Do you mean literally paste links? Like T. M. Bilderback, I'm a little at a loss. I'm missing the signature tool. Perhaps we need a tutorial for those of us who don't have a clue about BB code.
Do you mean literally paste links? Like T. M. Bilderback, I'm a little at a loss. I'm missing the signature tool. Perhaps we need a tutorial for those of us who don't have a clue about BB code.
If you go into your Profile on KBoards and Click Modify Profile, then scroll down, you'll see Signature with a text box next to it. That's your KBoards signature. You should be able to just copy all the text/code in that box. Then paste it into your signature here.
Note: I haven't tested it, but if you try that and it doesn't work - I'll do some tests to see if there are any gotchas.
Are we allow to use our own affiliate IDs?
Are we allow to use our own affiliate IDs?
Yes. When you do the copy from KB, paste into an editor first, and replace their affiliate code with yours. Then copy and paste into your profile.
The only issue with a direct copy and paste, is Kboards new owners might object to their site being in code on another site.
Also, if you just cut and paste, Kboards gets the affiliate money if someone presses the link.
It will scale to the forum's expectations.Thanks!
Trying to upload my avatar pic I got an error "upload directory unavailable". Just FYI
Can somebody post the bb code so I can copy it to display my books.
Thanks.
Maybe it's just my cache?
So Simon's avatar picture is showing up for Timothy. Which confused me because, I was like - Simon is now an admin?
Maybe it's just my cache?
Timothy, is there any way to have a 'books I'm reading' type thing in my signature, like at kboards? I don't any of my own books to link to just yet, but I'd be happy to link to other books with your affiliate code if it will help contribute financially :icon_biggrin:
Timothy, thanks for creating this place.
My sig currently has a link to a site that's writing related (using game-like incentives to encourage daily writing), but not specifically book related. I hope that's acceptable; it has me on a 200+ day writing streak because I'm a sucker for virtual rewards.
[url]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DRL3FXQ/][img]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61y06jUPFZL.jpg[/img][/url]
I'd like to add for the other BB Code inepts like myself that there's a small typo in this code.
It should read:
[url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DRL3FXQ/][img]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61y06jUPFZL.jpg[/img][/url]
:heart:
Added the suggestion to include the Genre(s) you write in your signature.
the best way is to go to your amazon page and right click on the cover of the book and "open image in a new tab" or whatever your OS/browser combination allows you to do. you can use the URL in the address bar as your image source, and the amazon book link as your url (I'd just include amazon.com dp (for digital product?) and the ASIN.
[url]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DRL3FXQ/][img]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61y06jUPFZL.jpg[/img][/url]
Haha as someone who just spent half an hour tinkering and trying to work out why my copy/pasted code didn't work, before eventually resorting to Dr. Google, I thought newcomers might appreciate not having to do the same :icon_rofl:
Not sure which part of the KB signature is the KB affiliate link as per what follows:-
=http://amazon.com/dp/B075H4G7X1/?tag=kbsig-20](https://writersanctum.com//images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51uSqpwD5mL._SL125_.jpg)[/url]
Any ideas? Or is it on a section I've deleted?
From what I read in other posts, the kbsig-20 and also kbsig-21 are their codes.
Another refugee from KBoards just arrived. Maybe I'm blind but I don't see an option for adding an avatar on the profile screen. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Go to your Groups Membership and change your default to the registered group. Then the options will appear. If you have one of the other groups as your default, they won't.
The code is this:
Please replace ( with [ and ) with ]
(table)(tr)(td)(url=Your Book URL)(img)Your cover image url ending in .jpg(/img)(/url) (/td)(td)(url=your second book url)(img)Cover URL(/img)(/url) (/td)(/tr)(/table)(table)(tr)(td)(url=site url)Site name(/url)(/td)(td)(url=Site 2 URL(/url)Site 2 name(/td)(/tr)(/table)
For each book, add (tr)(td)(url=Your Book URL)(img)Your cover image url ending in .jpg(/img)(/url) (/td)
Only close using (/table) when you want to finish a line and start a new one.
You can paste this in a text editor, add your info, then use find and replace to substitute ( for [ and ) for ]
Also, to add Timothy's affiliate code, add /?tag=cirofatl-20 at the end of the book url.
OK so my sig is coming together, but now I need to figure out how to dump this stupid white space between covers. maybe its on the amazon thumbs... hmmm
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qHDOAEutL.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S) |
Think I might have to give up :undecided:
This is the code I used from Daylight above, I tried one book for now but it's still big
Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but it might be good to have a signature tool the way Kboards does. Is that another one of those things that we need a php programmer for? (I was hoping maybe it was a utility of some kind that might be available already.
Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but it might be good to have a signature tool the way Kboards does. Is that another one of those things that we need a php programmer for? (I was hoping maybe it was a utility of some kind that might be available already.
You mean this thing? I took a screen shot of my numbers one time. I was hoping it would have one...I need it :icon_wink:
(https://i.postimg.cc/zDW6V9ZG/Screen_Shot_2018-09-17_at_20.22.38.png)
where you have
img
(NOT where you have /img)
change it to
img height=125
and of course keep the brackets etc around it
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qHDOAEutL.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S) | (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41sn8d6yWfL.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S) | (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516k3edVtYL.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S) |
[br][bbcode junk in here]
Why are you using ()? Should be [].
Why are you using ()? Should be [].
I'm only using that in the example so it doesn't display.
The code displaying the books has the correct brackets...and the problem :rolleyes:
I assume he is doing that so it displays instead of processing. Protip though Tonyonline: Use [ c o d e ] and [ / c o d e ] tags and you can display it normally.
Looks like:Code: [Select][br][bbcode junk in here]
Also the going big thing is normal I think. Because it "opens" the full size image when you clock on it. Refreshing the page makes it small again.
no, that was just me not watching my fingers... :Tup3a: :Tup4a: :Tup5a:
where you have
img
(NOT where you have /img)
change it to
img height=125
and of course keep the brackets etc around it
Thank you, I'm getting there...almost...the problem I have now :rolleyes: is that they all link to the same book :icon_think:...and wow! When clicked on individually they go BIG, try it and see :shocked:
The code I used
(table](tr](td](url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S)(img height=125)https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qHDOAEutL.jpg(/img)(/url)(/td)(td)(url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S](img height=125)https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41sn8d6yWfL.jpg(/img](/url)(/td)(td)(url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S](img height=125)https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516k3edVtYL.jpg(/img)(/url](/td)[/tr)(/table)
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qHDOAEutL.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S) (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41sn8d6yWfL.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S) (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516k3edVtYL.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S)
Novels by M R Mortimer
[img]http://*MY WEB HOST URL*/ssbartitled.png[/img]
[url=http://amazon.com/dp/B01EZGTR58/][img height=110]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HKOPwsbtL._SL125_.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MU74OKB/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3][img height=110]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51wRcrhsM2L._SY346_.jpg[/img][/URL]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07826H1CY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2][img height=110]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZcwmXngML.jpg[/img][/URL]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/Starlight-ebook/dp/B005EA02UO/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1][img height=110]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51s7BS7XNJL._SY346_.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0066YVI5U/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i10][img height=110]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51k5bQj3h1L._SY346_.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CTN022M/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i4][img height=110]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Pwv31d8VL.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009KNLLX8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i6][img height=110]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51O4qktFt1L._SY346_.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UPRYYYG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1][img height=110]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61754W7UD-L._SX260_.jpg[/img][/url]
[br]Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Author
[br]M R Mortimer |
[url=http://www.suspendedearth.com]Author Web Site[/url] |
[url=https://www.facebook.com/MRMortimerSciFi]Facebook Page[/url] |
[url=https://www.facebook.com/MRMortimerSciFi]Twitter Page[/url] |
[url=http://www.thecinderchronicles.com]Fantasy Series[/url]
where you have
img
(NOT where you have /img)
change it to
img height=125
and of course keep the brackets etc around it
Thank you, I'm getting there...almost...the problem I have now :rolleyes: is that they all link to the same book :icon_think:...and wow! When clicked on individually they go BIG, try it and see :shocked:
The code I used
(table](tr](td](url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S)(img height=125)https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qHDOAEutL.jpg(/img)(/url)(/td)(td)(url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S](img height=125)https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41sn8d6yWfL.jpg(/img](/url)(/td)(td)(url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S](img height=125)https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516k3edVtYL.jpg(/img)(/url](/td)[/tr)(/table)
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qHDOAEutL.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S) (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41sn8d6yWfL.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S) (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516k3edVtYL.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S)
Just change the book URL's for the correct books. If you see, you have the same URL for all books.
I hope it works!
On the code:
If the images are too big
In the image URL, you might see something like _SX322_BO1,204,203,200_ after the address, and before .jpg
Substitute that for _SL125_
See if it works.
From what I read in other posts, the kbsig-20 and also kbsig-21 are their codes.
