App Store Assistant

Using a complicated shortcode system, can be used to embed items from the Mac App Store RSS feed, or just the details of an individual item.

Works with the Mac and iOS stores the same.

Installation:

Unpack and upload it to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.

What is new in this release:

• Added:
• Amazon.com shortcode creator to Editor
• Additional I18n aka Localization is supported via POT file for admin area
• New Dialog boxes for full control of shortcodes in Editor
• Changed:
• Updated for WordPress 3.9 & Tiny MCE 4.0
• Fixed:
• Correct some display bugs caused by faulty data from Amazon.com

What is new in version 6.6.1:

• Added:
• Dashboard widget "Search for apps"
• Can now search for an app by name or App ID
• Featured Images now work if cache is disabled
• Missing categories to ASA posts
• Fixed:
• Featured Image was set to a size of 1x1
• Changed:
• Featured Image functions replaced
• Cleaned up search form and results

What is new in version 6.5.2:

• Added:
• New check box style for important options (iOS 7 style)
• Fixed:
• Issue with iTunes items displaying when missing item info
• Issue with image cache not saving settings
• Issue with Amazon.com item data caching
• Apps without iPad or iPhone screenshots were generating an error
• Updated:
• Localization of amazon.com items
• Changed:
• Added transition to buttons
• Replaced custom check for mobile browser with built-in WordPress function
• New method to report ASA Version number

What is new in version 6.4.0:

• Added:
• Now supports half-star ratings
• New universal type shortcodes [asa_item,asa_list,asa_link,asa_elements]
• iOS 7 Style Dot Ratings
• Changed:
• Updated Star Rating graphics
• Removed:
• Deprecated the following shortcodes [ios_app,mac_app,itunes_store,ibooks_store,ios_app_elements]
• Deprecated the following shortcodes [ios_app_list,ios_app_link,itunes_store_link,mac_app_link]

What is new in version 6.3.1:

• Added:
• Now handles new Apple RSS link formats
• Fixed:
• Description of Mac Screenshots no longer reads iPhone Screenshots
• Recognition of Mac apps
• Error displayed if you had the wrong mode tag in the asaf_atomfeed shortcode
• Cacheing of RSS Feed data
• Changed:
• Uses size_format instead of internal function (Requires WP3.6+)
• Switch to WordPress included version of SimplePie

What is new in version 6.1.0:

• Option to resize all featured images
• Option to reset all featured images to new size. Won't affect custom Featured Images
• Icons and Featured Images are now resized in cache for faster loading
• Can now specify exact sizes for Icons and Featured Images
• Choose different sizes for Featured Images, Images in posts, lists and on iOS devices
• Screenshots now available on List pages
• Can now specify different elements to display on Single Posts vs Multiple posts and List pages

What is new in version 6.0.2:

• Fixed:
• An issue where the ios_app_elements shortcode was returning data out of order.

What is new in version 5.7.0:

• Added:
• Can now rearrange the order of App elements via drag and drop
• Now saves Featured Image from app icon when using "New App Post" to create post
• New Setting for posts created from "New App Post" [Draft, Publish or Pending]
• New feature to add Featured Images to posts that do not have a Featured Image assigned
• Option to add App Store categories to posts created from "New App Post"
• Option to create new categories, if needed, to posts created from "New App Post"
• Now lists categories and newly created categories upon new post creation
• New option to not display App Icon in post

What is new in version 5.6:

• Added:
• Widget to show Apps
• Lightbox for display of Screenshots
• Cacheing of Amazon Product data and images
• Sends Thumbnail to Themes that request it (handy for related posts)
• Option to show thumbnail as app icon or small product image in excerpt
• Option to show "Read More" link in excerpt
• Amazon Product code to better handle foreign characters
• Thumbnail support for iTunes products
• Changed:
• Unified Cache directory with sub folders for each type of store
• Optimized Cacheing system
• Optimized image storing

Requirements:

• WordPress 3.3 or higher