\"As previously announced, you can no longer create image links directly using the Amazon Associates SiteStripe toolbar.
So, I wrote a Python script to generate image links out of the text links that are still supported.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feeding links into Python manually one by one, though... sounds like a chore. Setting it up so it runs natively within WordPress... also sounds painful. I'll table that idea for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Method 4: Rinker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I saw this mentioned ona website<\/a>recently. \u25a0 The 100% Manual Approach For brand-new articles, this might actually be good enough. I'm still sorting things out, but here's my plan of attack for the immediate future as I aim to use Amazon's new API:<\/p>\n\n\n When a PS4 controller malfunctions\u2014specifically the D-pad or the face buttons (Cross, Circle, Triangle, Square)\u2014the culprit is usually a broken trace on the flexible printed circuit (FPC) board. On the controller I picked up, the Up and Right buttons weren't responding. When I disassembled it and checked with a multimeter, the ground lines on the top and bottom of the ribbon board had no continuity, confirming a break. Swapping this out should fix it. There are several variants that look nearly identical, so make sure to check the model number stamped on your board (such as \"JDM-001\") before picking one up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PS4 Controller Replacement Flexible<\/a>Circuit Board<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hmm, just a plain, boring link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PS4 Controller Flexible Ribbon Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n Buy on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n PS4 Controller Flexible Ribbon Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now it's starting to look like a proper product card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PS4 Controller Flexible Ribbon Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, got it! Apparently modifying product images violates policy, so linking directly to them is required. Though really, my whole goal was to just display these pictures effortlessly in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PS4\u30b3\u30f3\u30c8\u30ed\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\u7528\u30d5\u30ec\u30ad\u57fa\u677f<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking at the preview, it doesn't make that much difference. I want to make the image smaller, like the original Amazon widgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, at least I get the concept. If only I could automate this whole routine...<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is probably the standard route. It supposedly makes everything much smoother. Why didn't I just use this earlier?<\/p>\n\n\n\n That said, even after looking into it, there doesn't seem to be a single plugin hailed as the clear winner. Let's just try this one that looks promising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u300cWP\u30a2\u30bd\u30b7\u30a8\u30a4\u30c8\u30dd\u30b9\u30c8R2\u300d\u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\u306e\u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b | \u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b | \u3053\u306e\u5ea6\u3001\u300c\u5229\u7528\u898f\u7d04\u306b\u62b5\u89e6\u305b\u305a\u554f\u984c\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3068\u78ba\u8a8d\u304c\u3068\u308c\u305f\u300cWP\u30a2\u30bd\u30b7\u30a8\u30a4\u30c8\u30dd\u30b9\u30c8R2\u300d\u3092\u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t You need an Amazon PA-API Access Key and Secret Key, which supposedly requires at least one sale in the past 30 days. Since I didn't have one, I figured I'd have to buy something myself first\u2014but when I went to request credentials, it let me generate them right away! Turns out that requirement didn't block key creation after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With credentials in hand, let's test it out!<\/p>\n\n\n \n\n\n Hmm, searching for products throws an error. Did something break? Does it only accept exact, specific keywords?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nope, still no good... \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmazon Product Advertising API \u306e\u898f\u7d04\u5909\u66f4\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u30ea\u30af\u30a8\u30b9\u30c8\u4e0a\u9650\u5909\u66f4\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066 | \u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b | 2019\u5e741\u670816\u65e5 2019\u5e741\u670823\u65e5\u3088\u308a\u3001Amazon Product Advertising API\uff08\u4ee5\u4e0b\u2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
It uses Amazon's new system to generate cards from text links, product titles, or ASINs... but boy, it still looks like quite a hassle.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMethod 5: Manual Assembly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.osslicense.jp\/amazon_link\/
<\/a>This is explained in the second half of that article:
1. Enter the product title\/text
2. Insert the affiliate text link
3. Insert the image link (copied directly from the store page)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If only I could automate this process somehow...
And maybe hook Rakuten into it automatically, too...<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Game Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The PA-API method requires at least one sale within the past 30 days. It explicitly states this on the credentials request screen, so there's no working around it. I'll apply once a sale goes through.
To register a sale, I could buy something for myself or the family via my wife's account. Of course, I just bought a replacement ribbon cable for a PS4 controller yesterday! Until that sale happens... am I stuck using Method 1 or 3, sticking with plain text links and adding images by hand?<\/p>\n\n\n\nA Quick Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Plain Text Link<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
2. Title Plus a Link<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
3. Turning \"Buy on Amazon\" into a WordPress Button<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
4. Embedding the Image via URL<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n5. Organizing with Columns<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Looks like the lack of sales in the past 30 days really is where it hits a wall. \u2192 Confirmed. On top of that, API access gets shut down whenever you don't maintain sales within a rolling 30-day window, and it only comes back once you make another sale. ...Yeah, this might not be realistic for me after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmazon Product Advertising API \u306e\u898f\u7d04\u5909\u66f4\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u30ea\u30af\u30a8\u30b9\u30c8\u4e0a\u9650\u5909\u66f4\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066 | \u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b | WP\u30a2\u30bd\u30b7\u30a8\u30a4\u30c8\u30dd\u30b9\u30c8<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t