4. Mai 2011
New website online!
Please refer to the new Plugin homepage http://www.wp-amazon-plugin.com/ to get the latest news and documentation about Amazon Simple Admin
4. Mai 2011
Please refer to the new Plugin homepage http://www.wp-amazon-plugin.com/ to get the latest news and documentation about Amazon Simple Admin
16. März 2011
I wrote a step-by-step guide for my WordPress plugin AmazonSimpleAdmin. You can find the newest version on top of the documentation page.
12. Februar 2011
Today I released a new version of AmazonSimpleAdmin. Due to some trouble with the svn commit I skipped some version numbers, but you should not care about that.
The new version has some great new features. It supports 2 new parameters for the [asa_collection] tag: “items” and “type”.
“items=2″ for example lets you limit the collection items to be displayed. type supports “random”, so “type=random” shows randomly selected collection items.
By default the latest added item will be displayed first.
You may combine the two parameters, separated by comma, like: [asa_collection items=2, type=random]Products01[/asa_collection]
If you want to use a template use it like this: [asa_collection book, items=2, type=random]my_fav_games[/asa_collection]
The following would randomly display two items of my collection “my_fav_games”:
[asa_collection items=2, type=random]my_fav_games[/asa_collection]
Furthermore this version brings you some new template placeholders:
Please remember the placeholders format for the templates: {$placeholder}
I updated the template “dvd”. Now it contains language and subtitle information.
Get the new version from the official wordpress page: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/amazonsimpleadmin/
Please let me know if you like the update and share your ideas for future updates with me.
Avatar – Aufbruch nach Pandora [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Actors: Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez
Director: James Cameron
Format:
Language:
Subtitles: Deutsch, Englisch, Dänisch, Finnisch, Italienisch, Norwegisch, Schwedisch
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entert.
Running Time: 162 minutes
List Price: EUR 32,99
Price: EUR 15,95
32 offers available from EUR 9,00
(1168)
27. November 2010
Today I committed version 0.9.7 of my wordpress plugin AmazonSimpleAdmin to the wordpress plugin repository. This update fixes the broken customer reviews. They did not work any more after Amazon did some changes to their webservice API in early November. I am glad that I found a way to seamlessly make the reviews work again with the known placeholders.
Because the reviews images get grabbed from the html code of a review summary page, which is an additional background request, I highly recommed to activate the cache of the plugin.
I added two new placeholders in this version: LowestOfferFormattedPrice (shows the fully formatted price with currency and price like “EUR 4,99″) and RatingStarsSrc (contains the URL to the review stars image)
I tested the new version on Mac OS and Windows and I hope it works for you all. Please share your experience with my plugin. Send me mail to info@NOSPAM_ichdigital.de (delete NOSPAM_) or write a comment.
Get the new version from the official wordpress page: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/amazonsimpleadmin/
23. November 2010
I am working on an update for my plugin to fix the customer reviews, which do not not show up anymore in the current version. This is because there have been changes to the Amazon Webservice API in November. Besides I will fix some other minor issues for making AmazonSimplePlugin suitable for the current WordPress release.
Please refer to the new Plugin homepage http://www.wp-amazon-plugin.com/ to get the latest news and documentation about Amazon Simple Admin
AmazonSimpleAdmin is a wordpress plugin that lets you easily integrate Amazon products into your wordpress pages.
By using the template feature, you can present the products in different styles on different pages, all by typing simple BBCode tags.
See the official wordpress plugin homepage for this plugin for further details.
All examples use the German Amazon store. AmazonSimpleAdmin is compatible with Amazon CA, DE, FR, JP, UK and US.
[asa]B0041G5S6K[/asa] results in:
Apple iPod touch MP3-Player (Facetime, HD Video, Retina Display) 8 GB, schwarz
Price: EUR 179,00
(439 customer reviews)
72 used & new available from EUR 139,00
[asa demo1]B0041G5S6K[/asa] uses the demo1 template and looks like this:
Apple iPod touch MP3-Player (Facetime, HD Video, Retina Display) 8 GB, schwarz
Price: EUR 179,00
(439 customer reviews)
72 used & new available from EUR 139,00
[asa book]383330149X[/asa] uses the book template and looks like this:
Drachenläufer (Taschenbuch)
by Khaled Hosseini
Price: EUR 10,95
319 used & new available from EUR 0,89
(346 customer reviews)
Get it from the official wordpress plugin homepage.
Just unpack the “amazonsimpleadmin” folder into your plugins directory and activate it on your wordpress plugins page. Then you will have the option “AmazonSimpleAdmin” on your wordpress options page.
This is the first public version. I have used this plugin for several weeks now and it works fine so far. If you find any bugs please send me an e-mail (info@NOSPAM_ichdigital.de, remove the NOSPAM_) or use the comments. Please also contact me for feature requests and ideas how to improve this plugin. Any other reactions are welcome too of course.
See the documentation page for detailed information about how to use this plugin.
