Rewrite eBay Links

[Dismounted]

Rewrite eBay Links

Description:
This mod rewrites eBay links so they link to an affiliate.

Request:
Requested in a paid deal by brookelyn (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=21780), this modification's idea can also be accredited to brookelyn (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=21780). Also requested by various other members.

Installation:
All the installation information is in the package.

Changes:
2 Plugins
1 File

[Dismounted]

Change Log:

13/10/2008 - Version 1.4
- Fixed Case Sensitivity Error
- Fixed 32-bit Integer Range Error

3/10/2008 - Version 1.3
- Rewrite of Code to Streamline for Efficency
- Added Ability to Select Placement ID
- Added Ability to Specify Custom ID

2/04/2008 - Version 1.2
- Updated URL Format
- Updated ReadMe

23/04/2007 - Version 1.1
- Improved URL Encryption
- Fixed Rewrite Of Rewritten Links

7/04/2007 - Version 1.0
- Initial Release

[lovelypk]

nice mod

[butty]

whats the diffrence between this and the auctionads rewrite system? ie whats the diff between going with ebay affiliate or going via auction ads affiliate is there any difference?

[Dismounted]

Depends if you want to use AuctionAds or eBay's system.

[butty]

is there any pro's or con's to each of the systems that you know of mate?

[Dismounted]

I'm not an expert in the systems, I don't even use them. I merely created a hack to rewrite links :p.

[briansol]

is the PID our CJ number? i'm not sure what to put in there

[rinkrat]

yeah, go to CJ and find your PID

I just installed, hope it works! I was one of the people requesting this and the Amazon version.

edit:

I just tested it, works perfect!!

Great job. :)

[briansol]

does it only re-write new post links, or is it rewriting on display so its retro active to all odl links as well?

[Dismounted]

Rewriting is done on-the-fly.

[Dismounted]

Hack Updated!

23/04/2007 - Version 1.1
- Improved URL Encryption
- Fixed Rewrite Of Rewritten Links

[styleforum]

Sweet! Thanks for your help!

[ESADCG]

This owns man!!! Totally owns! I have been manually doing this and it is a PITA!!!!
Super cool mod! Thanks!!! Damn. . . woohoo!!!!

[ESADCG]

Can we get an option to exclude certain forums? I have some forums with links that are already rewritten before they are posted. I wonder if this will totally bork those.

Or did your latest update fix that?

23/04/2007 - Version 1.1
- Improved URL Encryption
- Fixed Rewrite Of Rewritten Links

[Dismounted]

...If I've posted it there, why ask again? I'll just give you the same answer. Yes, it will not process rewritten links. Also, I don't plan anytime soon to add an option to exclude certain forums.

[ESADCG]

Because I wanted to make sure. Good enuf?

[briansol]

Dismounted, just wanted to say thank you again for releasing this.

The 3 min of my time to plug it in has earned me a significant amount of cash over the past 20 days. The best part, is that its serving advertising, without serving advertising! The users post it anyway, and while 90% of the time, its just some random "jesus toast" on ebay, the 15 day cookie is working wonders :)

So, thank you again.

And, let me know if you plan on an amazon hack :D

[ICY ICE]

And, let me know if you plan on an amazon hack :D


here's one https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=119220

[grandma2]

Awesome!! Thank you for a time saving hack!

[ludachris]

I'm running vb with photopost classifieds... any idea how to apply this mod can to the photopost script?

[Dismounted]

Nope, don't have access to that script.

[Quarterbore]

I'm running vb with photopost classifieds... any idea how to apply this mod can to the photopost script?


Thank you for the PM! I do not know anything about PP Classifieds but I did post a lising on vBClassified and this worked perfectly! You can see it running here:

http://www.vbclassified.com/vbclassified.php?do=ad&id=126

Note, any script that uses vBulletin's built in message processing scripts will likely work the same but as you can see in my demo listing a person can post a link to their listings and the link will be converted to a URL with the affiliate code included!

[michaelsilvia]

Looks great! Can you tell me if this working?

PID%3D2358042%26loc%3 (just partial link for show)

How is that helping? Please forgive my ignorance, but when I use the Ebay affiliate it looks like this:

PID2358042

Any idea?

[michaelsilvia]

Ok, forget my last. Do you know how much I love you right now? Check your PM, you got cash.

[Battle_Ring]

this dont work with 3.6.8 gives an error

[Battle_Ring]

I get this
Warning: parse_url(http:///www.sports...etc) [function.parse-url]: Unable to parse url in /includes/init.php(329) : eval()'d code on line 53

Warning: parse_url(http:///www.sports...etc) [function.parse-url]: Unable to parse url in /includes/init.php(329) : eval()'d code on line 53

http://www.sportstradercentral.com/graphics/3614-html-code-place-banner-your-site.html?highlight=referral+banners

[michaelsilvia]

If you have time, can you upgrade to 3.6.8?

Mike

[noppid]

Great hack. Works perfect. Easy to install. (pre vB 3.6.8 install)

Thank you.

[Dismounted]

I get this
Warning: parse_url(http:///www.sports...etc) [function.parse-url]: Unable to parse url in /includes/init.php(329) : eval()'d code on line 53

Warning: parse_url(http:///www.sports...etc) [function.parse-url]: Unable to parse url in /includes/init.php(329) : eval()'d code on line 53

http://www.sportstradercentral.com/graphics/3614-html-code-place-banner-your-site.html?highlight=referral+banners
This error is caused by a malformed URL being posted, I will try and fix this in the update, which will be as soon as I get some free time.

[michaelsilvia]

Thanks! Look forward to this update.

[MotMann]

That hack makes some trouble with some URL...

[Dismounted]

An example of the problem would be nice....

[MotMann]

Yes..

http://www.xbox360gamertag.de/Forum/reviews/index.php


in the footer, there is a eBay Link... but realy, its not eBay ;)

[LanciaStratos]

It only rewrites links to eBay made in posts, it doesn't touch links in your templates.

[MotMann]

Never? .... look again ;)

[LanciaStratos]

So, did you get it to rewrite the link itself, or did you edit it manually? I wasn't aware of this functionality.

[michaelsilvia]

Chants: "3.6.8! 3.6.8!"

[MotMann]

So, did you get it to rewrite the link itself, or did you edit it manually? I wasn't aware of this functionality.
I do nothing.. its itself.

[oldford]

Excellent hack Dismounted! I made $10 my first day using it. Paypal donation sent.:up:

[michaelsilvia]

Anyone have success on 3.5 forums? Or know if it will work before I test it out?

[Dismounted]

It will work provided you remove all instances of this from the xml file.
executionorder="5"

[michaelsilvia]

Thanks Dismounted, you rock!

Any idea on a 3.6.8 tim frame?

[michaelsilvia]

So, from this:
<plugin active="1" executionorder="5">

to this:
<plugin active="1">

Is that it?

Mike

[michaelsilvia]

Does not work for 3.5, got DB errors

Mike

[Dismounted]

What do you get?

[WoodiE]

Chants: "3.6.8! 3.6.8!"


