Making a custom Template

Hi,

That shortcode works fine on my site, the product seems to be available on both sites and I get a link to the appropriate product page on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com.

Do you have an example of an ASIN that is not available on Amazon.ca?

Paul

Sorry here’s better example:

[amazon template=00 local amazon&chan=default&asin=B00D93AICA]

Hi,

It works okay for me, what version of the plugin are you using?

I can get it to fail if I don’t have the default Locale as ‘US’.

I get the following links:

Local: https://www.amazon.ca/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=19450&tag=al-ca-20&field-keywords=Roundhill%20Wood%20Stackable%20Display%20Cube%20Shelves%20Stands/Side%20Table,%20Black

US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D93AICA?ie=UTF8&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&tag=al-us-20&creativeASIN=B00D93AICA

Although the search on Amazon.ca does fail probably as there are too many keywords to get a match.

My settings are as follows:

-
            [version] => 8
            [aws_valid] => 1
            [text] => Amazon
            [image_class] => wishlist_image
            [wishlist_template] => wishlist
            [wishlist_items] => 5
            [wishlist_type] => Similar
            [new_window] =>
            [link_title] =>
            [media_library] => 1
            [default_cc] => us
            [localise] => 1
            [global_over] => 1
            [search_link] => 1
            [search_text] => %TITLE%
            [multi_cc] => 1
            [live] => 2
            [condition] =>
            [prefetch] => 1
            [user_ids] => 1
            [cache_age] => 0
            [sc_cache_age] => 1
            [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562
            [debug] => 1
            [full_uninstall] =>
            [spoof_locale] =>
            [search_text_s] => %TITLE%S#
            [cache_enabled] => 1
            [sc_cache_enabled] => 0
            [image_size] => SL400
            [thumb_size] => SS100
            [plugin_ids] => 1
            [template] => 00 local amazon
            [chan] => default
            [local_cc] => ca
            [home_cc] => us

Key settings are ‘prefetch’, ‘default cc’, ‘search links’, ‘search text’, ‘live’.

Paul

Okay, overall the plug-in is working well for me. Just to re-iterate I was just hoping that if the product was not on Amazon.ca it would take the user to Amazon.ca and put the name of the product in the search bar.

I am using Version 3.1.2 ..I’m not sure where you found that code, for prefetch for example I found this:

‘prefetch’ => array( ‘Name’ => __(‘Prefetch Data’, ‘amazon-link’), ‘Description’ => __(‘For every product link, prefetch the data from the Amazon Site – use of the cache essential for this option! * AWS *‘, ‘amazon-link’), ‘Default’ => ‘0’, ‘Type’ => ‘checkbox’, ‘Class’ => ” ),
‘user_ids’ => array( ‘Name’ => __(‘User Affiliate IDs’, ‘amazon-link’), ‘Description’ => __(‘Allow all users to have their own Affiliate IDs accessible from their profile page’, ‘amazon-link’), ‘Default’ => ‘0’, ‘Type’ => ‘checkbox’, ‘Class’ => ‘alternate’ ),

Thanks

Hi,

The plugin _should_ do exactly what you want, I’m trying to remember if there was a bug in that version that might have stopped the search links working. I’ll try and test it later.

Sorry the ‘code’ is just a dump of my settings from Amazon Link. It’s not very readable, but the names should roughly match the Names of the settings on the Admin page. Thought I’d dump the lot so you could see how I’d got my version configured.

But to get the search links the key settings are:

Prefetch Data   Enabled
Default Locale  US
Search Links    Enabled
Search Text     %TITLE%
Live Data       Enabled
Localisation    Enabled

Paul

Hi,

Just to follow up, I tried it with version 3.1.2 and it does what I would expect.

Have a look at: https://www.houseindorset.co.uk/2012/10/test/?spoof_locale=ca

Is that what you were expecting?

Paul

That link you sent worked properly, for some reason mine still goes to the blank amazon.ca homepage.
I appreciate all the help so far though! I will continue to use your great plug-in

Hi,

No worries, is it possible for you to post a link to the page/post with the link in?

Paul

Sure here it is:

https://bacheloronabudget.com/bedroom/bedroom-storage/nightstands/shoe-organizer-espresso/

That’s an example of a product that is on Amazon.com but not Amazon.ca

Thanks

Hi,

Looks like it’s not populating the keywords field in the link. This should be set up using the Amazon Link Setting: ‘Default Search String‘.

What have you got in this setting? It normally has something like %TITLE% | %ARTIST%.

If you think it is okay then you might want to consider enabling the ‘Debug Output‘ option then it will show a bit more info for me you check out.

Paul

Ahh okay I see. My default search string is actually blank right now.
What would you suggest I put in there?

Hi,

Sorry, missed your post. I would say put %TITLE% in the ‘Default Search String’ setting.

Paul

Thanks! That’s perfect

I noticed the message “WARNING! You’re ip2nation database is out of date.” should I install the database everytime I see this?

It’s not urgent so doesn’t matter if you leave it a while, but yes install it whenever it gets out of date else the IP mapping to country will start to drift.

Paul

Great thanks again for all your help, I left you a 5* review.