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Rewrite eBay Links · **Released**: 04-06-2007

Rewrite eBay Links

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

Request:
Requested in a paid deal by brookelyn, this modification's idea can also be accredited to brookelyn. Also requested by various other members.

Installation:
All the installation information is in the package.

Changes:
2 Plugins
1 File

ferreo · #**102** 10-25-2007, 09:10 PM

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.

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 · #**103** 10-25-2007, 11:06 PM

Damn, I'm running the wrong board!

briansol · #**104** 10-26-2007, 04:34 AM

seriously. thats crazy cash.

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

Dismounted · #**105** 10-26-2007, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

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

) 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 · #**106** 11-10-2007, 01:33 PM

I am getting the following error.

Code:

Warning: parse_url(http://c:\documents) [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 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 · #**107** 11-11-2007, 03:52 AM

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 · #**108** 11-11-2007, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

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 · #**109** 11-12-2007, 04:13 AM

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

thebigman87 · #**110** 11-12-2007, 09:56 AM

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 · #**111** 11-12-2007, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dismounted

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?

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