I agree - I'm using his other mod that rewrites links to AuctionAds and it too doesn't work. I've posted in that thread but never heard back...

[dssart]

Dismounted, just wanted to say thank you again for releasing this.

The 3 min of my time to plug it in has earned me a significant amount of cash over the past 20 days. The best part, is that its serving advertising, without serving advertising! The users post it anyway, and while 90% of the time, its just some random "jesus toast" on ebay, the 15 day cookie is working wonders :)

So, thank you again.

And, let me know if you plan on an amazon hack :D

Guys,

I'm just becoming acquainted with the EBay affiliate program so please be gentle :) am I correct in that this mod uses a 15 day cookie (I'm reading about the affiliate program on EBay while writing this now) to "bump up" the standard 7 day referral limit they discuss in the FAQ? (http://affiliates.ebay.com/ns/Payout.htm)

Just want to make sure this doesn't violate any adsense-esque type of rule or law..

[Dismounted]

This mod simply rewrites links to eBay through their affiliate program-type links.

[SirGeo]

It will work provided you remove all instances of this from the xml file.
executionorder="5"

So, from this:
<plugin active="1" executionorder="5">

to this:
<plugin active="1">

Is that it?

Mike



Does not work for 3.5, got DB errors

Mike


I did exactly as Dismounted said, just simply did a find and remove on the .xml and it 'seems' to be working fine for me...

[dssart]

I'd like to try this, but would like a stable version for 3.6.8..does the above work 100%? any problems? Will gladly donate if it works and makes me some bank...

[sinucello]

Hi,

thanks a lot. I just installed it and would like to use it for the german Ebay partner-program.

I changed line 43 of the xml to:
if (!$parsie['host'] OR !preg_match('/(.*)ebay\.[a-z0-9]+/i', $parsie['host']) OR preg_match('/partners\.webmasterplan\.com/i', $parsie['host']))

Not sure if I got that one right. This should contain the domain of the rewritten URLs to prevent double-rewriting right?

and line 57 to:
$newurl = 'http://partners.webmasterplan.com/click.asp?ref=372170&site=1382&type=text&tnb=23&diurl=' . rawurlencode(str_replace('&amp;', '&', $url));

Please note that the IDs in line 57 are hardcoded. The ID entered in the VB-settings will NOT be used, you will have to edit the xml-file manually and enter your ref and site IDs there.

Here is the line of code again, this time with markers instead of my IDs:
$newurl = 'http://partners.webmasterplan.com/click.asp?ref=###enter_your_ref_id_here###&site=###enter_your_site_id_here###&type=text&tnb=23&diurl=' . rawurlencode(str_replace('&amp;', '&', $url));

Works for me, maybe someone can use this.

all the best,
Sacha

[bplinson]

Will this rewrite the links from vBPortal RSS feed module?

BTW - Since I began using this 15 days ago I have made $95.00 from eBay and am beginning to average $9.00 a day!!!!

Just sent ya a little thank you money for this great mod.

[ETDC]

Interesting.

• Will this re-write links to eBay.com to eBay.co.uk?
• My members write all different types of links to auctions - will this convert all of them?
• If someone from the US clicks the link to eBay.co.uk but eventually buys through .com, what happens then?
• Does this work on 3.6.8 yet?

:)

[Dismounted]

Will this rewrite the links from vBPortal RSS feed module?

BTW - Since I began using this 15 days ago I have made $95.00 from eBay and am beginning to average $9.00 a day!!!!

Just sent ya a little thank you money for this great mod.
Thanks :)
Interesting.

? Will this re-write links to eBay.com to eBay.co.uk?
? My members write all different types of links to auctions - will this convert all of them?
? If someone from the US clicks the link to eBay.co.uk but eventually buys through .com, what happens then?
? Does this work on 3.6.8 yet?

:)
1./ This will rewrite any eBay links (regardless of extension) through their affiliate program.
2./ Yes.
3./ This would be a question you should ask eBay.
4./ Some people say it's working, some people say it's not working. I haven't had a chance to install a 3.6.8 test board, so I cannot confirm.

[ETDC]

1./ This will rewrite any eBay links (regardless of extension) through their affiliate program.
Thanks. :) I'm an affiliate of .co.uk - Would I need an affiliate scheme with .com to receive payment from eBay.com links? Probably not your bag, granted, but it'll take days to get an answer from eBay I expect!

[bplinson]

Um.....will it rewrite ebay links from vbPortal RSS feeds?

[ETDC]

Will install when stable and confirmed for 3.6.8

:)

[Dismounted]

Thanks. :) I'm an affiliate of .co.uk - Would I need an affiliate scheme with .com to receive payment from eBay.com links? Probably not your bag, granted, but it'll take days to get an answer from eBay I expect!
Last time I checked, they run through the same affiliate system.
Um.....will it rewrite ebay links from vbPortal RSS feeds?
Yes, it should.

[ETDC]

Installed and appears to be working on 3.6.8.

If this thing is successful, you'll have some bux comin' your way! :)

[Dismounted]

Let me know how it's working on your 3.6.8 board.

[ETDC]

Just checked my CJ panel and on 'Quick Stats' no clicks are registering with them it would seem. :(

[ETDC]

Sorry to report that the re-writes are clearly not working... :(

[Dismounted]

Is this a clean board?

[ETDC]

Relatively - only a few mods.

Actually, I'm thinking - do clicks/impressions actually register with CJ or is it only the ones that are generated directly with the eBay Editor?

I'll PM you a link to check out.:)

[ETDC]

Is this working for anyone else on 3.6.8?

[ETDC]

I had CJ check functionality and this is what they had to say (my comments below):

All clicks/impressions/sales generated through your links (with your PID in link's code) will be registered and appear in your status.
This is not happening (and I know that both .co.uk and .com re-written links are being clicked).

To became affiliate with eBay US you have to apply to their program first, be accepted and then create new links for this advertiser (its separate program from eBay UK). At this moment you are already using ebay.com links but you havent got relationship with them threfore your links are invalid.
So, this mod is only valuable (when it works) if you link to one eBay domain (as the mod can't change links to different eBay PIDs). My site has both .com and .co.uk links.

Hope this doesn't come across as knocking you or the mod - that's not the case. I'd love this mod to not only work, but also work for both UK and US eBay domains. :)

[mhackl]

whats the diffrence between this and the auctionads rewrite system? ie whats the diff between going with ebay affiliate or going via auction ads affiliate is there any difference?

I've subscribed to both and there are two things to note if your debating the two. Auctionads gives you a $25 getting started bonus, and the official eBay affiliate links load faster.

[b00k]

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[Dismounted]

Those errors are caused by URLs not properly posted. You just need to edit the post and get rid of it.

[bplinson]

What does AID=5463217 stand for? It is in the code and also in all links that are created.

[Dismounted]

The eBay Affiliate System is run my Commission Junction. The AID simply stands for Affiliate Identification Number, 5463217 is eBay's number.

[ETDC]

I had CJ check functionality and this is what they had to say (my comments below):


This is not happening (and I know that both .co.uk and .com re-written links are being clicked).


