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# BU810

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[XML Sitemap & Google News] XML Sitemap Redirecting to Feedburner w/ Feedsmith Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-sitemap-redirecting-to-feedburner-w-feedsmith-plugin/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-sitemap-redirecting-to-feedburner-w-feedsmith-plugin/#post-3673282)
 * Ravan,
 * Great idea. I just posted there directing them over here. See
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-fix-for-incompatibility-with-xml-sitemap-plugin?replies=1#post-4115291](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-fix-for-incompatibility-with-xml-sitemap-plugin?replies=1#post-4115291)
 * I also heard Feedburner might get shut down. But it’s still up as of now.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[XML Sitemap & Google News] XML Sitemap Redirecting to Feedburner w/ Feedsmith Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-sitemap-redirecting-to-feedburner-w-feedsmith-plugin/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-sitemap-redirecting-to-feedburner-w-feedsmith-plugin/#post-3673279)
 * Ravan, it’s not my place to tell them how to write their code any more than you.
   But nobody is going to “tell” anyone. Just make them aware of a conflict that
   could be solved together and politely ask if they could work it out with you.
 * It was only last week that we informed another developer of a clash with their
   plugin and another. The developer went to the other developer and they quickly
   found a solution together. I think that’s what you should do here. I think it
   would already be solved if you did. Maybe they won’t want to use the exact solution
   you proposed but have another one and you two can talk it out.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[XML Sitemap & Google News] XML Sitemap Redirecting to Feedburner w/ Feedsmith Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-sitemap-redirecting-to-feedburner-w-feedsmith-plugin/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-sitemap-redirecting-to-feedburner-w-feedsmith-plugin/#post-3673267)
 * Ravan,
 * Wouldn’t it be easier if you just directly went to the support forum for that
   plugin and posted this. Then if they needed to reply or get any help from you
   they could. Seems to make more sense than having me just go over there and post
   this exact same thing and then come back again here to let you know what they
   said and so on.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[XML Sitemap & Google News] XML Sitemap Redirecting to Feedburner w/ Feedsmith Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-sitemap-redirecting-to-feedburner-w-feedsmith-plugin/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-sitemap-redirecting-to-feedburner-w-feedsmith-plugin/#post-3673242)
 * Ravan,
 * I have not talked to the Feedburner Feedsmith developer. Might it be better if
   you got in touch with them so that you two, as the developers, could coordinate
   how to make these things no longer conflict?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Link format (plugin vs. Amazon-generated)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-format-plugin-vs-amazon-generated/)
 *  [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-format-plugin-vs-amazon-generated/#post-3669753)
 * “[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1612182364/](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1612182364/){
   my associate id}”
 * That’s the format I’ve always used on my sites and it has always worked fine.
 * I know what you mean because I’ve also wondered before about those much longer
   URL’s. But all I can tell you is using the form exactly as you are using has 
   always worked for me and I’ve had plenty of clicks and sold lots of products 
   using that form of link.
 * It seems like Amazon is pretty robust and can translate a variety of forms of
   those links properly.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Links not Changing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/page/3/#post-3636071)
 * Good news.
 * The WordPress sites using the plugin never had any problems. Those work properly.
 * All the massive numbers of clicks were coming from the non-Wordpress site using
   the manual javascript code. Once you updated the code, it is now working properly
   without huge numbers of clicks.
 * Thank you, Pete, for taking the time to update that code. I really appreciate
   it.
 * Now if I ever get any foreign affiliate income, you’ll get my first dollar.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Links not Changing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/page/3/#post-3636054)
 * Thanks Pete. I just installed the new code. We’ll have to wait a day or two to
   see what happens to the Amazon numbers.
 * It sounds like Nick is having a somewhat increased number of clicks on just the
   US site. I’m having hundreds and thousands on multiple countries. I removed the
   code yesterday and those countries went to 0. So there seems no doubt the code
   was causing all the clicks.
 * We’ll find out soon if this new code solves it. Thanks for your help.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Links not Changing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/page/3/#post-3636051)
 * So Nick. You’re seeing high clicks (how high by the way? Just a bit higher or
   hundreds or thousands?) just on the US program? So you’re not seeing that on 
   any of the other country programs?
 * Meanwhile, I’m seeing no problem on the US. But on Canada massive clicks. Very
   high on the UK and Germany too. I can’t imagine it being an Amazon glitch on 
   my side. Maybe our problems are different.
 * Hopefully sometime soon Pete will be able to see how the javascript is functioning
   on my site and that will help us figure it out.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Links not Changing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/page/3/#post-3636049)
 * OK well I chickened out. I took the javascript code off the site that’s registering
   tons of clicks. I’m eager to put it back on. But I don’t think I should until
   you have a bit to look at it Pete.
 * So can you please let me know when you’re around and when it works for both of
   us I will put the code back just long enough for you to take a look. Maybe we
   can hop on skype or something or just email back and forth at that time and see
   if we can get this resolved.
 * It’s a shame because I hate to lose possible sales during this time it’s not 
   on. But it seems too risky letting it keep racking up hundreds of false clicks.
 * If this is an issue where the manual javascript doesn’t strip the ID’s then it
   would seem everyone who uses it would be experiencing this problem and having
   lots of false clicks. So I don’t know if that’s the case. But it seems like a
   pretty big problematic bug.
 * Hope we can work out a time to take a look at it together soon. Thanks a lot.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Links not Changing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/page/3/#post-3636048)
 * Pete,
 * This is really important. And the site that has the non-plugin version I’m not
   posting here. So if you need to look at it I need to email you it.
 * I wasn’t that worried before as I didn’t think it really mattered if I got tons
   of clicks. But now I’m very concerned about them possibly shutting my accounts
   down if this keeps up from what I saw about the 1% conversion for the Euro accounts.
   So what do you suggest? Can you fix the manual one so it won’t use my ID on the
   lookups quickly? Should I take it off the site until you do?
 * Pretty concerned about it.
 * At the same time, Nick seems to be using the plugin and having the same problem.
   So maybe the manual version alone doesn’t explain it entirely? But then I have
   the plugin on other sites and not having this problem there. So it’s confusing.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Links not Changing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/page/2/#post-3636046)
 * Uh oh. In the thread Nick linked to someone said in the Euro programs if you 
   drop under 1% conversion you get kicked out of the program. Well with these hundreds
   of clicks out of nowhere, there’s no chance I’ll get even close to 1%. I hope
   this isn’t true.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Links not Changing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/page/2/#post-3636045)
 * Very interesting. Except mine isn’t double the clicks. I’m getting hundreds, 
   even thousands of clicks on these foreign Amazon accounts where I doubt I actually
   had even a single click the day I just set it up. Maybe I had 1 or 2 if lucky.
   So even if some people are seeing a weird glitch with double, that wouldn’t come
   close to explaining this extreme.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Links not Changing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/page/2/#post-3636043)
 * Wait, I just remembered. The site that is having all of these clicks is not one
   with the plugin but one where I used the manual javascript because it’s not a
   WordPress site. Does that make a difference, Pete?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Links not Changing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/page/2/#post-3636042)
 * Nick,
 * I can’t see it being a coincidence. I’ve been in the Canada program for a while.
   Very few clicks, but a few here and there. The very day I added this plugin it
   immediately went up to hundreds of clicks. And also seeing all those clicks on
   other countries only accessed by the plugin. Meanwhile my American clicks did
   not go up like yours.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer] Links not Changing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [BU810](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bu810/)
 * (@bu810)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-not-changing-2/page/2/#post-3636041)
 * Pete, I’ll email you the link to the site collecting huge numbers of clicks ok?

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