Changeset 3765867

Timestamp:

10/26/2026 08:46:49 AM (74 minutes ago)

Author:

paapiplugin

Message:

Update readme: listing copy and tags

Location:

paapi-product-search-for-amazon

Files:

• tags/2.32.5/README.txt (modified) (6 diffs)
• trunk/README.txt (modified) (6 diffs)

paapi-product-search-for-amazon/tags/2.32.5/README.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
 === PaapiPlugin - Amazon Affiliate Product Boxes, Tables and Search ===
 Contributors: paapiplugin
-Tags: amazon affiliate, amazon associates, amazon, affiliate, affiliate marketing
+Tags: amazon affiliate, amazon associates, comparison table, product box, creators api
 Requires at least: 5.8
 Tested up to: 7.1
@@ -8 +8 @@
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
-Full Amazon affiliate plugin for WordPress: searchable product grids, category pages, and live on-site search. Start free with the Managed API.
+Amazon affiliate plugin: free live product search and grids, plus product box and comparison table add-ons for Premium. No credentials needed yet.
 
 == Description ==
 
-**PaapiPlugin is a full Amazon affiliate plugin for WordPress.** Build searchable category pages and responsive product grids, then customize the look to match your theme without touching code. Add-ons extend it further: Product Boxes for individual product showcases and Comparison Tables for side-by-side buying guides (each add-on is $19/yr and requires Premium).
-
-What sets it apart is live, on-site Amazon search. Add one shortcode and visitors search, filter, and browse Amazon's catalog without leaving your page. Every product is automatically tagged with your Associate ID, and they click through to buy. You earn commissions on whatever they decide to buy, not just the products you manually linked.
-
-One shortcode. No ASIN hunting. Works in minutes.
-
-**New: start with no Amazon API credentials at all.** Our Managed API returns live Amazon product results without setting up your own Amazon API credentials yet. Get started in 30 seconds, 20 searches a day and 600 a month free, and your Amazon Associate tag always stays yours.
+**PaapiPlugin is an Amazon affiliate plugin for WordPress.** It covers what Amazon display plugins do, with product grids, product boxes and comparison tables, and it adds live Amazon product search to your own pages. Every product link carries your Amazon Associate tag.
+
+**Start free, no credentials needed yet.** Our Managed API returns live Amazon product results without setting up your own Amazon API credentials yet. Get started in 30 seconds, 20 searches a day and 600 a month free, and your Amazon Associate tag always stays yours.
 
 Already approved for Amazon's APIs? Bring your own Creators API (OAuth 2.0) or PA-API v5 credentials instead. Both paths live behind one toggle, so your site keeps earning through Amazon's API transitions without rebuilding your pages.
+
+= What you can put on a page =
+
+* **Live Amazon product search (free)** - add `[psfa_search]` and visitors search, filter and browse Amazon's catalog without leaving your site. You earn on whatever they buy, not only the products you linked by hand.
+* **Product grids (free)** - a rotating Top Products grid on any page, or a fixed grid of products for one keyword.
+* **Amazon product boxes (add-on)** - feature one product inside a post, with feature bullets and a winner badge. Save products to a box straight from your own search results.
+* **Amazon comparison tables (add-on)** - side-by-side buying-guide tables with star ratings, winner badges and a mobile layout.
+
+Product Boxes and Comparison Tables are paid add-ons: each add-on is $19/yr and requires Premium.
+
+Everything runs on shortcodes, so it works in the block editor (Gutenberg) through the Shortcode block, in the Classic editor, and in page builders such as Elementor. The free visual shortcode builder writes the search shortcode for you.
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRYjfMrLNaU
@@ -40 +47 @@
 * 11 Amazon marketplaces with your own credentials (9 on the Managed API)
 * **Top Products Grid** - with no query or category set, [psfa_search] shows a rotating grid of popular Amazon products across categories instead of an empty search box (the Top Products on Empty State setting, on by default); a ready-made Amazon storefront on any page
+* **Keyword product grids** - show a fixed set of products for one search term, with no search box or pagination, for example `[psfa_search query="standing desk" count="4" pagination="none" hide_search="true"]`
 * Brand, price range, condition, merchant, and availability filters (Price Range, Condition, Merchant, and In-Stock apply when you bring your own Amazon credentials; see the Managed API FAQ)
 * Sorting: Relevance and Customer Reviews everywhere; price sorting, Newest Arrivals, and Featured apply when you bring your own Amazon credentials
@@ -72 +80 @@
 
 1. Install and activate the plugin
-2. Choose how to connect: turn on our Managed API to start searching with no credentials, or enter your own Creators API or PA-API v5 credentials
-3. Add `[psfa_search]` to any page or post
+2. Choose how to connect: turn on our Managed API to start searching with no credentials needed yet, or enter your own Creators API or PA-API v5 credentials
+3. Add `[psfa_search]` to any page or post (in the block editor, use a Shortcode block)
 4. Your visitors search Amazon products and you earn commissions on every purchase
 