So, this mod is only valuable (when it works) if you link to one eBay domain (as the mod can't change links to different eBay PIDs). My site has both .com and .co.uk links.

Hope this doesn't come across as knocking you or the mod - that's not the case. I'd love this mod to not only work, but also work for both UK and US eBay domains. :)

Any ideas?

[SuperJETT]

Great mod, however using the auctionad code killed my quick reply refresh.

RETRACTED: it was the 'first post' code I was using.

[emdee]

could someone please provide more info on this mod for a newbie and provide a demo link.
thanks
:)

[ETDC]

could someone please provide more info on this mod for a newbie and provide a demo link.
thanks
:)
Try the threads here http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=9

I don't think this mod is working though - I know they're being clicked (and there has definately been sales) but nothing is registering with CJ. :(

[Dismounted]

The mod is doing it's job. It's rewriting the URLs successfully, as you can see yourself. Unless the URL format has changed, it's an eBay problem that they're not registering.

[briansol]

mod has been working fine for me for months now on several forum and even on the latest 3.6.8 install.

[ETDC]

The mod is doing it's job. It's rewriting the URLs successfully, as you can see yourself. Unless the URL format has changed, it's an eBay problem that they're not registering.
The interface in the Control Panel says:

"Enter your eBay Affiliate PID". Shouldn't this be the Commision Junction PID (for the particular website the forum is on) as shown on CJ?.

eBay has advertiser IDs ('AID' I think) not PIDs.

Can you clarify? :)

[Dismounted]

It's the number you get from CJ, so yes, Commission Junction PID.

[jmw]

Dismounted, is this script working with 3.6.8?

[ETDC]

^ Yes, it is. :)

[ferreo]

sweetest plugin, ever. Love it!

[tobybird]

I assume the AID number doesn't really matter as long as it references ebay...? For example, two ebay ads I have running on my site contain different AID numbers. Just curious. :)

[ferreo]

I assume the AID number doesn't really matter as long as it references ebay...? For example, two ebay ads I have running on my site contain different AID numbers. Just curious. :)
If I log into CJ and create an aff link, the AID number is different. However, when you use the Flexible Destination Tool (http://affiliates.ebay.com/ns/FlexTool.htm), the AID is as coded into this plugin. Clicks and revenue are counted properly on my end, hence it must be working just fine.

[tobybird]

Thank you :)

[ETDC]

Only eBay (US) sales are working - ones from eBay UK aren't (The AID is the re-writen the same for both, which isn't correct).

Any chance we could get this to work with both? :)

[Dismounted]

:S I never knew they used different AIDs...Why does eBay have to make it so difficult? Could you give me a list of AIDs?

[ETDC]

:S I never knew they used different AIDs...Why does eBay have to make it so difficult? Could you give me a list of AIDs?
I'd like to but not sure where I'd get the info from. I'm not even sure they're static.

As mentioned earlier, the AID is different for the Flexible Destination Tool. :confused:

This is an awesome mod - even better if it'll work for all eBay AIDs. :up:

[Dismounted]

eBay recommends using that website to help create automatic rewriting scripts, so I don't know why it shouldn't work across all eBay sites.

[ETDC]

Ok, thanks. Is it possible to code-in entering the AID manually?

It's odd that I use eBay.co.uk's FDT and it gives .coms AID! :eek:

[Dismounted]

You can simply change the AID in one of the plugins.

[bplinson]

Has it been verified that this works okay on 3.6.8? I am waiting to upgrade to 3.6.8 until I know for sure.

[ETDC]

You can simply change the AID in one of the plugins.It only provides for the PID... :confused:

[Dismounted]

Has it been verified that this works okay on 3.6.8? I am waiting to upgrade to 3.6.8 until I know for sure.
Yes, it works with 3.6.8.
It only provides for the PID... :confused:
Yes, that's because I'm coding according to the eBay supplied converter and also you're referring to the options. I was referring to hard-coding it in the plugin.

[ETDC]

Hmm. A shame but ok, it's a great mod.

[Dismounted]

I'll add in an option to change the AID in the next iteration of the modification.

[bplinson]

Here is another crazy question for ya!

Had a guy put the URL for a search on his eBay username in a post - see here: http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=93794. This basically listed all the items he has for sale.

Since this is not a link to an actual auction would I still get affiliate credit if someone was to go to eBay via this link on my forum and then buy one of the items he has listed?

[Dismounted]

This would be a question for eBay, as I cannot tell for sure.

[ETDC]

Since this is not a link to an actual auction would I still get affiliate credit if someone was to go to eBay via this link on my forum and then buy one of the items he has listed?
I'd like to know the answer to that one too!

I'll add in an option to change the AID in the next iteration of the modification.
Thanks. :) Not sure it'll help though because on my site, people post links to both UK and US domains (and others). If someone in the UK buys an item, the US AID isn't valid. If I change the US AID to a UK one, then the US ones don't register!...

Hmmm, it's tricky. Can the mod not be made recognise the base URL (.co.uk / .com) and add the relevant AID accordingly? I'm sure you'll rise to god-like status if you could pull that one off! ;) :)

[ferreo]

I love this plugin to death. Just installed it on the 18th of this month and the commission's been rocking hard. Now it's time for the next Revenue Share Tiers.

I approve of this plugin.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Thanks a bunch.

P.S. If I could now find out how to modify the code to hide the aff link from mouseovers without having the ebay links break quoted posts, my life would be complete.

[ETDC]

Damn, I'm running the wrong board! :eek:

[briansol]

seriously. thats crazy cash.

i thought i was doing good with 8-10 a day. lol

[Dismounted]

I love this plugin to death. Just installed it on the 18th of this month and the commission's been rocking hard. Now it's time for the next Revenue Share Tiers.

I approve of this plugin.

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7069/ebaymp2.gif

Thanks a bunch.

P.S. If I could now find out how to modify the code to hide the aff link from mouseovers without having the ebay links break quoted posts, my life would be complete.
Great to see that you're earning (a lot :eek:) from my modification. You can't really hide the links when "mouseovering" as this is an effect of the browser, and I have no control over it.

[NickCat]

I am getting the following error.

Warning: parse_url(http://c:\documents) [function.parse-url (http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/function.parse-url)]: Unable to parse URL in /includes/init.php(329) : eval()'d code on line 107

When I disable the plug-in it goes away.

This is how it parses the invalid link:
http://C:\Documents (http://c/) and Settings\Nick\My Documents\My Pictures\2008 STI\53907-a-sub.jpg

Seems to be caused by URLS with spaces... and in this case a URL that was in fact a user trying to link to an image on his own HD.

I am running 3.6.8 PL2.

Thanks in advance.

[Dismounted]

Right now, the only way is to edit that link and strip our the url tags as I can suppress errors when using a callback function.

[NickCat]

Right now, the only way is to edit that link and strip our the url tags as I can suppress errors when using a callback function.

Bummer...

So there is no way you can tell you hack to just ignore parsing the link when it contains a space? Would it be possible to do a straight up initial regex check to see if the link contains the word ebay anywhere before attempting to rewrite.

