Amazon search box with globalized search
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Hi there Paul,
i just downloaded this and giving it a try. I read most of the FAQ and information but cannot seem to find the answer to my question, i hope you can help (and it hasnt been asked before).
I would like to place an amazon search box into a widget on my sidebar for starters. However, I would like the user to be redirected to his own countries amazon site instead of the one i am using (germany). Is this possible with Amazon link? I cant seem to find the right “template” or shortcode etc to do this … or maybe I am just overwhelmed by all the options.
Thanks for your help,
Alex
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Hi,
The plugin can support what you need, you need to:
1/ Install the ip2nation database and enable localisation.
2/ Create a new Template say called ‘search widget’, of type ‘No ASIN’ and put the script below into the content box:
<script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"> amzn_assoc_ad_type = "responsive_search_widget"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "%TAG%"; amzn_assoc_link_id = "OSXOOGQQTSSPRPEW"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "%MPLACE%"; amzn_assoc_placement = ""; amzn_assoc_search_type = "search_widget"; amzn_assoc_width = "auto"; amzn_assoc_height = "auto"; amzn_assoc_default_search_category = ""; amzn_assoc_default_search_key = "%TEXT1%"; amzn_assoc_theme = "light"; amzn_assoc_bg_color = "FFFFFF"; </script> <script src="//z-%REGION%.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&Operation=GetScript&ID=OneJS&WS=1&MarketPlace=%MPLACE%"> </script>Then in your sidebar add a standard WordPress text widget and in the content add the shortcode:
[amazon template=search widget&text1=search keywords go here]Obviously change the ‘search keywords go here’ to something relevant.
This will then localise the script for you visitors, be aware Amazon do not support this script in all locales.
Paul
Thanks Paul for the answer!
I will try that ??
Hi Paul,
i just tried as you said but nothing shows (no search box). I activated the debug option, this is the page source below. Any ideas?
Sorry for the time!
AlexPS: And is there an option available for the script to not go to any country for which I dont have tracking IDs specified and instead redirect the user to the default country specified in the settings?
</div> <div id="text-3" class="widget widget_text"> <div class="textwidget"><!-- Amazon Link: Version:3.2.4 - Args: template=search widget Array ( [uk] => Array ( [cc] => uk [mplace] => GB [mplace_id] => 2 [lang] => en [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_uk.gif [tld] => co.uk [language] => English [region] => eu [imp] => ir-uk [rcm] => rcm-eu.amazon-adsystem.com [site] => https://affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/02/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => United Kingdom [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [us] => Array ( [cc] => us [mplace] => US [mplace_id] => 1 [lang] => en [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_us.gif [tld] => com [language] => English [region] => na [imp] => ir-na [rcm] => rcm.amazon.com [site] => https://affiliate-program.amazon.com [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => United States [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [de] => Array ( [cc] => de [mplace] => DE [mplace_id] => 3 [lang] => de [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_de.gif [tld] => de [language] => Deutsch [region] => eu [imp] => ir-de [rcm] => rcm-de.amazon.de [site] => https://partnernet.amazon.de [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/03/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => Germany [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [es] => Array ( [cc] => es [mplace] => ES [mplace_id] => 30 [lang] => es [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_es.gif [tld] => es [language] => Espa?ol [region] => eu [imp] => ir-es [rcm] => rcm-es.amazon.es [site] => https://afiliados.amazon.es [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/30/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => Spain [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [fr] => Array ( [cc] => fr [mplace] => FR [mplace_id] => 8 [lang] => fr [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_fr.gif [tld] => fr [language] => Fran?ais [region] => eu [imp] => ir-fr [rcm] => rcm-fr.amazon.fr [site] => https://partenaires.amazon.fr [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/08/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => France [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [jp] => Array ( [cc] => jp [mplace] => JP [mplace_id] => 9 [lang] => ja [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_jp.gif [tld] => co.jp [language] => ??? [region] => fe [imp] => ir-jp [rcm] => rcm-jp.amazon.co.jp [site] => https://affiliate.amazon.co.jp [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/09/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => Japan [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [it] => Array ( [cc] => it [mplace] => IT [mplace_id] => 29 [lang] => it [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_it.gif [tld] => it [language] => Italiano [region] => eu [imp] => ir-it [rcm] => rcm-it.amazon.it [site] => https://programma-affiliazione.amazon.it [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/29/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => Italy [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [cn] => Array ( [cc] => cn [mplace] => CN [mplace_id] => 28 [lang] => zh-CHS [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_cn.gif [tld] => cn [language] => ???? [region] => cn [imp] => ir-cn [rcm] => rcm-cn.amazon.cn [site] => https://associates.amazon.cn [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/28/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => China [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [in] => Array ( [cc] => in [mplace] => IN [mplace_id] => 31 [lang] => hi [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_in.gif [tld] => in [language] => Hindi [region] => in [imp] => ir-in [rcm] => ws-in.amazon-adsystem.com [site] => https://associates.amazon.in [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/31/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => India [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [ca] => Array ( [cc] => ca [mplace] => CA [mplace_id] => 15 [lang] => en [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_ca.gif [tld] => ca [language] => English [region] => na [imp] => ir-ca [rcm] => rcm-ca.amazon.ca [site] => https://associates.amazon.ca [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/15/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => Canada [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [br] => Array ( [cc] => br [mplace] => BR [mplace_id] => 33 [lang] => pt-br [flag] => https://www.worldtravelgeek.com/wp-content/plugins/amazon-link/images/flag_br.gif [tld] => com.br [language] => Portuguese [region] => na [imp] => ir-br [rcm] => rcm-br.amazon-adsystem.br [site] => https://associados.amazon.com.br/ [buy_button] => https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/33/buttons/buy-from-tan.gif [country_name] => Brazil [link_close] => </a> [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [global] => Array ( [version] => 9 [aws_valid] => 1 [do_channels] => 0 [image_class] => wishlist_image [wishlist_template] => add to cart [wishlist_items] => 5 [wishlist_type] => Similar [text] => Amazon [default_cc] => us [localise] => 2 [plugin_ids] => [search_text] => %ARTIST% | %TITLE% [search_text_s] => %ARTIST%S# | %TITLE%S# [multi_cc] => 2 [live] => 2 [cache_age] => 48 [sc_cache_age] => 1 [template_asins] => 0893817449,0500410607,050054199X,0500286426,0893818755,050054333X,0500543178,0945506562 [pub_key] => xxxxx [priv_key] => xxxxx [cache_enabled] => 2 [new_window] => 2 [link_title] => [media_library] => [form_template] => [form_channel] => [form_s_index] => All [search_link] => [home_links] => 2 [condition] => [prefetch] => 2 [user_ids] => [debug] => 1 [full_uninstall] => [last] => 30 [in_post] => [template] => search widget [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us ) [asin] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [us] => ) ) [local_cc] => de [home_cc] => us [default_cc] => us ) --><script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"> amzn_assoc_ad_type = "responsive_search_widget"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "xxxxxxxxx"; amzn_assoc_link_id = "OSXOOGQQTSSPRPEW"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "DE"; amzn_assoc_placement = ""; amzn_assoc_search_type = "search_widget"; amzn_assoc_width = "auto"; amzn_assoc_height = "auto"; amzn_assoc_default_search_category = ""; amzn_assoc_default_search_key = "-"; amzn_assoc_theme = "light"; amzn_assoc_bg_color = "FFFFFF"; </script> <script src="//z-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&Operation=GetScript&ID=OneJS&WS=1&MarketPlace=DE"> </script><!-- Time Taken: 0.00014090538024902. --></div> </div> </div><!--/.sidebar-content--> </div><!--/.sidebar--> </div><!--/.main-inner--> </div><!--/.main--> </div><!--/.container-inner--> </div><!--/.container-->Hah !
I found the problem! My site runs on SSL and somehow with this searchbox active I got a mixed content warning and the browser blocked it from being shown! Damn, I just got rid of all mixed content warnings ?? sigh
Anything I or you can do to help with this? ;(
EDIT:
After googeling that problem it seems there is a solution here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3890003/amazon-widget-and-sslAfter I added &internal=1 to the src for the widget it worked!!! Yeah!
So the src in your script now looks like that:<script src="//z-%REGION%.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&Operation=GetScript&ID=OneJS&WS=1&MarketPlace=%MPLACE%&internal=1">I guess I will have to add “&internal1” to all the links in all the templates if those should ever work for me? ??
Or will you update your code for the next version?
SSL is becoming more and more important you know? ??Hi,
Thanks for find that solution, looks nice and clean, do you know if there any problems using
internal1if the site is not using SSL?If there are no issue then I’ll update the ‘default’ templates to include this change.
Thanks,
Paul
Hey Paul,
mhh, since I started my site with ssl already I have no idea if it works without ssl as well but I assume it does. I have read a warning message about adding this here btw:
https://www.tidgubi.com/2014/02/eliminating-mixed-content-warnings-with-amazon-associates/
So I wrote a message and asked amazon.com affiliate support about that issue. They did not say if adding that code harms in any way but they said they checked the widget on my site and it is working fine and sales through that widget will be accounted for so I assume the warning is wrong.
As for insecure sites … why dont you try it? ??
Thanks,
I’ll give it a go before the next plugin update.
Paul
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