This document discusses MrRat's Amazon Products Feed script (APF) and is intended as a guide to help anyone trying to use their old template files whilst upgrading from APF version 3 to APF version 4.

I developed this document to save myself the arduous task of comparing my old templates against MrRat's default templates distributed with the new script. As I could see this being a rather long and error prone affair I thought others may benefit from my documenting the changes.

Following the compilation of this document MrRat indicated that he would try to incorporate details of the changed 'tags' into his backwards compatibility mod - so the degree to which this document will be useful to anyone else is uncertain.

You can enable the compatibility mod by running apf_config.cgi on your server, entering the correct password and enabling the mod in the config screen. Then re-enter your password to confirm the changes and click save changes to update the configuration changes.

I still recommend updating the actual template variables within your templates. If for no other reason than to facilitate upgrading to the next version of the script. It is unlikely that the next version of the script will be backwards compatible to the extent that APF3 template variables will be accommodated.

 Once you have made these changes your templates should be compliant with APF4.

Now customise your online Amazon store with mod files. 

Now you should look at customising your site through the use of mod files. The official repository of FREE mod files and templates is APFMods.com , in addition I have details of some of my free mod files on this site together with details of my mod files which are available for a fee - usually a small fee.