[Dismounted]

It already does that, if you look in the code, it checks for eBay URL via regex.

[thebigman87]

Is it possible for this Mod to be used for other stores, except Ebay, I'm installing it when I get back from work. However looks a great plugin, just curious as to whether it could or you plan to extend it to other online stores?

As most affiliate links seem to follow a similar pattern....

eg. http://{affilate_url}/{unique_id}?DURL={Original URL}

[NickCat]

It already does that, if you look in the code, it checks for eBay URL via regex.

Hmmm... why would it attempt to convert a URL that does not have ebay in the title though? Could it be a combination of issues encountered within vB when it sees a URL with a space in it? Could the RegEx be failing entirety because of the space in the URL?

[Dismounted]

Is it possible for this Mod to be used for other stores, except Ebay, I'm installing it when I get back from work. However looks a great plugin, just curious as to whether it could or you plan to extend it to other online stores?

As most affiliate links seem to follow a similar pattern....

eg. http://{affilate_url}/{unique_id}?DURL={Original URL}
If you shoot me a PM, I'll get around to it when I have the time.
Hmmm... why would it attempt to convert a URL that does not have ebay in the title though? Could it be a combination of issues encountered within vB when it sees a URL with a space in it? Could the RegEx be failing entirety because of the space in the URL?
I'm not really sure.

[calbano_18]

Random question but when I log out it says "cookies cleared" or something along those lines. Does this mean that vbulletin auto deletes any cookies? That would not be good.

[Dismounted]

That's not even a question about this modification...

Anyway, that means it's cleared the cookies for your site. Your site can't touch the cookies of any other site.

[alfaowner]

great hack but how can you get an ID from ebay?

[ETDC]

You have to sign-up with their affiliate program. :)

[bplinson]

I went through Commission Junction at cj.com .

[Dismounted]

Yes, and did you sign up to the eBay program? You will get an ID and that is what you put in.

[alfaowner]

Thank you for those replies, I have applied and hear NOTHING back, perhaps they dont like me, however, I am a big board so they have lots to gain especially as we are autos :)

Not being lazy but could some one issue me a link incase I am having a blonde moment.

Regards,

AO

[lingstar]

Hello,

I'm a newbie to VBulletin so I have a rather inane question. I've added the product via the XML file and clicked on

VBoptions -> Rewrite eBay LInks

I've entered in my ID. So far, so good.

Now...how do I set the search string and where it should display in the forum? I do not see any options for that.

Thanks in advance,

BarbT

[stwilson]

Anyone have this working on 3.7B4? Looks like an excellent MOD.

[Dismounted]

Hello,

I'm a newbie to VBulletin so I have a rather inane question. I've added the product via the XML file and clicked on

VBoptions -> Rewrite eBay LInks

I've entered in my ID. So far, so good.

Now...how do I set the search string and where it should display in the forum? I do not see any options for that.

Thanks in advance,

BarbT
It automatically searches for all eBay links in threads and makes them an affiliate link.
Anyoe have this working on 3.7B4? Looks like an excellent MOD.
Have you tried? I have not had the time to play with 3.7 yet, but as mentioned in my other modification threads, once vBulletin hits 3.7 Gold, my modifications will get there eventually. I'm not doing anything before 3.7 Gold, as there are probably lots of quirks before it does get there.

[socalrico]

So I'm a bit confussed how this function works. Lets say some one posts a pic with a link or a click here link to a URL from ebay, is it suppose to add your PID to the URL?

I'm just curious what I'm suppose to see to know it is working?

[Dismounted]

1. Yes, it redirects the URLs through the eBay Affiliate program.
2. The links change, and you'll see your ID in it.

[Big Kahuna]

OK I've read the entire thread, signed up for Commission Junction, and then eBay on CJ. I know my AID and PID and I've installed this hack.

I've put in my PID in the Vb Options, but the link contains a AID that doesn't match mine. Where did that AID come from? Does it earn commission for someone else -- and do I earn commission with my PID but someone else's AID?

[Dismounted]

The AID is eBay's AID as seen through their link generator.

[Big Kahuna]

So I should not change that to my aid in the template?

[hankster]

Bug.... the following URL turns into an afilliate link

http://www.sellingslotcarsonmrconeyvsebay.com

[Dismounted]

So I should not change that to my aid in the template?
The AID that is used in my modification is provided by eBay, but if you think that you should be using another one, feel free to do so.
Bug.... the following URL turns into an afilliate link

http://www.sellingslotcarsonmrconeyvsebay.com
Noted.

[pete_brady]

installed on 3.7b4 and working perfectly

[styleforum]

Hey, I think this plugin is the reason I got this error:

Warning: parse_url(http:///www.blah.com) [function.parse-url]: Unable to parse URL in /includes/init.php(319) : eval()'d code on line 21

Note the triple-slash. When anyone has a signature with an url with a triple slash, this warning appears at the top of the page twice. I'm not sure what line 21 is referring to.

[Dismounted]

I already know about this error, and it has been mentioned several times.

[ETDC]

Any sign yet of this working with multiple (UK and US) affiliate schemes? :)

[patrice@patrice]

We have always had a lot of people posting ebay links to our forums, so this plugin was really a nice find. Well...I got this email this morning from CJ and I'm not sure what it means. Has anyone else gotten this?

-----------
Thank you for being a member of eBay’s Affiliates program. We really value your contribution and continued participation. However, we wanted to send update regarding your account.

We wanted to bring to your attention that during a recent review, we have found that your account has shown abnormal traffic patterns for one or more of the eBay programs. Therefore, your account is suspected of violating section 1 (d)(ii) of the Commission Junction Publisher Service Agreement (“PSA”) to which you are bound.

Sections 1 (d)(ii) states:

(ii) Non-Bona Fide Transactions. You must promote advertisers such that you do not mislead the visitor, and such that the links deliver bona fide transactions by the visitor to advertiser from the link. You shall not cause any transactions to be made that are not in good faith, including, but not limited to, using any device, program, robot, Iframes, or hidden frames. You may or may not be compensated for transactions where you or your agents are the visitor. Multiple leads from the same individual, entity or IP address may be considered non-bona fide Transactions. You shall not earn payouts for non-bona fide transactions.

If explicit PSA violations are discovered, you risk the possibility of account termination and/or commission reversal. We will continue to proactively monitor your traffic for abnormalities.

We recommend that you review your current campaigns for any advertisements that may be generating these abnormal metrics.
---------

[Big Kahuna]

well that's not good

I guess I can expect the same email

[ETDC]

It simply means... email them and explain the situation. No need to panic.

[patrice@patrice]

I just replied to them and asked them what's going on and what transactions are not being made in good faith.

I'll keep you posted.

[honestdave]

hmmm. interesting.

[pete_brady]

Bug.... the following URL turns into an afilliate link

http://www.sellingslotcarsonmrconeyvsebay.com

Noted.

same with links to thepiratebay.com

[enjoymarcus]

Is it possible for this Mod to be used for other stores, except Ebay, I'm installing it when I get back from work. However looks a great plugin, just curious as to whether it could or you plan to extend it to other online stores?

