Review: Amazon Showcase Wordpress Widget
Plugin:
Amazon Showcase Wordpress Widget (version 1.3)
WordPress Extend Page
Test Date: March 8, 2008
WP Version: 2.3.3
Plugin Description: Widget to display images with links to product pages on Amazon.com
Installation: Activate from plugins page
Minimum Configuration: Add widget to sidebar and add at least one ASIN number
Compatible with plugin updater: Yes
Administration: Setup widget from the Widgets page. Entering an Amazon Associates tracking id is optional.
Usage: Up to 10 widgets of this type can be added to your sidebars.
Test Notes: I created a widget with both large and small images but no text.
There is no text generated, only images that link to the products. The information displayed in the widget can be modified to include a title and an author. With some HTML knowledge it is possible to create a nice list of products. Without knowledge of HTML you will get images that link to the Amazon.com product pages.
Final Thoughts: This plugin can create a very clean, customized list of products. It does not do any dynamic updating of products beyond potential changes to the images and links associated with an ASIN. The product images are retrieved directly from Amazon.com. This widget is a good option if you don’t like the look/feel of the default product widgets that the Amazon.com widgets produce.
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