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.

Lots of new bug fixes have been completed, including:

•  Bug: Fixed pagination problems with browse ads
•  Bug: Fixed issue with disabled ads being reachable via URL directly
•  Bug: Fixed ad email issue (editing caused email resend)
•  Bug: Fixed category delete SQL error
•  Bug: Fixed Akismet integration to catch more spam
•  Bug: Fixed image editing for admin, improved admin panel functionality for images
•  Bug: Fixed SMTP to support port designation, fixed SMTP usage
•  Bug: Fixed Akismet integration to detect if it’s missing (prevents the “setting save” problem when Akismet not active)
•  Bug: Fixed ad editing with images in top level categories
•  Bug: Fixed place ad/display ad form spacing (reduced white space)

And a few new features made their way in, including:

•  NEW: Integrated changes for Extra Fields to support ad listing display, search field hiding, category-specific fields
•  NEW: Added support to auto-resize regular images (instead of just thumbnails) on upload
•  NEW: Added support for category editing (admin only)

The extra fields one has been hotly anticipated, so I hope you Extra Fields folks enjoy it!

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.

• 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.

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.

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!

1. NEW: Tweet button for individual ad pages. To use it make sure you have $tweetbtn in your single ad template
2. NEW: Ability to use your own custom stylesheet ( found under wp-content/plugins/awpcp_custom_stylesheet.css ), which isn’t overwritten on upgrade.
3. NEW: Support added for Featured Ads premium module
4. NEW: Added field code $ad_categoryname for ad display listing

Plus a bunch of bug fixes:

• Bug: Fixed latest ads to display intra-day postings in descending order of ID after date
• Bug: Fixed display of UI Welcome message (backslash problem)
• Bug: Fixed city display in URL and page title (was missing even if city was valid)
• Bug: Fixed failing ad expirations
• Bug: Made the latest ads display consistent with the ad listing layout (thickbox around image)

The version number was upgraded to reflect the major increase in functionality by allowing support for the new Featured Ads module.  ** Featured Ads will be released later this week.  **

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.

1. NEW: Normalized version numbering to remove superfluous zero (1.0.8.0 is now 1.8.0)
2. NEW: Search widget
3. NEW: Search works with Extra Fields
4. NEW: Classifieds Sitemap integration plugin with Google Sitemap Generator (as separate plugin)
5. NEW: Admin panel upgrades

Plus a bunch of bug fixes:

• Bug: Fixed renewing ads failing to re-enable images
• Bug: Fixed workflow issue with free ads that don’t have images (missing Next button)
• Bug: Changed showad id for div to showawpcpadpage to stop AdBlockPro/Plus from interfering with classifieds
• Bug: String extraction for ad terms
• Bug: Fixed widget backslash issue
• Bug: Fixed checked=’checked’ for XHTML compliance

The version number has skipped a bit (1.07 to 1.8.0) in order to normalize it with standard software release numbering (where the numbering is usually major.minor.bug).  AWPCP has been around for a long time now, so calling this 1.1 seemed to be a bit understated.  Hopefully it’s not too confusing!

The sitemap addition is perhaps the biggest news of them all, and to get the sitemap 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.

A complete list of the bugs fixed in this version can be found on the plugin download site.

Download it now or use your auto-update in the Admin panel to get the goodness.

Have an issue with the update? Please use the support forum!

Like the plugin? Rate it to let others know how cool you think it is.

Love the plugin? Buy a Premium Module!

I’ve integrated a new theme, reworked the front page completely, and made everything easier to navigate, search, and find the relevant links quickly.  The old site was really tough for finding anything and even tougher to know where to look in the first place.

I hope you enjoy the new look and feel.  If you have any comments, share them over at the Support Forum!

I have reverted the change and 1.0.6.18 is now out there that will prevent ads from being deleted prematurely.  I have also added the ability to enable/disable ads from the admin panel.

For those of you who had “Disable instead of Delete” set, your loss is minimal.  The plugin should automatically reset itself.

For the rest of you, I cannot apologize deeply enough for my mistake here.  Your data is lost and it’s my fault.  I’m very sorry about that.  If you have some sort of WP database backup, now would probably be a good time to dig it up and restore your data in the awpcp_* tables.

Upgrading to .18 or dowgrading to .16 will avoid this problem in the future.  Please accept my apologies for this huge error.