As most affiliate links seem to follow a similar pattern....

eg. http://{affilate_url}/{unique_id}?DURL={Original URL}

Great idea, this is something I am looking for. Very often on my forums links are posted to say amazon, play.com, hmv, etc and it could be a nice little earner to help pay for the server etc.

[LanciaStratos]

I just replied to them and asked them what's going on and what transactions are not being made in good faith.

I'll keep you posted.
patrice, did you ever receive any updates from CJ on this? I am very curious (and concerned) to hear what happened!

[ETDC]

Got this from eBay...

How will it affect this mod?....

=========

We are excited to announce eBay?s new global affiliate platform: the eBay Partner Network.

The new platform will go live on April 1st, 2008 PST, at which point eBay will no longer be running its affiliate program through Commission Junction. Beginning April 1st, affiliates should register with eBay Partner Network and migrate their links from CJ to the new platform.

While CJ and ValueClick have been valuable partners to eBay throughout the years, we?ve decided to give our affiliate community a customized experience for eBay affiliates.

All the great tools and benefits of working with the eBay program will remain the same ? access to the Editor Kit and affiliate API, the flexible destination tool, the great payout structure. In addition, the eBay partner network will provide several new features:
? Easy global registration to multiple countries simultaneously
? New, targeted banners and rich media creatives
? New landing page optimization and geo-targeting capabilities
? More detailed reporting capabilities for eBay?s programs

The eBay Partner Network and Commission Junction will run in parallel for one month through this process, so please plan to complete your migration by May 1st, 2008.

You can receive an additional 5% bonus for all traffic tracked through eBay Partner Network in April 2008 (bonus applicable to traffic sent to Half.com and US, UK, Australia, Canada, Italy, India and Spain eBay sites). The sooner you migrate, the more you?ll earn! Just:
? Register with eBay Partner Network on April 1, 2008
? Confirm your registration, and obtain your new identifiers
? Update your links with your new identifiers.
? Reminder: Please plan to complete migration by May 1, 2008.

You will receive more information and step by step directions for the transition on April 1st. A special help desk to answer your questions about migration will also be available starting April 1st. You can find more details, including a list of programs that will be affected, at http://affiliates.ebay.com.

Thanks for being a valued partner. We?re excited for a successful transition, and the opportunity to grow your business through even more innovations, information and communication moving forward!


Sincerely,

eBay?s Affiliates Managers

---------------------------------------
This message was sent by an advertiser in the Commission Junction network
based on the mail settings selected in your account. Commission Junction
does not send messages to individuals outside of its network and guards
the privacy of all information received. To unsubscribe from receiving
this type of message, login at
https://members.cj.com/member/foundation/login.jsp or visit www.cj.com to
sign in. Once in the Account Manager, navigate to the mail settings page
located within the MAIL tab. You may opt-out of receiving messages from
this specific advertiser through their advertiser detail page.

[Dismounted]

I will update the mod to reflect the new URLs. When I know the URL format.

[ETDC]

I will update the mod to reflect the new URLs. When I know the URL format.
Legend! Thanks. :)

[hankster]

Might try emailing eBay to let them know you develop code for eBay affiliates. They may let you in on the format. I know some others that write programs for eBay affiliates that have already gotten the new format so they could modify their software.

[Dismounted]

Email sent to eBay.

[OneDesignTalk]

I will update the mod to reflect the new URLs. When I know the URL format.

this might help you.

http://developer.ebay.com/support/system-announcements/affiliates/Default.aspx

[varkjie]

can it rewrite any links or just ebay?

[Dismounted]

This rewrites eBay links only.

[kendra]

Love this mod. I look forward to seeing an update for the new program. THANKS!!!!!

[OneDesignTalk]

here's the link to the link generator tool.

https://www.ebaypartnernetwork.com/PublisherToolsLinkGeneratorPage

your turn to make the mod :)

[siliconfinance]

Just noticed the links already changed over. :(

[vitoreis]

Just noticed the links already changed over. :(

Think we have a grace period until May 1, 2008?

[OneDesignTalk]

Think we have a grace period until May 1, 2008? we get a 5% bonus for the month of April to for all EPN sales. the sooner the better.

I don't think there is much to the change.

If I wanted to post this ebay item.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150225023322

It would show up like this:

where CampID: 12345678 (instead of using a PID)

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=4&campid=12345678&toolid=10001&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dl l%3FViewItem%26item%3D150225023322

[Dismounted]

Modification Updated!

2/04/2007 - Version 1.2
- Updated URL Format
- Updated ReadMe

The URL format is as specified in the developer documents. Please note that you MUST re-enter your Campaign ID in the options page!

[GoTTi]

Dismounted, let me get this clear....

i signed up for the new affiliate program on ebay.com....

i go into Tools and Link Generator, and i made a new campaign ID (because it says i need to)...and i made it for ebay US.

i generated the code to goto the home page...

i got this as result:

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/XXXXXXXXXX/1?type=1&campid=XXXXXXXXXXX&toolid=10001&customid=

where the campid=xxxxxxxx is my campaign number right? i put that number in the vbulletin options settings correct? thanks.

also, are you going to port this also for half.com ?

[GoTTi]

i am getting a error:

when i goto the settings under options, i see:

Error:
You did not enter a valid value for this setting.

I am inputting the campid number in the field box, and when i click Save i get a popup box saying there are errors on the page, do i wish to continue. i click yes, and the screen reloads and the error is still there. i tested a post using www.ebay.com (http://www.ebay.com) as a link and the campid is not showing up.

[Dismounted]

where the campid=xxxxxxxx is my campaign number right? i put that number in the vbulletin options settings correct? thanks.
Yes.
also, are you going to port this also for half.com ?
Maybe.
i am getting a error:

when i goto the settings under options, i see:

Error:
You did not enter a valid value for this setting.

I am inputting the campid number in the field box, and when i click Save i get a popup box saying there are errors on the page, do i wish to continue. i click yes, and the screen reloads and the error is still there. i tested a post using www.ebay.com (http://www.ebay.com) as a link and the campid is not showing up.
There _may_ be a problem with the error detection code I have put in place. Are you entering the 9-digit ID without any spaces, etc.?

[BadgerDog]

Updated eBay and got a new Campaign ID thingy ... (Note: It's 10 digits, not 9, that they supply) :up:

Updated to v1.2 of mod... :up:

Entered new Campaign ID in field and get the same error as well.... :confused:


Affiliate ID?

Enter your 9-digit eBay Partner Network Campaign ID. 0123456789

Error:
You did not enter a valid value for this setting.

I think the problem is the number of digits. It's not 9 for me, it's 10 I have to use?

Regards,
Badger

[ferreo]

Modification Updated!

2/04/2007 - Version 1.2
- Updated URL Format
- Updated ReadMe

The URL format is as specified in the developer documents. Please note that you MUST re-enter your Campaign ID in the options page!

Hey mate, the date of the new release is off by a year. :p

I'll be installing this update shortly.

