Is there a way to make the links it sends out clickable also editable?

[pr110]

Is it possible to make the links clickable and also change the link that it spits out. Obviously the link imputed has to normal, but is there a way to have it spit out affiliate links, different from the imputed one?

[SpikeHD]

Links should already automatically be clickable I believe, can you screenshot a message that contains one that isn't?

As for the affiliate links, those don't change, right? Because if they don't then I can potentially make it a configuration option.

[pr110]

Affiliates don’t change. That would be great if you could implement them somehow. I tried to set up a bot that responds with the link, but I don’t think bots can communicate with other bots.

Also, there is nothing clickable in what it sends.

[SpikeHD]

Looks like you're using a slightly older version of the bot, so git pull and look at the "Moving to 1.1.0" section in the README to update. After that they should be clickable.

Could you send me an example of a link with a affiliate code attached? I assume it's just https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014UYHJWS/?ref=whatevertherefferalcodeis, right?

[pr110]

So I cd the folder in cmd, enter git pull, and It’ll update the contents automatically?

Also, here’s an affiliate example : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014UYHJWS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=switchlists-20&linkId=3e7911d980e988da728de1cc30cd3e5e&language=en_US

I usually use links that are only for Amazon’s MSRP price listing and the affiliate code is the “tag =“section.

This one is the specific offer page :

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07VGRJDFY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&mv_color_name=1&mv_style_name=0&linkCode=ll2&tag=switchlists-20&linkId=0a5b1e144e71f8bc9b4fae75b36e32a2&language=en_US

[SpikeHD]

You'll also need to run the MySQL command stated in the 1.1.0 section of the README as well but yes, it'll all be updated automatically.

Since the referral stuff looks simple enough I'll see about trying to implement that today.

[SpikeHD]

Added a URLParams option in the config. You can take another look at the README and scroll to the section that explains it.

[pr110]

Thanks for adding it. URLParams can just be added to config.json I'm assuming.

For each element this example link, is ref all this (as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&linkCode=ll2&). I know the tag is switchlists-20. What else could be in etc. It seems, looking at other ref links, that the only thing that changes according to the specific link is the tag and the link ID. Is the implementation changing the link that it sends under the current price in the bot response?

(General link/no linkId) https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07VGRJDFY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&mv_color_name=1&mv_style_name=0&linkCode=ll2&tag=switchlists-20

(Unique link/linkId included) https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07VGRJDFY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&mv_color_name=1&mv_style_name=0&linkCode=ll2&tag=switchlists-20&linkId=0a5b1e144e71f8bc9b4fae75b36e32a2&language=en_US

[SpikeHD]

I honestly don't know what all contributes to it being properly tracked as a referral, but I assume the only one you really need is ref=as_li_ss_tl and maybe tag=switchlists-20 .

Using Linus Tech Tips' Amazon referral page as an example, you can click on any of them and the only addition to the URL is ref=exp_linustechtips_dp_vv_d, so I doubt you need things like the linkId to be tracked

[pr110]

Do you think this looks fine? { "prefix":"$", "token":"X", "sql": { "host":"localhost", "database":"AmazonMonitor", "user":"root", "password":"X" }, "guild_item_limit":5, "required_perms":[] "URLParams":{ "ref":"as_li_ss_tl", "tag":"X" }

[SpikeHD]

You forgot a comma after required_perms, so just make it look like this:

{
  "prefix": "$",
  "token": "X",
  "sql": {
    "host": "localhost",
    "database": "AmazonMonitor",
    "user": "root",
    "password": "X"
  },
  "guild_item_limit": 5,
  "required_perms": [],
  "URLParams": {
    "ref": "as_li_ss_tl",
    "tag": "X"
  }
}

[pr110]

Thanks.

I also found out the condensed affiliate link formula is this :

Amazon.com Homepage: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=your_Associates_ID

Detail Page: http://www.amazon.com/dp/ASIN/?tag=your_Associates_ID

I don’t know if it would help with determining what’s necessary in the code.