Shortcode stuck in recursive search?

[JB]

Hi Peter,

I'm looking to implement a page on my blog (www.binary-organism.com) to display my wish list - yours seems to be the only plugin with decent support and a recent release schedule... plus a myriad of features.

I've installed the plugin (automatically via the wordpress plugin search - reporting version 3.3.1) and changed the settings to point to my wishlist ID with my key etc.

From looking at http://blog.avirtualhome.com/2008/12/05/show-your-christmas-list-on-your-blog/ I see I need to use the shortcode box to enter a few options... when I scroll down to the shortcode box I see it "Searching" and it just keeps searching and searching. Clicking "ASIN" yields no result - just takes me back a page...

I've attempted to change my settings but this doesn't seem to have helped. I've de-activated the plugin and activated again to now avail.

Any pointers?

Cheers,
JB

[Peter]

The "searching" is actually a bug, it's just a animated gif being displayed which shouldn't be displayed when you go to the page the 1st time around.

My Christmas list shortcode is:
[avhamazon wishlist="FK26T6RYR3Q" asin="all" linktype="pic-text" locale="US"]

You can use the following options in the shortcode

• asin
  ASIN can have the following values:
  The ASIN of the item you want to display.
  all to display all the items from the given wishlist.
  random to display a random item from the wishlist.
  
• locale
  US/CA/DE/UK/FR. If not given it defaults to the locale set up in the administration page.
  
• linktype
  text    : Only show the text of the item that is retrieved
  pic    : Only show the picture of the item that is retrieved
  pic-text   : Show a picture with a caption of the item that is retrieved
  
• wishlist
  Wishlist ID. Use this in combination with the ASIN values all or random.
  
• picsize
  The size of the picture. small/medium/large
  
• col
  Amount of columns to use. Default is 1.
  
• sort_order
  DateAdded/LastUpdated/Price/Priority
  

Let me know if you need more help.

[JB]

Ok - thanks Peter. I was over complicating things and didn't think to just enter the short code and ignore the Short Code box.

I imagine my next problem is an easy one:

avhamazon error:http_request_failed - Could not open handle for fopen() to http://ecs.amazonaws.com/onca/xml?AWSAccessKeyId=<snipped this out>&AssociateTag=avh-amazon-20&Condition=All&IdType=ASIN&Operation=ItemLookup&ResponseGroup=Medium&Service=AWSECommerceService&Timestamp=2010-06-17T00%3A27%3A55Z&Version=2009-10-01&Signature=GSbYwwasBDu75a8V3hmY%2BG3QNrxh41mQbRX9XAUA%2BZ8%3D

as far as I'm aware my key/secret key/wish list ID is correct.

[Peter]

Looks like you can't open a link from the server you are running your blog on.
Do you have problems with automatic updating of the plugins in WordPress?

[JB]

mmmmmmmm - I don't have any problems with updates no.

I have root access to the host - are there any tests I can run from the shell level?

I thought it might be caused by me doing a 'preview' and not an actual publish - but I've published with the same shortcode to no avail. Might give it a go with you wishlist shortcode to rule out my code being faulty.

Any other ideas?

[JB]

AH HA! Making progress - if I browse directly to the URL that is being thrown Amazon provides something helpful:

<ItemLookupErrorResponse xmlns="http://ecs.amazonaws.com/doc/2009-10-01/"><Error><Code>SignatureDoesNotMatch</Code><Message>The request signature we calculated does not match the signature you provided. Check your AWS Secret Access Key and signing method. Consult the service documentation for details.</Message></Error><RequestID>061ea39e-9368-4f60-a2cd-d99b966ac569</RequestID></ItemLookupErrorResponse>

[JB]

 

embarrassing. I had a single white space appended to my secret key.

Now at least I am seeing:
"Item with ASIN doesn't exist"

Incorrect wish list id? Something else basic I am missing.

[Peter]

Try emptying the cache in Tools -> AVH Amazon. If that doesn't help:
Are you using the shortcode with an ASIN, or wishlist, if you use wishlist how are you displaying items, random or all?

[JB]

Sorted! Clearing cache was the trick. Appreciate the assist.

Pretty nifty little plugin.

Cheers,
JB