On the code:
If the images are too big
In the image URL, you might see something like _SX322_BO1,204,203,200_ after the address, and before .jpg
Substitute that for _SL125_
See if it works.
I made that change on mine and it works a treat. Also, because I have mine reduced to 110, after clicking, they stand up a little larger at 125, so users know which they have clicked already at a glance without the cover being huge. I might leave it like that.
From what I read in other posts, the kbsig-20 and also kbsig-21 are their codes.
As one who chose not to post books signatures, because my covers are too explicit, and could offend some...
I can't help to notice that most members still have the Kboard affiliate ID in theirs signatures. And others don't have any affiliate ID at all. If someone click on a book in this forum and goes to Amazon and buys a book, but the cover it sent them there didn't have a affiliate ID, the profit goes to whoever it was the last affiliate ID they had clicked through. And that's might probably be Kboard.
Well, done with that. And back to my writing.
From what I read in other posts, the kbsig-20 and also kbsig-21 are their codes.
As one who chose not to post books signatures, because my covers are too explicit, and could offend some...
I can't help to notice that most members still have the Kboard affiliate ID in theirs signatures. And others don't have any affiliate ID at all. If someone click on a book in this forum and goes to Amazon and buys a book, but the cover it sent them there didn't have a affiliate ID, the profit goes to whoever it was the last affiliate ID they had clicked through. And that's might probably be Kboard.
Well, done with that. And back to my writing.
If you want to check some covers with me, PM me them. You must have something which is ok?
The issue of KB affiliate on signatures has an answer, but I dont know if its acceptable. It should be possible to write some code which when the signature is submitted, KB codes are removed. But this might not be acceptable to some people. They can also be replaced with my code, but this also might be unacceptable.
OnceI'vewe've worked out the correct code for the sig, including the size problem, like I'm getting, and placing the affiliate link, couldn't you just post the code for all to use at the start of this thread? I would have liked that Grin
This is your first image address:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qHDOAEutL.jpg
change it to
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qHDOAEutL._SL125_.jpg
This is your second image address:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41sn8d6yWfL.jpg
change it to
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41sn8d6yWfL._SL125_.jpg
this is your third image address
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516k3edVtYL.jpg
change it to
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516k3edVtYL._SL125_.jpg
From what I read in other posts, the kbsig-20 and also kbsig-21 are their codes.
As one who chose not to post books signatures, because my covers are too explicit, and could offend some...
I can't help to notice that most members still have the Kboard affiliate ID in theirs signatures. And others don't have any affiliate ID at all. If someone click on a book in this forum and goes to Amazon and buys a book, but the cover it sent them there didn't have a affiliate ID, the profit goes to whoever it was the last affiliate ID they had clicked through. And that's might probably be Kboard.
Well, done with that. And back to my writing.
If you want to check some covers with me, PM me them. You must have something which is ok?
Right!...here's a working code with affiliate link...no idea if the affiliate link is working correctly but it's there and the sig still works so I assume it is. :cool:
Changed [ to (
(table)(tr)(td)(url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H5QYKXJ/?tag=cirofatl-20)(img height=125]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qHDOAEutL._SL125_.jpg(/img)(/url)(/td)(td)(url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTEK4B1/?tag=cirofatl-20)(img height=125]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41sn8d6yWfL._SL125_.jpg(/img)(/url)(/td)(td)(url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7I010S/?tag=cirofatl-20][img height=125)https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516k3edVtYL._SL125_.jpg(/img)(/url)(/td)(/tr)(/table)
Now I'm a coder :icon_mrgreen: I might have a go at adding my twitter account...maybe not today though :tongue:
I have no idea what any of you are talking about. :icon_lol:
(And I erased my signature at kboards, so I can't copy it. :icon_think: )
If you come up with a link-maker that's as easy to use as kboard's, I'll be all over it. Until then, my signature will be naked, sorry. (Does that mean I have to move to that "other" thread? :wink:)
Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but it might be good to have a signature tool the way Kboards does. Is that another one of those things that we need a php programmer for? (I was hoping maybe it was a utility of some kind that might be available already.
I am obviously just too old or stupid to make any of this work for me. Timothy says go to book sale site and right click for save location? No such thing when I right click. I feel so...antiquated right now...obsolete...sigh...Going naked for the foreseeable future.
With more than 20 years in PHP and web design with HTML, CSS, and javascript, I might be qualified. grint HOWEVER, no promises at this time.
