Problem getting BUY NOW buttons to show in Amazon Auto Links

Hi,

In the Item Format option, add %button% or <p>%button%</p>.

If you created a unit, go to Dashboard -> Amazon Auto Links -> Manage Units -> Edit (of your choosing). If you are not displaying product links using units, then go to Dashboard -> Amazon Auto Links -> Settings -> Default. There, you’ll find the Output Formats section and the Item Format option.

Hope this helps.

Thanks – sorry, I’m not very experienced with code etc so I’m not sure where to insert %button%. I did not create a unit, but set the basic setting in your plugin and my orginal Amazon ads converted to your ‘List’ template style.

The code in the Item Format box currently shows as below so where do I insert %button%:

<div class=”amazon-auto-links-product”>
<div class=”amazon-auto-links-product-image”>
%image%
%image_set%
</div>
<div class=”amazon-auto-links-product-body”>
%title%
%rating% %prime% %price%
%description%
%disclaimer%
</div>
</div>

With regards to my original question is it correct that that my secret Amazon key is showing in full, rather than asterixes?

Thanks for your help

• This reply was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by Bondoc.

Change it to something like this.

<div class="amazon-auto-links-product">
    <div class="amazon-auto-links-product-image">
        %image%
        %image_set%
    </div>
    <div class="amazon-auto-links-product-body">
        %title%
        %rating% %prime% %price%
        %description%
        <p>%button%</p>
        %disclaimer%
    </div>
</div>

Hi – thanks – your support is very quick and impressive. Your advice worked perfectly. Any advice regarding the secret Amazon key info – is it advisable to have it showing in full as it does in your plugin? In my experience it is normally replaced in other plugins I’ve used with asterixes after insertion for security reasons?

Glad to hear it works for you!

Regarding the API key issue, can you create a new topic about it? Thank you!

This is no big deal really but something I’m curious about – it relates to the default blue Buy Now button. I’m testing out Auto Links on two sites and have the same settings for the button in both – however, on one of the sites the white text on the button changes to black on hover, while it changes to a light grey on the other site, which I much prefer. Is there something I can do to make the text change to grey on hover on the site where it is showing as black? I can’t see any field in the button editor to change the text colour. Thanks

The <a> tag mouse-hover effect depends on the theme and the plugin does not have a setting for it. Sorry. You might want to play around with CSS to change the effect.

By the way, if you are looking for a button that blends in the theme, you can use the <button> tag.

Try replacing %button% or <p>%button%</p> to the following in the Item Format option. Change the text View on Amazon to whatever you like.

<p><a href="%href%" title="%title_text%: %description_text%" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><button>View on Amazon</button></a></p>

If your theme takes good care of the <button> tag, it may appear better than the plugin button.

Thanks – superb support yet again – I appreciate it