Change Amazon-Link

[MotMann]

I need to change the amazonlink to my own affilinet.

Is that affili-code correct in showproduct.php?

$dealtime_link = "<div align=\"center\">
<span class=\"{$Style['medium']}\"><b><a href=\"http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=blended&amp;field-keywords=$product_key/ref=nosim/XXXXXXXXXX\" target=\"_blank\">
<span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">{$rp_phrase['dealtime']} $manu $title</span></a></b></span>
</div><br />";

XXXXX is my own affillicode and i need only the product key and not the Manufacturer in the searchstring.

How i must change the code?

[Chuck S]

Honestly have you viewed the amazon support site to ask where an affiliate link would go and be formatted in a url to them? I would think you need to add this in there

Content visible to verified customers only.

Like maybe so? You might need to ask them the correct format

Content visible to verified customers only.

[MotMann]

ref=nosim/XXXXXXXXXX

that is my ID

And what happened with delete of the manufacture searchstring? Just the Product?

[Chuck S]

well like I said you need to follow whatever amazon tells you. I did a quick search on amazon and they tell have posted there that you pass your affiliate link like I posted so who is right.

Your free to modify anything you wish in the code. I would assume that if you dont want the manufacturer in the search then maybe try replacing $product_key in that line with just $title.

[MotMann]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

well like I said you need to follow whatever amazon tells you. I did a quick search on amazon and they tell have posted there that you pass your affiliate link like I posted so who is right.

Sorry, but than i have two Amazon IDs in the URL. So the code is wrong

http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=blended&amp;field-keywords=$product_key/ref=nosim/XXXXXXXXXX/tag=yourid\

xxx stand for my ID. and now as second after /tag?

Originally Posted by Chuck S

I would assume that if you dont want the manufacturer in the search then maybe try replacing $product_key in that line with just $title.

If the manufacture in the URL, then comes to much mistakes in the searchresults on amazon... just the titel is for me much more better.. even in Games.

So the right URL must be (i hope):

href=\"http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=blended&amp;field-keywords=$title/tag=XXXXXX\" target=\"_blank\">

xxxx stand for my ID. I'm still waiting for an answer from Amazon.de

Thank you.

[Chuck S]

Like I said I know nothing about amazon's policies. You would need to follow whatever rules they tell you.

I just came up with that info right off the amazon site

Content visible to verified customers only.

[MotMann]

grrrr.... in the Linktester from amazon does the link not work.

Amazon.de don't support links...

My last URL:

http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=XXXXXXXinassociw&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=external-search%3Fsearch-type=ss%26index=blended%26keyword=$product_key\" target=\"_blank\

Not correct

[Chuck S]

well cant comment on amazon.de but I know the links we include in the program work fine.

[MotMann]

Does you test your link? What is the result in the linktester?

[Chuck S]

If I do a link like this which comes from our program it goes to amazon and returns search results based on the keywords

Amazon.com: Centropyge bispinosus Coral Beauty Angelfish

[MotMann]

Yes.. but you must test the url, or the result, if you click on the link. Than you must test the URL, if the Product is tagged to your ID.. and that is the Problem

Searching works correct, but did the tagging with your ID work correct?

[Chuck S]

I do not have not an id

As I have previously stated you can edit your link as you wish but you must check with amazon on the proper formation of any url with there affiliation stuff.

From what I see it is the tag thing but you can check yourself what there rules are.

[MotMann]

yes, i know. but amazon. de don't support questions about Links

[Chuck S]

well search amazon.com and ask about your affiliate link there has to be a customer center right. amazon.de is just amazon.com in german

[MotMann]

I found the correct Link:

elseif ( $Globals['dealtype'] == "amazon" )
{
$dealtime_link = "<div align=\"center\">
<span class=\"{$Style['medium']}\"><b><a href=\"http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=XXXXXXXXXXXX&keyword=$title&mode=blended\" target=\"_blank\">
<span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">{$rp_phrase['dealtime']} $manu $title</span></a></b></span>
</div><br />";

xxxxx. for own Amazon ID. That works even in the Testlinkutil. from Amazon direct

[Chuck S]

so as I stated way above in post 6 you must do it as I posted

[MotMann]

No... the "& " and the url was wrong

[Chuck S]

well your using amazon.de so of course its a different url