Here’s a plugin for people wishing to link to products within their blog. It’s simple to install and use and will allow you to add product titles and more by simply including <asin>1580420818</asin> in your posts or pages. I had written an earlier post but it was deleted accidentally. Here’s the shortened version.

Downloading the plugin

You can download the latest version on my plugin amazonLinker.tar.gz. I will be adding a version number as soon as I put it in my CVS respository.

Installation

  1. uncompress the package and copy the results to <WordPress Directory>/wp-content/plugins/. You should end up with the following file <WordPress Directory>/wp-content/plugins/amazon/amazon-price.php
  2. Login to your admin dashboard, click on Plugins and Activate the Amazon Product Linker
  3. You’re done!

Usage

Simply add something like <asin>1580420818</asin> in your posts or pages and you will see the title and even prices being brought into your page. Here is what the above code looks like 1580420818. Currently, only Books gets special treatment but I will enhance the tool in the future to allow different displays for different product groups. Everything else just gets a title currently.

Happy Word Pressing!