Please refer to the new Plugin homepage http://www.wp-amazon-plugin.com/ to get the latest news and documentation about Amazon Simple Admin
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what is a problem – trying to add asin:2070369064 plugin complains saing it is wrong but in amazon this isbn exists?
Hi.
The correct syntax for adding your product would be:
[asa]2070369064[/asa]
If asa is installed correctly, this will work!
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Is it planned to select the Amazon Country code depending on the country the visitor comes from?
It may be too hard?
matt, the code seems to do that already. It’s just not enabled for our affiliate code. Make sure you give Timo a donation before you start changing the code.
Also the plugin needs work done to it to make it compatablite with the chnages in the amazon API coming this august. (link)
The plugin works flawlessly. Thanks Timo for the great effort. Donations should be coming your way soon. This is the implementation at my site: http://www.managears.com/34/ways-to-market-yourself
Hopefully the plugin will be ready for Amazon API changes on August
Hey guys,
Sorry, at the moment I am very busy. But I will take care of the AmazonSimpleAdmin plugin as soon as possible.
And thanks for the donations!
Hallo!
Danke für dieses tolle Plug-In, es ist echt genial. Habe von Amazon dieses E-Mail bekommen:
Sehr geehrter Product Advertising API Entwickler,
wir möchten Sie freundlich daran erinnern, dass ab dem 15. August 2009 alle Anfragen an die Product Advertising API (ehemals Associates Web Service) nach dem neuen Verfahren authentifiziert werden müssen. Wir haben festgestellt, dass Anfragen mit Ihrer AWS Access Key ID bisher noch nicht signiert werden….
Ich denke das hängt mit diesem Plug-In zusammen. Wie schaut das nach dem 15. August aus, geht das Plug-In dann überhaupt noch?
DANKE!
Hi Mecin,
Ja, ich werde das Plugin demnächst dahingehend updaten, dass es auch nach dem 15.8. weiterhin funktionieren wird. Evtl. sind dafür dann einige Einstellungen in den Optionen nötig, aber das sollte es auch sein.
Hallo Timo,
super – da freuen sich sicher viele.
Gruß
Hi guys,
I am working on the update right now. It’s already working fine with the secret API key. So the update will be available some days before 15th of August.
Hallo Timo,
schön zu hören dass das Update bald fertig sein wird. Wenn du möchtest, kann ich es zum Test bei mir installieren.
Eine andere Frage hab ich dann auch noch: Füge ich ein Produkt ein, so kann dieses nicht über die Suchfunktion gefunden werden, auch in der Meta-Beschreibung taucht nur die ASIN auf. Gibt’s da einen einfachen Weg das Problem zu lösen?
Gruß
Hi Mecin,
Danke nochmal fürs (erfolgreiche) Testen der neuen Version!
Die Integration der Amazon-Daten in die WordPress-Suche werde ich als neuen Feature-Request aufnehmen. Kann ich momentan noch nichts zu sagen, hab mich mit der WordPress-Suche noch nicht auseinander gesetzt.
Hello Timo,
After upgrading to the latest version, the plugin doesn’t work anymore. For your information I’m using WP 2.8.4 and AmazonSimpleAdmin 0.9.6. As you can see from the example above, it did not show anything wherelese previusly it works fine. I did not make any changes to the codes or the post. The format remains the same: [asa book]1580087833[/asa]. Tried to change to [asa]1580087833[/asa] with similar blank result. Please advice
Sorry, speaking too soon. I did not enter the Amazon Secret Access key correctly. Now everything works. Thanks Timo
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I noticed this library is using Zend_Crypt_RSA, which requires ext/openssl be installed. Unfortunately, my host doesn’t have it installed nor is it likely to any time soon. I’d get a new host if I could, but alas, I am not.
In light of this, maybe the ext/openssl dependency ought to be removed? Zend_Crypt_RSA could be replaced with phpseclib’s Crypt_RSA, for example:
http://phpseclib.sourceforge.net/
I’m working on this for the next version.
great plugin to add all kinds of Amazon products without having to do too much work. It comes with caching capability for improved performance, and you can use BBCode to customize things. It is very nice.
Best regards Barber
http://www.blumbergmedia.de
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Love it but its hard to get the results i want.
There is no Description?
My wordpress shows empty space with title and “read more” button.
Then after hitting this button i get to see the product.
Is there a way to show the product directly without a “read more” button?
Hi Mike,
you can find a documentation of the basic features here: http://www.ichdigital.de/amazonsimpleadmin-documentation/
Could you send me an example link where I can see how it behaves for you? I can’t explain the “read more” button so far. Please send me the template you are using and the ASIN code.
Hi! Amazon is now in Italy. Do you think to upgrade the plugin for italian Amazon version?
Hi Andrea,
yes, I am working on an update!
Hallo,
Ich verwende das Plugin auf einer meiner deutschen Webseiten und habe mal eine kurze Frage.