[ferreo]

Badger is right, the digit count on the campaign ID is 10, not 9.

[ferreo]

I fixed this by changing line 111 in the product-rewrite_ebay_links.xml file from

<validationcode><![CDATA[return (strlen($data) == 9);]]></validationcode>

to

<validationcode><![CDATA[return (strlen($data) == 10);]]></validationcode>

This took care of the admin CP error, but it wouldn't display the &campid=XXXXXXXXXX bit in the rewritten links. I just hardcoded my campaign ID in the XML file. Ready to keep on rocking.

Thanks for the quick update dismounted.

[GoTTi]

so u got it working ferreo?

[creativepart]

The campid is not being added. I changed the error look up to 10 so I'm not getting the error but it's not adding the campid to the link in the forum. It's just campid=&.....

I modifed the XML file by hard coding the CampID but I just wanted to let Dismounted know of this problem.

[creativepart]

I've made a donation to Dismounted for his great work on this. I think everyone else that's earned anything from this mod should do the same.

So, come on. Don't be selfish. It's time to reward the author.

There is a donation button above under his Avatar.

[siliconfinance]

Modification Updated!

2/04/2007 - Version 1.2
- Updated URL Format
- Updated ReadMe

The URL format is as specified in the developer documents. Please note that you MUST re-enter your Campaign ID in the options page!

Hi Dismounted,

Previously, someone tweaked your code on my site to work with vBseo. I would like to manually implement the changes you made to the script since the time that ebay changed its affiliate program.

Can you provide some sort of guidance?

Thank you in advance.

[ferreo]

The campid is not being added. I changed the error look up to 10 so I'm not getting the error but it's not adding the campid to the link in the forum. It's just campid=&.....

I modifed the XML file by hard coding the CampID but I just wanted to let Dismounted know of this problem.

I modified line 57 of the XML file from

$newurl = 'http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?toolid=10013&campid=' . $vbulletin->options['rewrite_ebay_links_pid'] . '&mpre=' . rawurlencode(str_replace('&amp;', '&', $url));

to

$newurl = 'http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?toolid=10013&campid=XXXXXXXXXX' . '&mpre=' . rawurlencode(str_replace('&amp;', '&', $url));

and it's working fine now. Don't forget to replace XXXXXXXXXX with your 10 digit campaign ID.

I'm going to send a donation to dismounted as well, his plugin has done very well for me.

[siliconfinance]

Is that all I would need to do to make this work again?

[ferreo]

Hi Dismounted,

Previously, someone tweaked your code on my site to work with vBseo. I would like to manually implement the changes you made to the script since the time that ebay changed its affiliate program.

Can you provide some sort of guidance?

Thank you in advance.


How does it conflict with vbseo? I use both dismounted's ebay rewrite and vbseo in parallel without any issues on my end.

[ferreo]

Actually, I found some discrepancy between dismounted's code and the one the link generator at EPN provides:


http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=4&campid=XXXXXXXXXX&toolid=10001&customid=&mpre=

is the prefix that the generator spits out (eBay US Network),

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?toolid=10013&campid=XXXXXXXXXX&mpre=

is dismounted's code. I'll switch things around in the XML file, just to make sure. For now, I don't see any clicks or revenue tracked yet, this may be due to the reporting delay though.

[ferreo]

This is the file I am currently using. I have matched the prefix URL to the one from the generator for my campaign, the ID is hardcoded in line 57. Replace Xs with your campID.

[OneDesignTalk]

This is the file I am currently using. I have matched the prefix URL to the one from the generator for my campaign, the ID is hardcoded in line 57. Replace Xs with your campID.

Would also like to thank Dismounted .:up::)

I have a suggest. making key words that people post, clickable to products on ebay.

think this would be possible?

[creativepart]

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=4&campid=XXXXXXXXXX&toolid=10001&customid=&mpre=


I checked my Link generator and I see the same coding as yours.

Heres a link I generated yesterday to display a page of Ebay auction listings from a Keyword:

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=XXXXXXXXXX&toolid=10001&customid=... etc.

Dismounted is in Australia, maybe he's giving us Australian Ebay codes?

[ferreo]

Would also like to thank Dismounted .:up::)

I have a suggest. making key words that people post, clickable to products on ebay.

think this would be possible?
This is possible via vbseo - it has a very customizable rewrite ability that allows you to do just that.

[siliconfinance]

ferreo, are you running vbseo on the same site?

[BadgerDog]

This is the file I am currently using. I have matched the prefix URL to the one from the generator for my campaign, the ID is hardcoded in line 57. Replace Xs with your campID.


Thanks ... :up:

I've used your XML file with my campaiign ID until Dismounted has a chance to update this....

Regards,
Badger

[vitoreis]

This is the file I am currently using. I have matched the prefix URL to the one from the generator for my campaign, the ID is hardcoded in line 57. Replace Xs with your campID.Thanks! Works perfect!

[ferreo]

ferreo, are you running vbseo on the same site?
Sure do. No issues on this end with the latest version.

[creativepart]

Sure do. No issues on this end with the latest version.

Except that Ebay Partners Networks is not up to snuff to handle the load they've created. Suddenly the clicks I had showing are all gone. The support forum is loaded with screaming affiliates out lots of money and the Blog says, "We're working on it."

[ferreo]

Except that Ebay Partners Networks is not up to snuff to handle the load they've created. Suddenly the clicks I had showing are all gone. The support forum is loaded with screaming affiliates out lots of money and the Blog says, "We're working on it."
Ain't that grand? If the shit doesn't work right, I'll switch over to CJ for the next few weeks until they work things out.

[Dismounted]

I was following eBay's Developer documentation with the URL format, but it seems they are not right (typical eBay...:p). I've now switched a few things over and updated the v1.2 package. Please re-download and import the v1.2 XML. I apologize for the incorrect formats.

[Kevlar]

Except that Ebay Partners Networks is not up to snuff to handle the load they've created. Suddenly the clicks I had showing are all gone. The support forum is loaded with screaming affiliates out lots of money and the Blog says, "We're working on it."
The added income from switching early was a bonus... but I had a feeling eBay would not have their act together and it would flop and die. I'm probably going to move in the next day or two, hopefully the eBay problems will be fixed by then.

[ferreo]

Anyone actually seeing any revenue yet with the EPN?

[creativepart]

Finally, this morning the numbers of impressions and clicks look right on the reporting tool. And I've got a whopping $.62 of commissions today as well.

I'm using my hand coded mod right now. I'll download the new revised mod and give that a go.

[linkasaur]

Thanks for the update Dismounted!

Also thanks to the other folks for the temporary fix suggestions.

--

[creativepart]

The mod seems to be working just fine now. Thanks so much!!
Oh, Dismounted, on the Mod Admin page in vB Options it still says:
Enter your 9-digit eBay Partner Network Campaign ID.

It's 10 digits... you corrected the error checking routine to 10 digits but not the wording in the admin page.

(dismounted... you still need to change the year of the version description above from 2007 to 2008)

[GoTTi]

is there a way to make it where if the word ebay is on the post, that it will link to ebay.com with our affiliate link?

