Release Notes
This page contains the release notes for Affiliate Pro, detailing the changes and improvements in each version.
Version 1.2.0 – December 15, 2024
New Features
- PayPal Payout Integration: Added automated PayPal payout support for affiliate withdrawals
- Seamless integration with PayPal Payout API
- Automated withdrawal processing for approved requests
- Real-time payment status tracking
- Stripe Connect Integration: Added Stripe Connect support for direct payments to affiliates
- Instant payments to affiliate Stripe accounts
- Automated onboarding process for affiliates
- Comprehensive transaction tracking
- QR Code Generation: Added QR code support for affiliate marketing
- Automatic QR code generation for affiliate links
- Downloadable QR codes for offline marketing
- Mobile-optimized scanning experience
Improvements
- Enhanced Dashboard Analytics: Improved affiliate dashboard with better performance metrics
- Real-time conversion tracking
- Advanced traffic source analysis
- Geographic performance data
- Mobile-responsive charts and graphs
- Email Template System: Redesigned email notification system
- Modern, responsive email templates
- Customizable branding options
- Multi-language email support
- Improved deliverability
Bug Fixes
- Commission Calculation: Fixed edge cases in commission calculation for complex orders
- Proper handling of partial refunds
- Accurate calculation for bundled products
- Fixed rounding issues in percentage calculations
- Cookie Tracking: Improved cookie-based tracking reliability
- Better cross-domain tracking support
- Enhanced cookie lifetime management
- Fixed tracking issues with cached pages
Version 1.1.5 – October 28, 2024
New Features
- Short Link System: Added comprehensive short link generation and management
- Custom short URLs for easier sharing
- Click tracking and analytics
- Bulk link generation tools
- QR code integration
- Advanced Reporting: Enhanced reporting system with new metrics
- Top affiliate leaderboards
- Conversion funnel analysis
- Revenue attribution reports
- Export functionality for all reports
Improvements
- Performance Optimization: Significant performance improvements
- Database query optimization
- Improved caching mechanisms
- Faster dashboard loading times
- Reduced server resource usage
- Mobile Experience: Enhanced mobile affiliate dashboard
- Improved responsive design
- Touch-optimized interface
- Mobile-specific features
- Better performance on mobile devices
Bug Fixes
- Withdrawal Processing: Fixed issues with withdrawal request processing
- Improved validation for payment details
- Better error handling for failed payments
- Fixed notification timing issues
- Commission Attribution: Resolved attribution conflicts in multi-channel scenarios
- Better handling of direct vs. affiliate traffic
- Improved last-click attribution
- Fixed duplicate commission issues
Version 1.1.0 – September 10, 2024
New Features
- Category-Specific Commissions: Added support for different commission rates by product category
- Flexible commission structure configuration
- Multiple category groups with different rates
- Product-level commission overrides
- Automatic rate application based on product categories
- Affiliate Coupon System: Introduced affiliate-specific coupon creation and management
- Affiliates can create their own discount coupons
- Automatic tracking and attribution
- Usage analytics and reporting
- Admin approval workflow for coupons
- Marketing Materials Library: Added promotional materials management
- Banner upload and management system
- Multiple banner sizes and formats
- HTML embed codes for affiliates
- Version control for marketing materials
Improvements
- Enhanced Security: Improved security measures for affiliate tracking
- Better fraud detection algorithms
- IP-based validation
- Click validation mechanisms
- Suspicious activity monitoring
- API Enhancements: Expanded API functionality
- RESTful API for affiliate data
- Webhook support for real-time notifications
- Better authentication and rate limiting
- Comprehensive API documentation
Bug Fixes
- Email Notifications: Fixed various email notification issues
- Improved template rendering
- Better error handling for failed emails
- Fixed duplicate notification problems
- Enhanced email queue processing
- Dashboard Performance: Resolved performance issues in affiliate dashboard
- Optimized database queries
- Improved caching strategies
- Faster report generation
- Better pagination for large datasets
Version 1.0.5 – July 22, 2024
New Features
- UTM Parameter Tracking: Added support for UTM parameters in affiliate links
- Campaign tracking capabilities
- Traffic source identification
- Marketing channel attribution
- Detailed analytics for UTM-tagged links
- Bulk Operations: Added bulk management tools for administrators
- Bulk affiliate approval/rejection
- Bulk commission processing
- Bulk email notifications
- Export/import functionality
Improvements
- User Interface: Enhanced user interface across all components
- Modern, clean design
- Better navigation structure
- Improved accessibility
- Consistent styling throughout
- Localization: Expanded multi-language support
- Additional language packs
- Improved translation management
- RTL language support
- Currency localization
Bug Fixes
- Tracking Accuracy: Fixed tracking issues in certain browser configurations
- Better cookie handling
- Improved JavaScript compatibility
- Fixed tracking on cached pages
- Enhanced cross-domain tracking
- Commission Timing: Resolved timing issues with commission generation
- Better order status handling
- Improved event listener reliability
- Fixed delayed commission processing
- Enhanced error recovery
Version 1.0.0 – May 15, 2024
Initial Release
Core Affiliate Management:
- Customer registration as affiliates
- Admin approval workflow
- Unique affiliate codes and tracking links
- Comprehensive affiliate profiles
Commission System:
- Percentage-based commission calculation
- Automatic commission generation on order completion
- Manual commission approval workflow
- Real-time balance tracking
Tracking and Analytics:
- Cookie-based affiliate tracking
- Click tracking and conversion analytics
- Traffic source monitoring
- Performance reporting dashboard
Withdrawal Management:
- Withdrawal request system
- Multiple payment method support
- Admin approval workflow
- Transaction history tracking
Dashboard Features:
- Affiliate performance dashboard
- Commission history and reporting
- Marketing tools and link generation
- Account management interface
Email Notifications:
- Automated email notifications for key events
- Customizable email templates
- Multi-language email support
- Admin and affiliate notification system
Integration Capabilities:
- Seamless Botble E-commerce integration
- Event-driven architecture
- Middleware-based tracking
- Extensible plugin system
Security and Compliance:
- Secure tracking mechanisms
- Data protection features
- Fraud prevention measures
- GDPR compliance tools