@@ -161 +169 @@
 = How is this different from other Amazon affiliate plugins? =
 
-Most Amazon plugins (AAWP, AzonPress, AmaLinks Pro) display products you already know about - you pick ASINs, embed them, done. This plugin adds live search. Visitors find products themselves, browse, filter, and click through to buy. You earn commissions on products you never had to manually curate. Use it alongside your existing plugin or replace the ASIN-hunting workflow entirely.
+Most Amazon affiliate plugins display products you already picked: you find the ASIN, embed it, and that is what your reader sees. PaapiPlugin does that too, with product grids on the free plan and product boxes and comparison tables as add-ons. On top of that it puts live Amazon search on your page, so readers can find products you never linked, and every result still carries your Associate tag. Run it next to the plugin you use now, or use it in its place.
 
 = Do I need Amazon API credentials to use this plugin? =
@@ -188 +196 @@
 
 Yes. With no query and no category set, [psfa_search] shows the Top Products Grid: a rotating grid of popular Amazon products across categories instead of an empty search box, so any page becomes a ready-made Amazon storefront. This is the Top Products on Empty State setting, on by default. To force the grid on when that setting is off, use [psfa_search mode="top"]. If you set a category, it shows popular products from that category instead. Either way, visitors can search or filter from there and every product link carries your Amazon Associate tag.
+
+= Are Amazon product boxes and comparison tables included in the free version? =
+
+No. Product Boxes and Comparison Tables are paid add-ons, and each one needs Premium. The free plan gives you live search, the Top Products grid and keyword product grids. The Add-ons list in the Description covers what each one does and costs.
+
+= Is there a Gutenberg block? =
+
+PaapiPlugin does not have a block of its own. It uses shortcodes, and the block editor runs them through its built-in Shortcode block: add a Shortcode block and paste `[psfa_search]`, or the `[psfa_product_box]` or `[psfa_comparison]` shortcode an add-on gives you. The shortcode builder in the plugin settings writes the search shortcode for you.
+
+= Does it work with Elementor and other page builders? =
+
+Yes, through the builder's own shortcode element (in Elementor, that is the Shortcode widget). There is no dedicated Elementor widget. The plugin loads its scripts and styles when the shortcode renders, so the search works even when a builder keeps the page layout outside the normal post content.
 
 = Can I customize how it looks on my site? =

paapi-product-search-for-amazon/trunk/README.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
 === PaapiPlugin - Amazon Affiliate Product Boxes, Tables and Search ===
 Contributors: paapiplugin
-Tags: amazon affiliate, amazon associates, amazon, affiliate, affiliate marketing
+Tags: amazon affiliate, amazon associates, comparison table, product box, creators api
 Requires at least: 5.8
 Tested up to: 7.1
@@ -8 +8 @@
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
-Full Amazon affiliate plugin for WordPress: searchable product grids, category pages, and live on-site search. Start free with the Managed API.
+Amazon affiliate plugin: free live product search and grids, plus product box and comparison table add-ons for Premium. No credentials needed yet.
 
 == Description ==
 
-**PaapiPlugin is a full Amazon affiliate plugin for WordPress.** Build searchable category pages and responsive product grids, then customize the look to match your theme without touching code. Add-ons extend it further: Product Boxes for individual product showcases and Comparison Tables for side-by-side buying guides (each add-on is $19/yr and requires Premium).
-
-What sets it apart is live, on-site Amazon search. Add one shortcode and visitors search, filter, and browse Amazon's catalog without leaving your page. Every product is automatically tagged with your Associate ID, and they click through to buy. You earn commissions on whatever they decide to buy, not just the products you manually linked.
-
-One shortcode. No ASIN hunting. Works in minutes.
-
-**New: start with no Amazon API credentials at all.** Our Managed API returns live Amazon product results without setting up your own Amazon API credentials yet. Get started in 30 seconds, 20 searches a day and 600 a month free, and your Amazon Associate tag always stays yours.
+**PaapiPlugin is an Amazon affiliate plugin for WordPress.** It covers what Amazon display plugins do, with product grids, product boxes and comparison tables, and it adds live Amazon product search to your own pages. Every product link carries your Amazon Associate tag.
+
+**Start free, no credentials needed yet.** Our Managed API returns live Amazon product results without setting up your own Amazon API credentials yet. Get started in 30 seconds, 20 searches a day and 600 a month free, and your Amazon Associate tag always stays yours.
 
