WP Amazon Affiliate Change to Smile Links
Looks for a shortened amazon affiliate link like https://amzn.to/33GJdHb and converts it to the smile version (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00X0AWA6E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=playwiththewe-20&linkId=d88644f0ca89b94b52f5710bf6750b0a&language=en_US) at runtime. This process can be slow so there is some caching.
How the WordPress AmazonSmile plugin works – Long Version from http://thomasloughlin.com/amazon-smile-amazons-affiliate-program/
Adds a filter so the content is passed to a function.
Content is searched for a shortened Amazon Affiliate Link.
The ‘key’ is extracted from the url and checked against cache.
If the end url is not found, the full url is grabbed, converted to smile and thrown into cache.
It’s pretty simple to run, just drop it in the plugin directory and activate that’s all it takes.
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.