[ferreo]

is there a way to make it where if the word ebay is on the post, that it will link to ebay.com with our affiliate link?
vbseo can do.

[GoTTi]

vbseo cost $$ right?

[Dismounted]

Enter your 9-digit eBay Partner Network Campaign ID. It's 10 digits... you corrected the error checking routine to 10 digits but not the wording in the admin page.
That's eBay again for you, developer documentation said it was nine digits...I removed the error checking for the option to prevent problems, it only checks that the entered string is numeric now.
(dismounted... you still need to change the year of the version description above from 2007 to 2008)
My bad. Fixed, thanks :).
is there a way to make it where if the word ebay is on the post, that it will link to ebay.com with our affiliate link?
Not currently, no.

[siliconfinance]

is there a way to make it where if the word ebay is on the post, that it will link to ebay.com with our affiliate link?

This would be very cool.

[ETDC]

Can someone answer me this?:

I think I currently only get revenue for clicks through to eBay.com from my forum. With this new system, would I get revenue from all regions i.e. ebay.co.uk, ebay.fr, ebay.ca etc :confused:

Does it depend on the location of the 'clicker'?

:)

[creativepart]

Ebay Partner Network talks about such localization (UK, FR, CA etc) but I haven't seen any results from these places only from the USA. I'd like to figure this part out, we have a LOT of International members. But I've not seen any info on how to make that work with this mod.

[ferreo]

Can someone answer me this?:

I think I currently only get revenue for clicks through to eBay.com from my forum. With this new system, would I get revenue from all regions i.e. ebay.co.uk, ebay.fr, ebay.ca etc :confused:

Does it depend on the location of the 'clicker'?

:)
Very good question! I think a tweaked version of this script that would customize for location would be terrific. Heck, I'd pay for it. Let us know dismounted.

[GoTTi]

dismounted where is thef ree vbseo? on the vbseo website, it cost $. thanks.

[creativepart]

There is a VBSEO Lite available as a Mod here. Simply look for it. It doesn't do all that VBSEO does but it's a start.

[GoTTi]

ive actually been looking for it and i cant find it anywhere on here. can you link me to it.

[Dismounted]

Can someone answer me this?:

I think I currently only get revenue for clicks through to eBay.com from my forum. With this new system, would I get revenue from all regions i.e. ebay.co.uk, ebay.fr, ebay.ca etc :confused:

Does it depend on the location of the 'clicker'?

:)
eBay talks about localisation (as mentioned), and I believe they also said that users would be automatically redirected.
dismounted where is thef ree vbseo? on the vbseo website, it cost $. thanks.
There is no vBSEO that is free (to my knowledge).

[creativepart]

Sorry, you're correct. There are other similar free rewrite threads here. I was confusing this with the VBSEO Google Site Map Generator. That's here and it's free.

[GoTTi]

there was a vbseo light i think a long time ago, but its removed now.

[ferreo]

If you want functionality, quality and features, you gotta pay for it. vbseo is well worth the investment.

[Dabbi]

Jusst downloaded the updated version.. thanks so much for doing this so quickly! :)

Maybe I've missed this in my skimming through but is there a way to fix the problem where any link with eBay in it's url is seen as "ebay" and goes to their homepage instead of the one intended? (for instance: tamebay.com goes to ebay.com)

Thanks! :)

[Dismounted]

I have not gotten around to fix that bug yet. I pushed out this release quickly because it is a major structural change (in eBay).

[creativepart]

All my "old" posts made prior to my switchover to the new EPN system show the old CJ coding. How can I go about "rewriting" these old posts to carry the new EPN link content?

[Dismounted]

You will need to rebuild the post cache. This can be done in the Admin CP.

[mdvaldosta]

Has anybody noticed a change in clicks or revenue, good or bad, since moving the the eBay powered affiliate program?

[creativepart]

My revenue is equal to or higher than before. I did add some new Ebay banners etc at the same time I changed my links.

It does take 3 to 5 days at least for commissions to start ramping up. But I had sales on day one and was at normal CJ levels by day 4.

Many users at the EPN website are complaining of no sales. I can only assume they botched the conversion coding on their pages.

[pete_brady]

latest version installed and working fine, but it's still rewriting links to any URL ending with ebay.com

[Dismounted]

Many users at the EPN website are complaining of no sales. I can only assume they botched the conversion coding on their pages.
I don't blame them, the EPN developer documentation is wrong. If it wasn't for you guys, I'd always have the wrong code.
latest version installed and working fine, but it's still rewriting links to any URL ending with ebay.com
This has been discussed before, as you well know. :)

[pete_brady]

This has been discussed before, as you well know. :)

Well... it's been pointed out and noted as being an issue with a previous version before. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's been 'discussed'. :)

Great, great mod, even if i only clocked up an unclaimable $15 on CJ. I know this has been discussed before, but you should look into integrating other affiliate schemes (amazon, buy.at, tradedoubler etc). I'd be happy to pay for a mod like that.

I'm running it successfully on 3.7.0 Release Candidate 3 btw

[ETDC]

Great job!. 'Seems' to be working. :cool::up:

Thanks very much for your hard work. :)

[ETDC]

Ok, a few days have passed and the code is confirmed as working.

However, as previously stated all URLs resolve to eBay US (even if it's a .co.uk or .de link. Therefore, only clicks (and subsequent purchases) by those in the US are registering and generating commission on the eBay partner Program.

Is there any way at all that the code can be modified to resolve to the clicker's default eBay location and thus generate commission?

This isn't a whinge; this is a superb mod but it could be so much better if the above was possible. :)

_

[sinucello]

Hi,

However, as previously stated all URLs resolve to eBay US (even if it's a .co.uk or .de link. Therefore, only clicks (and subsequent purchases) by those in the US are registering and generating commission on the eBay partner Program.

I don`t have a solution for a dynamic - location aware - rewrite but here`s my changed code for the german program (warning, this has my affiliate ID hardcoded, please replace it with the config-var!):
function rewrite_ebay($text = '')
{
if (!$text)
{
return $text;
}

global $vbulletin;

$search = $replace = array();
$anchor = preg_quote('<a href="');

if (preg_match_all('/' . $anchor . '([^"]+)/i', $text, $links))
{
if (!$links)
{
return $text;
}

$links = array_unique($links[1]);
$parsed = array_map('parse_url', array_map('strtolower', $links));

foreach ($parsed AS $key => $parsie)
{
if (!$parsie['host'] OR !preg_match('/(.*)ebay\.[a-z0-9]+/i', $parsie['host']) OR preg_match('/partners\.webmasterplan\.com/i', $parsie['host']))
{
unset($links[$key]);
continue;
}
}

if (!$links)
{
return $text;
}

foreach ($links AS $url)
{
$newurl = 'http://partners.webmasterplan.com/click.asp?ref=372170&site=1382&type=text&tnb=23&diurl=' . rawurlencode(str_replace('&amp;', '&', $url));
$search[] = '<a href="' . $url;
$replace[] = '<a href="' . $newurl;
}
}

if ($search)
{
$text = str_replace($search, $replace, $text);
}

return $text;
}

Ciao,
Sacha

[ETDC]

Thanks.

