=== Affiliate Window Banners ===
Author: Kevin Heath (ypraise.com)
Plugin URI:  http://ypraise.com/wordpress-plugins/affiliate-window-banners/
Donate link: http://ypraise.com/2012/08/plugin-donate-page/
Tags: affiliates, affiliate window
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 3.4.2
Stable tag: 1.1
Version: 1.1
License: GPLv2 or later


== Description ==

Affiliate Window Banners uses the V3 api to pull in products from the Affiliate Window marketplace. The products are then displayed in the sidebar widgets.
Obviously you need to have an affiliate account with Affiliate window for this to work. Once you have an account then you can go to the api credentials in your account settings to sign up for a V3 api password.

There are some server pre-requisites: Wordpress 3.0, php 5.3, SOAP.

Demo can be seen at my experimental development sites: http://homemediaplayers.co.uk. This plugin is shown immediately above the split widget section.


== Installation ==

Manual install: Unzip the file into your WordPress plugin-directory. Activate the plugin in wp-admin.

Install through WordPress admin: Go to Plugins > Add New. Search for "Affiliate Window Banners". Locate the plugin in the search results. Click "Install now". Click "Activate".

Go to the settings page and add your Affilaite windows id number and the V3 password. In your Affilaite Window api credentials page you will see a number of option - you want the V3 password only.

You can then set the default site wide keywords that will be used if you do not set one for each post or page. This plugin will only work with wordpress pages and posts. It is not yet custom post enabled.

You can also set the number of products to display in your side bar and also the nmber of characters to display as the description. Obviously the description can only display if there is enough characters available in the api feed.

When you add new posts or pages or edit existing ones you will see a new meta-box in the edit page to allow you to set keywords for individual pages and posts. This will over-write the default keyword option for that page.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I use this plugin? =

Just go to the widget and drag the Affilaite Window Banner widget over to your side bar. If you've added added a keyword then you will see a nubmer of products in the sidebar related to that keyword.

= It looks boring what can I do? =

There is no styling offered with this plugin to allow you to display how you want it to look on your own site. The main div is .abwidget - style it up how you like if you want something more than just an unordered list.



== Screenshots ==

1. The basic layout of the product feed to the sidebar. Styling can be done using css.

2. The Affiliate Window Banners admin page.



== Changelog ==


= 1.0 =
* Say hello to Affiliate Windows Banners.

== Upgrade Notice ==


= 1.0 =
Initial release.