Add Amazon Associate Links in 5 Seconds

Every once in awhile you stumble across something that makes you ask this question: "How did I ever manage without ... ?"

This week I had that experience after reading about the "WP-Amazon" plugin over at Problogger. From the plugins description:

Have you ever wanted an easy way to link to a book, movie, or product that’s relevant to what you’re writing about? Typically, this is a pretty cumbersome task—open up a browser, go to Amazon, look for the product you’re interested in, copy the URL, then paste the link to your entry.

Not anymore. With WP-Amazon, the Amazon product catalog is available right from WordPress. This plugin will allow you to search Amazon as you compose your post or page entry.

Let me just say this... WOW! With one part WordPress, one part AJAX and one part Amazon Associates this makes adding amazon links 1000x easier.

If you have an Amazon Associates ID and if you regularly, or even occasionally, recommend items from the Amazon catalog then you'll find this plugin an absolutely invaluable tool!