 Already approved for Amazon's APIs? Bring your own Creators API (OAuth 2.0) or PA-API v5 credentials instead. Both paths live behind one toggle, so your site keeps earning through Amazon's API transitions without rebuilding your pages.
+
+= What you can put on a page =
+
+* **Live Amazon product search (free)** - add `[psfa_search]` and visitors search, filter and browse Amazon's catalog without leaving your site. You earn on whatever they buy, not only the products you linked by hand.
+* **Product grids (free)** - a rotating Top Products grid on any page, or a fixed grid of products for one keyword.
+* **Amazon product boxes (add-on)** - feature one product inside a post, with feature bullets and a winner badge. Save products to a box straight from your own search results.
+* **Amazon comparison tables (add-on)** - side-by-side buying-guide tables with star ratings, winner badges and a mobile layout.
+
+Product Boxes and Comparison Tables are paid add-ons: each add-on is $19/yr and requires Premium.
+
+Everything runs on shortcodes, so it works in the block editor (Gutenberg) through the Shortcode block, in the Classic editor, and in page builders such as Elementor. The free visual shortcode builder writes the search shortcode for you.
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRYjfMrLNaU
@@ -40 +47 @@
 * 11 Amazon marketplaces with your own credentials (9 on the Managed API)
 * **Top Products Grid** - with no query or category set, [psfa_search] shows a rotating grid of popular Amazon products across categories instead of an empty search box (the Top Products on Empty State setting, on by default); a ready-made Amazon storefront on any page
+* **Keyword product grids** - show a fixed set of products for one search term, with no search box or pagination, for example `[psfa_search query="standing desk" count="4" pagination="none" hide_search="true"]`
 * Brand, price range, condition, merchant, and availability filters (Price Range, Condition, Merchant, and In-Stock apply when you bring your own Amazon credentials; see the Managed API FAQ)
 * Sorting: Relevance and Customer Reviews everywhere; price sorting, Newest Arrivals, and Featured apply when you bring your own Amazon credentials
@@ -72 +80 @@
 
 1. Install and activate the plugin
-2. Choose how to connect: turn on our Managed API to start searching with no credentials, or enter your own Creators API or PA-API v5 credentials
-3. Add `[psfa_search]` to any page or post
+2. Choose how to connect: turn on our Managed API to start searching with no credentials needed yet, or enter your own Creators API or PA-API v5 credentials
+3. Add `[psfa_search]` to any page or post (in the block editor, use a Shortcode block)
 4. Your visitors search Amazon products and you earn commissions on every purchase
 
@@ -161 +169 @@
 = How is this different from other Amazon affiliate plugins? =
 
-Most Amazon plugins (AAWP, AzonPress, AmaLinks Pro) display products you already know about - you pick ASINs, embed them, done. This plugin adds live search. Visitors find products themselves, browse, filter, and click through to buy. You earn commissions on products you never had to manually curate. Use it alongside your existing plugin or replace the ASIN-hunting workflow entirely.
+Most Amazon affiliate plugins display products you already picked: you find the ASIN, embed it, and that is what your reader sees. PaapiPlugin does that too, with product grids on the free plan and product boxes and comparison tables as add-ons. On top of that it puts live Amazon search on your page, so readers can find products you never linked, and every result still carries your Associate tag. Run it next to the plugin you use now, or use it in its place.
 
 = Do I need Amazon API credentials to use this plugin? =
@@ -188 +196 @@
 
 Yes. With no query and no category set, [psfa_search] shows the Top Products Grid: a rotating grid of popular Amazon products across categories instead of an empty search box, so any page becomes a ready-made Amazon storefront. This is the Top Products on Empty State setting, on by default. To force the grid on when that setting is off, use [psfa_search mode="top"]. If you set a category, it shows popular products from that category instead. Either way, visitors can search or filter from there and every product link carries your Amazon Associate tag.
+
+= Are Amazon product boxes and comparison tables included in the free version? =
+
+No. Product Boxes and Comparison Tables are paid add-ons, and each one needs Premium. The free plan gives you live search, the Top Products grid and keyword product grids. The Add-ons list in the Description covers what each one does and costs.
+
+= Is there a Gutenberg block? =
+
+PaapiPlugin does not have a block of its own. It uses shortcodes, and the block editor runs them through its built-in Shortcode block: add a Shortcode block and paste `[psfa_search]`, or the `[psfa_product_box]` or `[psfa_comparison]` shortcode an add-on gives you. The shortcode builder in the plugin settings writes the search shortcode for you.
+
+= Does it work with Elementor and other page builders? =
+
+Yes, through the builder's own shortcode element (in Elementor, that is the Shortcode widget). There is no dedicated Elementor widget. The plugin loads its scripts and styles when the shortcode renders, so the search works even when a builder keeps the page layout outside the normal post content.
 
 = Can I customize how it looks on my site? =