This keyphrase module will create links to Amazon product searches, using your Amazon Associates ID. If someone clicks on one of the links and buys something, you will get a commission from Amazon.com. This module works similar to the aLinks old built in Amazon support. The only difference is you now define the search term to use. Previous versions of the plugin used the defined keyphrase as the search term, but now you define a keyphrase, and a search term.
That means you can define the same keyphrase over and over, but with a different search term for each one. So you can define the keyphrase "book" dozens of times, each with a different search term like "harry potter", "steven king", "photography", etc.
There are two settings for this module:
Amazon Associates ID - Set this to the ID you were given when you joined the Amazon Associates program. This module will not work if you don't set this setting.
Amazon URL - Amazon has a bunch of different URLs for different countries. With this setting chose either; amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, amazon.co.jp, or amazon.fr. You want to chose the right URL for the country you're in, or the closest one to it.
People ask me this one question all the time:
Is the plugin adding my Associates ID to the URL? I
don't see it in the address bar when I click on a link.
Yes, it is using your Associates ID. After an Amazon link is clicked, Amazon records your ID in a session, and then redirects to a search page that doesn't contain your ID in the URL. I suppose this is done to provide some kind of "cloaking" of your ID.
Are there any plans to provide more than just search results? Like creating keyphrases that go straight to product pages?
Not in the basic module. I'll be creating a more advanced Amazon module in the future that will give you more features.