Dismounted; do you think it's possible? It's important enough that I'm willing to consider making it a paid job...

[Dismounted]

As I see it, sinucello's URL is using a completely different affiliate program.

[ETDC]

^ Ok, I'm assuming a multi-national code isn't possible. Even a paid job?

What about one which will recognise the original URL typed in the forum? Therefore ebay.co.uk would register as a UK click/sale, ebay.fr French, ebay.de German etc etc.

Possible? :)

[Dismounted]

But what about the prefix? ;)

Also, EPN also says that it will automatically handle localisation.

[ETDC]

Nope. :(

From eBay:

Thank you for contacting us regarding your question on what you could do so that clicks by users from other countries would register clicks and revenue.

I would like to inform you that program-specific links only track actions for the corresponding site (i.e., eBay US links track actions on eBay.com).

If affiliates have visitors from different countries, consider using our Geotargeted links or creatives, which will automatically track for relevant programs.

I hope this information answers your question. Thank you for using eBay.

Kind regards,

eBay Partner Network Support
Geotargetted links won't work in my case because people just cut and paste the URL from ebay (and it's usually either US or UK links they post).

I accept though that geo-targetted URL conversions may be impossible but it must be possible to recognise what people have typed (or cut n' pasted) on the forum, no?

:)

[oldengine]

Unintalled

[oldford]

A couple of days ago eBay came out in their blog saying that the URL's in their links needed to be encoded. Previously their own affiliate link creator was not doing this. (it appears to be fixed and is encoding now)

Does this mod do this currently? I'm just wondering if we're basing everything on how eBay was previously telling us to do it, which has now changed.

My sales and commissions went down about 75% when I switched to the new eBay system, so for now I've switch back to CJ, at least until the end of the month.

Here's a quote from eBay and a link to the blog:
http://www.ebaypartnernetworkblog.com/category/english/

2. Make sure you ‘url encode’ the eBay destination url (after mpre= ) and if you are using the customid and you have any special characters within it, this will need to be url encoded too.

[ETDC]

It's working fine here for me.

[Dismounted]

The "URL Encode" bug was discovered ages ago with one of my other modifications, and I have had the fix in every version since 1.1 for this modification.

[oldford]

Excellent. I just thought I would check since it seems this is something new, at least to eBay.

[ETDC]

Any thoughts yet, Dismounted? :)

[ashley76]

quick question. I put my new campaign ID in there but, it takes the last four numbers of it and converts them to zeros. Is that the way it is supposed to work?

[creativepart]

quick question. I put my new campaign ID in there but, it takes the last four numbers of it and converts them to zeros. Is that the way it is supposed to work?

In a word NO! You should see "campid=" with your complete campaign ID.

[ashley76]

Well why would it change it? In the settings field I put my number and click save and when it comes back to the page it shows my first 6 numbers and the last four are 0000...

If I put 1234567890 in there it will keep it but, when I put my number in there, after saving it changes the last four digits to 0000

[Dismounted]

To be honest, I don't know. There is nothing wrong with the option's code, as the only requirement is that it has to be a number.

[ashley76]

Can I just change the line in product-rewrite_ebay_links.php that says

$vbulletin->options['rewrite_ebay_links_campid']

and replace 'rewrite_ebay_links_campid' with my id?

Something weird... I have to sites and the second one is doing the same thing...

[Dismounted]

You *could* replace $vbulletin->options['rewrite_ebay_links_campid'] with your ID, but I don't recommend you doing so.

[ashley76]

Yeah it doesn't work... tried that already :)

[Dismounted]

What did you try?

[ashley76]

tried replacing this 'rewrite_ebay_links_campid' with my number... Is there another way to work around this?

[lem]

Can someone tell me how to get this to work for eBay RSS Feeds. I do eBay RSS feeds on my forum and all of the links from those rss feeds just take you to the ebay home page instead of taking you to the product. For normal links it works fine.

Thanks!

[Dismounted]

tried replacing this 'rewrite_ebay_links_campid' with my number... Is there another way to work around this?
You need to replace:
" . $vbulletin->options['rewrite_ebay_links_campid'] . "
Can someone tell me how to get this to work for eBay RSS Feeds. I do eBay RSS feeds on my forum and all of the links from those rss feeds just take you to the ebay home page instead of taking you to the product. For normal links it works fine.

Thanks!
eBay RSS Feeds? :confused:

[ashley76]

Thanks! That works!

[lem]

eBay RSS Feeds? :confused:

Yeah, vBulletin lets you setup RSS feeds for your forum. So, I have eBay RSS feeds show up on my forum so that I dont have to manually post all the latest and greatest things on ebay.

Does anyone know how to mod the Rewrite file to rewrite the RSS feeds and take you to the products page? As of now it just takes you to eBays home page. It breaks the RSS feeds link.

Andy

[Dismounted]

They *should* parse correctly, if they are posts.

[bplinson]

Is this working ok with 3.6.10? Just wondering because I usually make between $10 - $40 a day with this and since I upgraded I have been making less.

I am running version 1.1 of this product.

[Dismounted]

Are you still using CJ or are you on EPN?

[bplinson]

CJ. I am good though. Just had a bad day and it was a coincidence that it happened at the same time I upgraded.

[hankster]

Yeah, vBulletin lets you setup RSS feeds for your forum. So, I have eBay RSS feeds show up on my forum so that I dont have to manually post all the latest and greatest things on ebay.

Does anyone know how to mod the Rewrite file to rewrite the RSS feeds and take you to the products page? As of now it just takes you to eBays home page. It breaks the RSS feeds link.

Andy

Just use the eBay RSS Widget in the EPN to generate the feed. Works fine for me.

[ETDC]

But can I feed from topics?

[zikuta]

Is this working in 3.7.0 *Gold*? Any compatibility problems with vBSEO?

Thanks in advance!

[ferreo]

Is this working in 3.7.0 *Gold*? Any compatibility problems with vBSEO?

Thanks in advance!
Yes and No.

[NickCat]

Has anyone else had a radical drop in earnings this last week? I upgraded to 3.6.10, ten 3.7 this week, and my clicks and earnings dropped significantly since the 3.6.10 upgrade. The links are being rewritten correctly, and I did rebuild the thread cache. I'm just not getting the impressions for some reason.

[Dismounted]

If the links are being rewritten correctly, then it indicates an issue with CJ/EPN.

[oldengine]

Unintalled

[siliconfinance]

The sharp decline in earnings, particularly ACRUs, is well documented on the ebay forums. Affiliates are up in arms.

[Dismounted]

Is there a possibility of having an eBay affiliate BBS code like the Youtube BBS code for the users to put their auction item numbers in?

itemnumber
That's just simply creating a new BB Code. The ability to create a new BB Code is default functionality of vBulletin.

[bplinson]

I just received an email from Ebay that they will no longer go through Commission junction and we now have to join the Ebay Partner Network and become direct Ebay affiliates. Will this plug-in still work with the Ebay Partner Network?