other useful improvements

Timo December 5, 2018 ASA 2 Pro, Updates Leave a Comment

Completely re-engineered ratings analysis The subject of product ratings is familiar to many of you. Since the Amazon API no longer delivers them, ASA2 offers the optional service to retrieve the ratings (can be disabled completely). In the past, this was done using the ratings page provided by the API. This often resulted in the so-called Captcha page, i.e. a …

ASA2 Update 1.9.1 brings support for Australia and AMP fixes

Timo July 22, 2018 ASA 2 Pro, Updates 2 Comments

Support for Australian API Recently, the Amazon Product Advertising API also supports Australia. Support for Australia has also been integrated into ASA2 with version 1.9.1. This allows you to use the Amazon Affiliate program for Australia and prepare internationalized products in ASA2 for Australia. AMP improvements Support for AMP pages introduced with the latest version of ASA2 still had some …

ASA2 update brings support for local images (EU-GDPR ready) and AMP

Timo May 14, 2018 ASA 2 Pro, Updates 2 Comments

Local images The biggest new feature in the ASA2 update to version 1.9 is the “Local Images” function. It allows you to cache product images from the Amazon image servers in the local WordPress media library and use the local image URLs to render the product templates for your page. This prevents the IP address of site visitors from being transmitted …

ASA1 optimizes requests to the Amazon Product Advertising API

Timo April 1, 2018 ASA 1, Updates 4 Comments

Recently an update for ASA1 to version 1.3 was released, which contains some significant improvements. Optimized requests to the Amazon Product Advertising API First and foremost, speed optimization. This was achieved through the use of a new technology. Before the short codes are processed on a page, ASA1 collects all ASINs used in it and sends them to the Amazon …

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Thomas Faessler

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I use ASA2 Pro on several websites with different Wordpress themes. I really like the Repo function and the possibilities to adapt the design for each website individually. Also the message function, which tells me on a weekly basis, which products I use are no longer available is really helpful and helps to improve the user experience.

The support is top-notch and very efficient. We could sort out all of my questions in the beginning and I'm more than happy with my decision to use ASA2 Pro!

Michael Fink

Expertentesten.de

We've been using ASA2 very extensively on a daily basis for several months now and have been excited about the opportunities it offers Amazon Affiliates from day one.

In addition to the fact that the TestSuite provides an easy way to get an idea of the readable product features, the reliability of the plugin and the up-to-dateness of the data are particularly impressive.

ASA2 helps us to provide our readers with the most relevant and up-to-date product information on an automated basis.

The new features added over the last months also increase the usability of the tool and make the plugin, despite the extremely powerful and versatile functions, easy in daily use.

Jens Ole Korting

Sinclair & Spark GmbH

We have been using the Amazon Simple Admin plugin for years now with lots of our quality affiliation projects. ASA 2 improves the product in every respect.

The easy and seamless integration of Amazon products, which is possible using the extremely flexible templating mechanism, is a real benefit for us, along with the sophisticated caching and great support. Thanks Timo for all the great work so far!

Christoph Weil

We started using ASA2 on one of our websites to test the plugin and to see if we gain benefits in using the plugin vs. developing it ourselves. Everyone in our team admits that it was the best decision to go for ASA2. Also in comparison to other Amazon Associate Plugins on the market ASA2 delivers the best value for an acceptable amount of money.

No matter if you want to customise ASA2 templates or generate them yourself. The plugin is easy to understand and works amazing. Furthermore I really like the support of the ASA2 - if you write them you nearly instantly get an answer to your question.

We now plan to use ASA2 on further pages. We definitely found what we were looking for a long time. Thanks a lot!

Maria Lengemann

Our agency uses ASA 2 on more than 20 websites. The installation is fast, the administration is uncomplicated, and the design integrates easily with our themes.

Support from ASA 2 has been available every time - which one does not often see anymore today!

For website administrators in general, and especially for administrators of niche sites, we believe that ASA 2 saves a lot of time. The ranking stars promise an additional level of trust.

David Morawietz

We are now using ASA2 on 5 websites, including for example luxusuhren-test.de. Here we are using ASA2 to blend in Amazon products and to make automatic regular updates.

The possibilities of display form with ASA2 are nearly unlimited: with a little HTML and CSS know-how, one can design one's own templates, and with numerous placeholders, products can be individually offered. The loading times for the user are minimized by server-side caching.

A big plus is the support. Our inquiries are processed within a few hours and new feedback has been openly acknowledged.

Christian Pursch

ASA 2 allows for a simple and fast integration of Amazon products. The creation of custom product templates and an overview of integrated products and their availability are just a few of the features that simplify work as an affiliate.

The prior plugin had already convinced me. I can warmly recommend ASA 2 to every affiliate.

Matthias Lehr

Through the use of ASA 2, I was able to reduce the loading time of my website by a third. That led to better rankings!

The switch to ASA 2 was simple and was completed with the turn of a hand, thanks in part to a template conversion function and a great set of instructions. For me, the highlight is the ASA 2 product repo, that pulls the product data into my WordPress. I intend to use ASA 2 in all of my other projects!

ASA 2 is my clear Amazon Affiliate Plugin favorite! It is unbelievable how many features have been added! Many thanks to Timo for the great work in ongoing development!

Timo on How to register a new account for Amazon Affiliate Program and sign up for the Product Advertising API: “Sorry, but the error message comes from Amazon and is not very meaningful. So I can't tell what the reason…” Sep 4, 21:16
sergey guber on How to register a new account for Amazon Affiliate Program and sign up for the Product Advertising API: “Hello, After I completed the forms and clicked on finish, I received thefollwing error message.…” Sep 3, 13:40
Timo on ASA2 update notes (v1.10.8): “Hi Jeremy, you can find pricing information of ASA2 at https://getasa2.com/#pricing I hope I was able to help you.…” Jul 18, 22:30
Jeremy on ASA2 update notes (v1.10.8): “Hey Timo, i really like that you publish so much updates.. So far i used the plugin called…” Jul 17, 06:43
Timo on Why does Amazon continue to make life harder for its affiliate partners? A summary of the current grievances.: “Hi Florian, thanks for your feedback. That is consistent with our experience. I hope people at Amazon will soon…” Apr 28, 19:58