Amazon Machine Tags
The plugin checks for machine tags with ISBN or ASIN numbers, gets the product data from Amazon, and displays it in the sidebar or in a blog article.
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·10 active installs·Updated 16 years agoAs of April 2026, Amazon Machine Tags is a WordPress api plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Consent API.
0/5Rating
10active installs
16K+total downloads
19 yearssince 2007
Overview
Simple inclusion of Amazon items through machine tags.
- Identifies any tag in the machine or triple tag form
book:isbn=1234567890oramazon:asin=1234567890. Works with native tags from WordPress 2.3 and later, Bunny’s Technorati Tags, and Jerome’s Keywords. - Gets the item information and a thumbnail image from the Amazon Web Services API.
- Displays the item(s) in the sidebar or in a blog article with a link to the visitor’s best match (if the ip2country plugin is installed) or a default Amazon shop of your choice.
- If you are an Amazon Associate for that locale, your Associate ID is included automatically.
You can edit the server-side, semantic and valid XHTML output via XSLT, change the CSS, or translate the admin interface through PO-files.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.3+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
- 3.0.2: Bugfix in SHA256 calculation.
- 3.0.1: Fixed a bug in setting the timestamp that caused the key validation to fail. The included SHA256 encryption now has a GNU Lesser GPL.
- 3.0: Added signed requests for the new Amazon authorization requirement. Updated the API version to 2009-07-01 (please note: if you use your own XSL files, you must update the version in the XML namespace URL). Updated links.
- 2.0: Added fields for editing the sidebar headline, link tar…
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