=== WordPress-Amazon-Associate ===
Contributors: mdbitz
Tags: amazon, associate, affiliate, carousel, widget, filter, search, short code
Requires at least: 3.0.0
Tested up to: 3.0.1
Stable tag: trunk

Quickly and eaily monetize your webiste through the integration of Amazon
products and widgets tagged with your associate id.

== Description ==

Easily and quickly integrate Amazon Products and Widgets into your website.
This plugin enables you to easily monetize your website with your amazon
associate id with editor support for searching and inserting amazon products and
images, content replacement of static links with your associate tag, and support
for inserting Amazon Widgets through WordPress ShortCode, Widget Admin, or
PHP code.

This plugin fully supports amazon localization to supported markets:
Canada (CA), Germany (DE), France (FR), Japan (JP), United Kingdom (GB), and
the Unites States (US).

The [WordPress Amazon Associate](http://labs.mdbitz.com/wordpress/wordpress-amazon-associate-plugin)
plugin is designed to be your all inclusive source for enriching you website
with Amazon Products and Widgets embedded with your own Amazon Associate Tag.
Below is a brief overview of the supported features:

1. 'Amazon Widget Support' <br>
To date the plug-in supports all Amazon Widgets that can be created using
Amazon's [Widget Source](https://widgets.amazon.com/Widget-Source/) including
the Carousel Widget, MP3 Clips Widget, My Favorites Widget and Search Widget
<br>
All widgets can be inserted into your website in any of 3 methods:
<br>
'Short Code' <br>
[amazon-carousel]<br>
'WordPress Widget Admin'<br>
'PHP code'<br>
Inserting widgets in templates is done through the usage of the AmazonWidget
class that provides static methods for rendering the different widgets.
`<?php AmazonWidget::Carousel( $args ); ?>`

1. 'Amazon Associate Tag Filtering' <br>
To make management of your site easier we have included an optional filter that
when enabled will modify when a page is rendered static amazon product links to
include your specified associate tag.

1. 'Amazon Product Linking' <br>
When writing content for your website you may find the need to include product
links and images. The WordPress Amazon Associate plugin makes this task easier
by including an amazon associate tinyMCE control that lets you quickly search
for a product and insert either an image or link to the desired product that is
automatically tagged with your associate id. In addition ShortCode and PHP code
handles are provided to provide complete support.

1. 'Amazon Product Preview' <br>
If your website contains product links Amazon's 'Product Preview' enhances your
links by providing overlay products when a visitor rolls over the links. This
Plugin allows you to easily enable/disable this feature through it's admin
panel.

1. 'Complete Administrative control' <br>
We want this plugin to be as unobtrusive as possible for that goal we give you
full control over what features you want to use. Including enabling/disabling
the Amazon Widgets and Associate Tag Filter if they are unused by your website
freeing up valuable screen space and processing.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `wordpress-amazon-associate` folder and all it's contents to the
`/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
1. Modify Plugin settings through the 'WPAA - Amazon' menu in WordPress
1. Insert Products and Widgets into your website through your template, page/post
content or the 'Widget' admin screen in WordPress

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= I notice that the associate tag for some links do not have my id, is this a bug? =

No, this is not a bug. We have built into the plugin the ability to support the
developers by having x% of links tagged with our associate id. By default this
is set to 0% but can be turned on if desired by the user. Please visit the
'WPAA - Amazon' menu in your WordPress admin and select 0 in the Support Us
options.

= Why is Product Preview not working for my website? =

At this time there is a confirmed bg with the Amazon Product Preview code
that in some themes the previews do not occour. This error is due to the Amazon
script includes it's own version of jQuery into the page causing a conflict. To
resolve the issue an optional jQuery.noConflict call to remap jQuery is included
if selected by the user on the admin screen.

== Screenshots ==

1. Amazon Carousel Widget

2. Amazon MP3 Clips Widget

3. Amazon My Favorites Widget

4. Amazon Search Widget

5. WordPress Amazon Widget Panel Control

6. WordPress Amazon Associate Configurations Panel

7. Amazon Product Preview example

8. Page/Post editor TinyMCE plugin to insert amazon product

== Changelog ==

The full project changelogs can be found at [http://labs.mdbitz.com/wordpress/wordpress-amazon-associate-plugin](http://labs.mdbitz.com/wordpress/wordpress-amazon-associate-plugin)

= 1.0.2 =
* Optional jQuery noConflict wrapper for Amazon Product Preview to fix Amazon script conflicts in some theme/plugin combinations.

= 1.0.1 =
* Updated default settings to comply with WordPress guidelines

= 1.0 =
* Support for Amazon Widgets
* Support for Associate Tag Filter
* Support for Amazon Product Preview
* Support for Amazon Product Links and Images

== Upgrade Notice ==

N/A

== Supported Amazon Widgets ==

'Carousel'

* `<?php AmazonWidget::Carousel( ); ?>`
* `[amazon_carousel]`

'MP3 Clips'

* `<?php AmazonWidget::MP3Clips( ); ?>`
* `[amazon_mp3_clips]`

'My Favorites'

* `<?php AmazonWidget::MyFavorites( ); ?>`
* `[amazon_my_favorites]`

'Search'

* `<?php AmazonWidget::Search( ); ?>`
* `[amazon_search]`