Features
- Search either Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk for products to display
- Definable keyword(s) used to search the Amazon catalogue and return relevant matches
- Definable search index to use (i.e. books, DVDs, video games, electrical etc) or search across the complete catalogue using the "Blended" option
- Limit the number of items displayed
- Set the layout of the module to horizontal or vertical
- Product data is cached for 1 hour to improve performance
Using The Module
To get started with the module,
- Download and install the PA zip file.
- Next you'll need to register for a free AWS ID (this is required to allow you to access the Amazon Web Service) which you can do at AWS
- Then you'll need to create an Associate ID which allows you to collect commission on sales created from the links in your module, if you are using Amazon.com to display products then you need to register an account at https://associates.amazon.com or if you are using Amazon.co.uk then you should create an account here https://associates.amazon.co.uk
- Once you have these two pieces of information you can enter these details into the settings section of module and start displaying related Amazon products on your website.
The module uses AWS to get the product data, one of the terms of use of AWS is that you don't make more than one request per second, therefore I recommend only having one instance of this module per page.
The module is written in C# and makes use of SOAP calls to the AWS to return product data. The module works with Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de, however you could modify the source code to work with other Amazon shops.
Downloads
Download the PA zip file
Download source zip file in C#