What happens to your Amazon links when the Ama Affiliate Pro trial ends? Nothing breaks — here's the exact picture.
Published product boxes keep working; AI features pause until you reactivate. Here's the full breakdown.
The short version
- Product boxes, comparison tables, health monitoring, localisation and analytics keep working after the trial ends.
- AI-powered features — the content writer, keyword tools, duplicate post finder — pause until you enter a valid licence key.
- Your settings and content stay intact; reactivating restores everything where it left off.
- A payment method is required to start the trial, but nothing is charged for the first 14 days.
The short answer: nothing breaks, some features pause
When your 14-day trial of Ama Affiliate Pro ends, your published pages keep working exactly as they did. Every product box, comparison table, bestseller list, ticker and text link you built with the plugin continues to render and earn commission. The Product Health Monitor keeps scanning for dead products, marketplace localisation keeps sending visitors to their own Amazon store, and your analytics keep tracking clicks.
What pauses are the AI-powered features: the AI Content Writer, the keyword gap finder, keyword similarity checker and duplicate post finder. These need an active licence to run. The moment you enter a valid key — whether that’s a monthly, yearly, agency or lifetime plan — everything unlocks again and picks up where it left off.
This is a deliberate design choice. The plugin’s job is to protect the money your site already makes, even if you step away. Your content, your links and your settings are never deleted or altered when a trial or licence ends.
The 14-day trial requires a payment method at checkout, but nothing is charged for the first 14 days. The first charge falls on day 15 if you don’t cancel.
What keeps working after the trial ends
The features that keep running are the ones that protect your existing earnings. Product boxes render from cached data, so they don’t depend on a live API call every time a visitor loads the page. The Product Health Monitor continues its scheduled checks, flagging discontinued or out-of-stock products so you can act before they cost you commission.
Marketplace localisation and country blocking are also unaffected. A visitor in the UK still gets amazon.co.uk links with your tag; a visitor in a blocked country still gets redirected. Your click and visitor analytics keep recording data, so you can see how your site performs even while you decide whether to renew.
The link converter and Monetise Old Posts — both of which add or retag links in published posts — also keep working. These are not AI features; they’re deterministic tools that process your content based on rules, not models.
- Product boxes, comparison tables, bestseller lists, tickers, floating cards and popups render normally
- Product Health Monitor continues scheduled re-checks
- Marketplace localisation and country blocking stay active
- Click and visitor analytics keep recording
- Link converter and Monetise Old Posts remain available
- All your settings and content remain untouched
What pauses and why
The AI-powered features pause because they call external AI providers — OpenAI, Claude, Gemini or DeepSeek — using your own API key. Running those calls costs money, and the plugin can’t verify that your licence is active if it’s expired. So the content writer, keyword tools and duplicate post finder stop until you reactivate.
This is the same behaviour you’d see with any subscription software. The difference is that the pause is surgical: it only affects the features that need an active licence, not the ones that protect your existing content. You can still edit posts, add new product boxes manually, and use the non-AI tools.
The AI Content Writer’s scheduled refreshes also pause. If you had Auto Refresh set to rewrite ageing posts, those rewrites won’t run until you reactivate. Your posts stay as they are — no partial rewrites, no half-finished drafts.
| Feature | After trial ends | Shortcode |
|---|---|---|
| Product box | Keeps working | |
| Comparison table | Keeps working | |
| Bestseller list | Keeps working | |
| Text link | Keeps working | |
| Deal ticker | Keeps working | |
| Floating card | Keeps working | |
| Exit popup | Keeps working | |
| AI Content Writer | Pauses | — |
How reactivation works
Reactivation is instant. When you purchase a plan, the store issues your licence key automatically and emails it to you. You enter that key in the plugin’s settings screen, and everything unlocks immediately — no waiting, no support ticket, no data migration.
Your content doesn’t change during the pause. The product boxes you built with and the comparison tables with remain in your posts as shortcodes or Gutenberg blocks. When you reactivate, they render exactly as before, and the AI features resume with your saved settings.
If you’re on the fence, the trial is designed to answer the question for you. Two weeks on your own site, with your own products, is the best way to judge whether the plugin earns its keep. And if you cancel before day 15, you pay nothing.
