Amazon Plugin

This plugin allows you to include information and cover art form Amazon into a wiki page. This is somewhat similar to the ISBN plugin but it uses Amazon's WebService API to fetch the data. You can adjust the plugin's output by changing the format function of the plugin.

Please use the following URL to download the plugin with the plugin manager or to install it manually:

• amazon-plugin-latest.tgz

• 07 Dec 16:56 - Version 2008-12-07
• 05 Dec 18:43 - Added options for sort order and inclusion of purchased items in wishlists
• 01 Nov 17:06 - fixed typo
• 01 Nov 16:32 - Support for lists, per call parameters
• 01 Nov 09:59 - fixed partnerid support
• 15 Sep 22:05 - correctly handle multiple authors
• 15 Sep 21:49 - Optional display price
• 15 Sep 21:36 - fixed encoding in XML parser

Usage is simple - just use the amazon tag providing an ASIN as shown below:

{{amazon>0142000280}}

If you want to link to a national Amazon, use the following syntax to access the German, UK, Japanese, French or Canadian Amazon site.

{{amazon>de:0142000280}}
{{amazon>uk:0142000280}}
{{amazon>jp:0142000280}}
{{amazon>fr:0142000280}}
{{amazon>ca:0142000280}}

Wishlists or “ListMania” lists can be displayed using the wishlist or amazonlist keywords followed by the list id. Country support works the same as with single products above. Examples:

{{wishlist>de:11ACQWWKWOM3G}}
{{amazonlist>R2AD3IPI9YY0TO}}

The default configuration options set in the config manager can be overridden by giving additional space separated keywords:

{{wishlist>de:11ACQWWKWOM3G price =0 90x90}}
{{amazon>0142000280 noprice =40 50x70}}

The following keywords can be used:

Everything is configurable through the config manager. You can specify the width and height of images and if you want to display prices here. You can set up Amazon Partner IDs for all supported shops. If you feel generous, leave in the IDs of the plugin author.

Note: It is recommended to enable the fetchsize option to get correct rescaling for the external images.

The plugin uses the Amazon Webservice API. To access this API one needs to have a valid developer key issued by Amazon.com. This key is set as the AMAZON_APIKEY define at the very top. You can use the one set in the code which is mine as long as you don't change the way the API is queried. If you want to change the Amazon access methods I ask you to register your own ID.

Ben Pollinger created a button that could be used with this plugin in the toolbar