Last updated: 2025-01-15

Changelog

This page tracks updates, new features, bug fixes, and improvements to AliMedia over time. We recommend keeping your extension up to date to get the latest features and security improvements.

Summary of Major Themes

  • Enhanced Download Capabilities: Added support for description videos, improved image handling, and better error recovery
  • User Experience Improvements: Complete UI redesign with modern styling, new logo, and improved permission flows
  • Platform Compatibility: Continuous fixes for Alibaba and AliExpress platform changes
  • Right-Click Downloads: Introduced context menu feature for quick image downloads

Release History

Version 3.1.11

November 23, 2025

🛠 Fixes

  • Bug fixing

Version 3.1.8

June 25, 2025

🛠 Fixes

  • Fixed Alibaba product URL condition detection
  • Fixed description image downloads on AliExpress

âš¡ Improvements

  • Improved video download handling in regular download process

Version 3.1.7

June 25, 2025

🛠 Fixes

  • Fixed Alibaba URL condition issues

Version 3.1.6

June 17, 2025

✅ New

  • Added support for downloading description videos from product pages

âš¡ Improvements

  • Downloads now continue even if some images fail to download
  • Enhanced iFrame handling to wait for description images to load before downloading
  • Improved error handling and URL logging

Version 3.1.5

June 17, 2025

âš¡ Improvements

  • Enhanced description video download handling
  • Improved error handling for failed image downloads

Version 3.1.4

May 20, 2025

✅ New

  • Added diagnostic data collection before opening forms
  • Implemented new permission functions and message types

âš¡ Improvements

  • Improved storage read/write functions
  • Removed error storage when products don't have certain media types
  • Enhanced random string generation utilities

Version 3.1.3

March 28, 2025

🛠 Fixes

  • Fixed Alibaba product title overwriting issue

Version 3.1.2

March 19, 2025

🛠 Fixes

  • Fixed image URL optimization issues

Version 3.1.1

March 12, 2025

✅ New

  • Complete UI redesign with modern styling and new color scheme
  • New logo and branding
  • Added zip sub-folders structure for organized downloads
  • Introduced Switch component for better settings control

âš¡ Improvements

  • Removed automatic popup closing behavior
  • Updated ContextMenu modal styling
  • Improved loader colors and visual feedback

Version 3.1.0

February 21, 2025

✅ New

  • Added context menu permission handling
  • Implemented React-toastify for better notifications

🛠 Fixes

  • Fixed zip checkbox availability on .ru website
  • Fixed zipFiles checkbox in Popup
  • Fixed loading state issues
  • Fixed review image handling on Alibaba with proper error messages
  • Fixed onInstall zipFiles default setting

âš¡ Improvements

  • Removed jQuery dependencies for better performance
  • Improved timeout handling for page elements
  • Enhanced Toast component positioning
  • Updated ContextMenu styling

Version 3.0.6

October 14, 2024

🛠 Fixes

  • Fixed product URL detection
  • Fixed image URL handling

Version 3.0.5

October 9, 2024

✅ New

  • Added "Report a problem" button in popup
  • Added Help tab in Popup
  • Added landing page for uninstall events

âš¡ Improvements

  • Restructured Options page for better organization
  • Restructured DownloadMenu component
  • Restructured Popup page and components

Version 3.0.4

September 1, 2024

🛠 Fixes

  • Fixed Alibaba compatibility issues

Version 3.0.3

August 1, 2024

🛠 Fixes

  • Fixed CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) issues

Version 3.0.2

July 15, 2024

✅ New

  • Added permission modal for context menu feature
  • Added right-click context menu to download images directly
  • Added documentUrlPatterns for better context menu support

🛠 Fixes

  • Fixed duplicate download issues
  • Fixed duplicate context menu creation
  • Fixed image download from context menu
  • Improved modal font size and width

âš¡ Improvements

  • Enhanced context menu initialization
  • Added permission checking function
  • Added update_url parameter in manifest file

Version 3.0.1 and Earlier

May - June 2024

✅ New

  • Initial React/TypeScript migration
  • Added Mutation Observer for AliExpress preview
  • Added feedback button in popup
  • Added styled-components for modern UI
  • Added loader on popup
  • Added options HTML page
  • Default zipFiles state set to true

🛠 Fixes

  • Fixed Alibaba image loading issues
  • Fixed permission issues for Alibaba
  • Fixed multiple downloads from popup
  • Fixed loading states
  • Fixed close connection issues
  • Fixed chunk loading for background script and icons

âš¡ Improvements

  • Improved error messages
  • Enhanced waiting logic for info objects
  • Improved element waiting handlers
  • Added scroll timer functionality
  • Added logging for requests
  • Improved message box styling

Reporting Issues

If you encounter issues after an update, please report them to us. See our Support page for information on how to report bugs.