What about the cleanup tool?
If you decide to delete the plugin permanently, there’s a cleanup tool in Growth Tools that converts every plugin-generated link back into ordinary Amazon links. This means your published pages keep earning even after the plugin is gone — the links are just plain HTML now, not shortcodes.
This is the only scenario where your links change. Deactivating the plugin (as opposed to deleting it) stops product boxes from rendering but keeps all your settings. Deleting without running the cleanup tool would leave shortcodes in your posts that render as nothing, so the cleanup tool exists to prevent that.
The cleanup tool is available during the trial and after it ends. It’s a safety net, not a feature you’d use unless you’re leaving the plugin for good.
Deactivating the plugin keeps every setting. Deleting permanently requires running the cleanup tool first to preserve your links.
The 14-day trial: what it really means
Every plan — monthly, yearly, agency, lifetime — starts with the same 14-day free trial of the complete plugin. You get access to every feature, including the AI Content Writer and the Product Health Monitor, with no limits. The trial is not a demo; it’s the full product.
A payment method is required at checkout to start the trial. Nothing is charged for the first 14 days, and the first charge falls on day 15. If you cancel before then, you pay nothing. If you are charged and later decide the plugin isn’t for you, you then get a further 30 days to ask for a full refund, no reason required — see the full trial, refund and licence breakdown for exactly how that window works and what one licence key covers.
The trial is the best way to answer the ‘is it any good’ question. You’ll see the AI writer draft a full review in minutes, the health monitor flag dead products you didn’t know about, and Monetise Old Posts add links to posts that had none. Two weeks on your own site beats any argument we could make.
What happens to your data and privacy
Your site content, AI provider keys and Amazon credentials never leave your server. The plugin only sends your licence key and site domain to the licence server to verify activation — nothing else. This remains true during the trial and after it ends.
When the trial ends, your settings and content stay on your server. The plugin doesn’t phone home, doesn’t delete anything, and doesn’t alter your posts. The only change is that AI features stop responding until you reactivate.
If you’re concerned about privacy, the architecture is simple: the plugin runs on your WordPress install, uses your own API keys for AI calls, and only talks to the licence server to check your key. There’s no third-party data collection, no analytics beacons, no hidden trackers.
Common questions about the trial ending
The most common question is whether published links stop working. They don’t. The second most common is whether you lose your settings. You don’t. The third is whether you can reactivate later. You can — entering a valid key unlocks everything where it left off.
Some publishers worry that the AI writer’s scheduled refreshes will leave half-finished posts. They won’t. The refresh process is designed to be atomic: it either completes a rewrite or leaves the post untouched. If the trial ends mid-refresh, the post stays as it was.
The bottom line: the trial ending is not a cliff edge. It’s a pause button on AI features, with everything else continuing to work. If you decide the plugin earns its keep, reactivate and carry on. If not, cancel before day 15 and you’ve lost nothing but a few minutes of setup.
Frequently asked questions
Will my product boxes stop working after the trial ends?
No. Product boxes, comparison tables, bestseller lists, tickers, floating cards and popups all keep rendering normally. They use cached data and don’t require an active licence.
Do I lose my settings or content when the trial ends?
No. All your settings, shortcodes and published content remain intact. Reactivating with a valid key restores everything exactly where it left off.
Can I cancel before day 15 and pay nothing?
Yes. The trial requires a payment method at checkout, but nothing is charged for the first 14 days. Cancelling before day 15 costs nothing.
What happens to the AI Content Writer’s scheduled refreshes?
They pause. No partial rewrites are left behind — each refresh is atomic, so posts stay as they were until you reactivate.
Can I reactivate after the trial ends?
Yes. Purchase any plan, enter the licence key in the plugin settings, and everything unlocks immediately. Your content and settings are untouched.
Is there a refund if I don't like it after the trial?
Yes. You get 30 days from the date you’re first charged to ask for a full refund, no reason required — email hello@amawp.com or use the chat window on any page. See the full trial, refund and licence breakdown for the exact process and what one licence key covers.
What if I delete the plugin without running the cleanup tool?
Your shortcodes would remain in posts but render as nothing. Run the cleanup tool in Growth Tools first to convert them into plain Amazon links that keep earning.