OIOpub Blog
I’ve been quite busy lately, and as such haven’t done too much with OIO in the weeks following the official release of v2.1 (other than bug fixing).
This evening I had a quick glance around for articles on “the world’s favourite ad manager” (trademarked in advance for the time it becomes true!). I was pleasantly surprised to see this review by Keller Hawthorne of fresheventure.com. All too often I see articles that were obviously written just to try and get people to purchase, but Keller went the extra mile and talked about her experiences setting up OIO; the problems as well as the successes. She has even produced a short video tutorial on how to set up affiliate ads.
Keller’s article was also informative for me, as it pointed out a couple of “could do better” areas; the layout of the control panel in particular. It will be interesting to see how the new admin design goes down with users (not yet ready to demo I’m afraid, but it has been re-designed now). I’m hoping for an equally valuable amount of constructive feedback as occurred with the affiliate program changes.
The other chord that the article struck with me was how well casual users of OIO, once they have learnt the ropes, can teach others about to make the most out of it. More often than not they do it far better than I can. I may have to explore the opportunity of “user-driven tutorials” more.
I’m hoping to get back on the development trail in mid June, including releasing the first demo of the re-designed admin area, and working towards a re-build of the core application that will allow future developments to occur far more quickly. I’ll also be starting the hunt for a marketing partner to help grow the site further.
Is OIOpublisher compatible with a standard Wordpress installation?
Yes, the script is fully compatible with any self-hosted version of Wordpress, including v2.8.
Is OIOpublisher compatible with blogs hosted at Wordpress.com?
No, Wordpress.com does not allow the use of 3rd party plugins on its hosted blogs. You must host the Wordpress blog yourself.
Is OIOpublisher compatible with WPMU?
Yes, as long as you install OIO in the “plugins” directory. It is not designed to work in the “mu-plugins” directory. If you want to show ads across the entire site, rather than using it on a blog by blog basis, it is suggested that you install OIO in standalone mode.
Does OIOpublisher work with any Wordpress theme?
Yes, as long as the theme supports the Wordpress “header” and “footer” hooks. To check whether your theme contains these 2 elements, click here. Don’t worry if they aren’t there, as you can easily add them yourself by following the instructions on that page.
What about if my Wordpress theme doesn’t support widgets?
That’s no problem, as you can add the OIO ad code to any part of your Wordpress theme manually. Click here to see an example of the php code you would use to add a banner ad zone to your site.
Is the Wordpress plugin a separate script from the standalone install?
No, it’s exactly the same script and will automatically load as a Wordpress plugin if placed in the “plugins” directory of a Wordpress blog.
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A quick reminder that the affiliate coupon codes for May are now live.
All affiliates will receive their updated code in the monthly email report. You can also view the code by logging into your account and clicking on the Affiliate Stats link.
This means that all April codes have now expired, and are no longer valid.
The release of the latest version (v2.1) has gone well, and it seems that users are enjoying the new features and look.
Even though we had a beta period, a couple of bugs made their way into the official release. It’s always stuck me that the first official release is the time when most of the bugs are actually found, rather than any beta periods!
Just in case any more are reported, we’ll wait until this weekend to officially release the updated version, including all known bug fixes. In the mean time, if you have experienced any of the issues below, re-downloading the current release will also fix them:
- mis-alignment when .5 appears in the margins of the ad output
- asked to enter a “valid pricing option” on the post / custom purchase form
- unable to save html code in the admin purchase editor when using file uploading
Fixes to all these bugs are already included in the download. A bug tracker has also been added to the support forum.
The first official release of v2.1 is now available for download. The changelog from the previous stable version can be found below:
v2.10.b1 (beta release)
- new beta program established
- removal of excess componenets (socialposts & viralblogads modules)
- improved ad expiration process
v2.10.b2 (beta release)
- added several new payment options (google checkout, 2checkout.com, authorize.net)
- fixed multiple error notices occurring in php E_STRICT mode
- added “forgotten password” routine in standalone mode
v2.10.b3 (beta release)
- add support for swf (flash) banners
- link exchange option for banner / text ad zones
- various small fixes & enhancements to purchase templates
- added uploading capabilities to admin editor
Installation Options: web installer | manual download