In den Beispielen oben steht, daß sich diese auf den deuteschen Amazon Store beziehen. Die Textschnipsel in den vom Plugin verwendeten Boxen sind allerdings englisch (Price …, 141 customer reviews, 50 used & new available from…)
Das wird deutsche Besucher erstmal irritieren. Kann ich die Texte auch irgendwie ins deutsche übersetzen und anzeigen lassen?
Gruß
Jens
Hi Jens,
das liegt am default Template, das ich mit dem Plugin ausliefere. Das ist in englisch und wird auch hier als Demo verwendet. Du kannst die englischen Worte beliebig in der Template-Datei ändern. Du findest sie im Pluginverzeichnis unter: tpl/default.htm
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Danke für das super Plugin! Erfüllt seinen Zweck
Falls du mal eine ‘Premium Version’ planst, hier ein paar Optimierungswünsche (wenn sie preislich unter phpZon liegt kauf ich sie;): 1. Amazon Links mit Text: Anstatt der Produktnummer den Produktlink mit Text. Bilde mir ein, dass eine sprechende URL besser ‘ankommt’ – kann aber auch nur gefühlt so sein. 2. Ggf. eine Verknüpfung mit PrettyLinks -> ähnlich dem vorherigen, dass man den Link verschleiert, bzw. eben diese selbst benennen kann, wirkt subjektiv ansprechender… Aber wie gesagt, das Plugin ist super! Ach ja, noch ein Tipp – vor einem Update sollte man die lokalisierten templates sichern, sonst muss man erstmal wieder kurz im Code basteln… VG Heiko
Hallo Heiko,
Würde mich also freuen, wenn du meinem Plugin bis dahin treu bleibst 
vielen Dank für deine Anregungen. Um das Plugin weiter zu optimieren, brauche ich immer Feedback von den Usern, das nehme ich auch alles ernst. Ich denke auch über eine Pro-Version nach. Wenn es mal so weit sein sollte, wird sie sicherlich deutlich günstiger sein!
Der Tipp mit den Templates ist gut. Ich überlege mir mal was, evtl. automatische Backups anlegen oder so…
Hi there – I have just installed your plugin. Added all the AMAZON US required codes/id’s. And now I am stuck on COLLECTIONS. I do not understand the write up. CAN YOU HELP PLEASE!!!
Hi Viola,
it’s hard to say what’s going wrong with your configuration. Maybe you could send me some screenshots of your setup and collections panel and how you inserted the collections tag in your post? Please send them to info@NOSPAM_ichdigital.de and remove the NOSPAM_
Hello,
Thank you for nice plugin very much.
I try to put my comment on each product because ProductDescription and AmazonDescription don’t work on Amazon.jp. I think reader wants to know about contents of the book at a glance.
Do you have any idea ?
Hi Mari,
thanks for your feedback.
I’ve added a new comment feature to the current development version. If you want to test it, you just have to download this file (AsaCore.php):
http://svn.wp-plugins.org/amazonsimpleadmin/trunk/AsaCore.php
and replace it in your amazonsimpleadmin plugin directory on your webserver (make a copy of the old file before).
Then you can write a comment in your post like this:
[asa comment="Hello world, this is my custom comment"]4781605524[/asa]
And you have to set the placeholder {$Comment} in your template file where you want to show the comment.
If you have any detailed questions feel free to contact me by mail: info@NOSPAM_ichdigital.de (remove the NOSPAM_ before sending)
Hi Sir,
Really interesting plugin. I tried to implement it on my site but it is not displaying full currency. It is displaying only currency decimal place. can you help me pls
I use this plugin but it shown the prices disappear two digits of Amazon prices. How can I fix that
Hi Peter,
I am working on that issue and I hope to have fixed it within the next days. There will be an update soon!
Thank Timo, I will wait your great work soon.
And I have problem with this plugin for Amazon UK, it not shown any information (picture, price)
see this web
http://bestindoortvaerial.uk-hotdeals.co.uk/slx-27985k-64-element-digital-tv-aerial-kit/
for previous post on my web, I already delete code in my post and try it on new post but it still error on this plugin
please reviews for this problem
thank you
Ok Peter, I will check the Amazon UK support again.
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Hallo Timo,
vielen Dank für dieses tolle Plugin. Ich werde das bei einem meiner nächsten Projekte einsetzen und dann gerne im Blog darüber berichten. Wie schaut es mit der geplanten Pro-Version aus?
LG Sandra
Hi Sandra,
freut mich, dass du mein Plugin einsetzen möchtest! Würde mich über einen Bericht sehr freuen. Derzeit bin ich noch in der Planungsphase für die Pro-Version, einen genauen Termin kann ich dir leider noch nicht nennen.
Hello Timo
Awesome Plugin!
I am having the same issue where it is cutting off the $dollar amount and only showing the decimal amount on most of them – a few do show the correct amount (Amazon US)
thanks
Hi Nadiya,
thanks for your feedback. I am working on that error. Please keep in touch for the next update.
i am getting blank pages can someone help please.
Hi thomas,
please describe me exactly what happens. Do you have an example link where I can see it? Does it happen all the time or just with special products? You can also write me a mail for a more detailed feedback.
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