The KB signature app has three main components. I've downloaded all of them to browse. There's the form you see, which is a very simple HTML page with lots of tables; the CSS file which gives it color, size, font, and other visual attributes; and the killer, some javascript code.
What the script code does is take each ASIN and use it to scrape the Amazon book page for an image. I don't know yet whether it takes the cover image as shown and downsizes it, or finds another cover file somewhere on the page or elsewhere in the Amazon environment. I'd have to get intimate with the code. The script then somehow adds the image to the forum database, giving it a unique identifier and name, and uses that to create the BBCODE you see in the window when you make it.
When you approve the results, the script translates your work into the appropriate web page code, inserting the affiliation code in the process.
There's a lot of other functionality in both the web page and the javascript to handle social network links, website links, reader progress, custom text, and other options. Also, there is the preview web page with three format options and its underlying script code.
This is not a simple undertaking and the guts of it truly belong to KBoards. That means a wholesale rewrite of the look-and-feel as well as the script.
I retired from doing this stuff because I want to write fiction. So, I'm only describing the scope of what this entails, with the caveat that Sanctum can't just copy the code without risking IP infringement.
A simpler approach would require you to provide your own links to book cover images located elsewhere on the web. Your private webpage or one of the image repositories offered for free. This method would avoid the Amazon scraping script and simply build the signature code from the URL you provide.
If I were to tackle the replication effort, I'd allocate it to a team of two: one person to redesign the user interface, the other to develop and test the underlying javascript. The two would have to work together in test.
And all done gratis, because Timothy has already invested enough in this thing.
Okay, so I took a look at the bbcode that the KBoards sig tool produces. I have no idea about how you write modules for Simple Machines, but writing php to create a simple version of the tool doesn't look that hard. The only issue is: to get the images, I think the KBoards sig tool is using the Amazon Advertising API to get the image links. Since I don't have an Associate Tag and an Access Key, I can't do a simple test to verify that.
But I have some time this weekend, so I may play around with stuff and see just how "not hard" it really is. (No promises.)
Notes: I said a simple version, not what hardnox talks about.
That's an interesting idea. The upload one.
I've decided that I'm not going to have an Amazon exclusive signature so I'm working on something different to give people the opportunity of buying from all of my platforms. D2D (Books2Read) has a really good setup and I intend to use them, plus my website to route interest through. If you use B2R then you have the ability to put affiliate codes in for each of the platforms represented (where they have affiliates). So, if Timothy happens to have affiliate accounts at all those places he can still benefit from your patronage. If we're not going to be 'kindle-oriented, this makes sense to me.
The only problem with using D2D's page, is some promoters have found the extra click required to get to a product page, lowers the response rate on the ad. Not sure if that follows here though, but thought I'd mention it.
D2D's find it everywhere page is great btw.
Thanks for all these directions! I'm going to try this - starting out with one book - to see if I can make it work. I hope I don't end up with a massive image ....
Edit: I did it! I doubt there's anyone here as bad at this sort of thing as I am, but just in case:
1. I went to my Forum Profile on KBoards.
2. I copied the code in the Signature box at the bottom.
3. I pasted it into a Word doc.
I copy pasted the whole thing into the signature box here.
Just seen that people are adding Genres, just looked at forum profle & can't see anywhere to add that, any help appreciated :)
Also, my links are beside my covers (which I quite like) instead of under, if that's not cool, could somebody please tell me what I did wrong there?
If it is ok to have it like that, I'd prefer to leave it as is :) thanks.
Just seen that people are adding Genres, just looked at forum profle & can't see anywhere to add that, any help appreciated :)
Also, my links are beside my covers (which I quite like) instead of under, if that's not cool, could somebody please tell me what I did wrong there?
If it is ok to have it like that, I'd prefer to leave it as is :) thanks.
Genres is just text added to the sig.
Yours is just wrapping around, which is fine if your not a control freak. :icon_mrgreen:
So... Apparently the mods for SMF for uploading attachments for your signature all upload to external image sites - like imgur.
There might be a different way to do it. I will experiment.
So... Apparently the mods for SMF for uploading attachments for your signature all upload to external image sites - like imgur.
There might be a different way to do it. I will experiment.
Err.... :icon_think:
Better as a generator run off a menu button. Too complicated any other way.
The SMF documentation leaves a bit to be desired. Or, I just haven't found the right place.
Hey, Timothy, thanks so much for setting this whole place up!
So... I deleted the KB affiliate links from my signature, however, someone mentioned that if the affiliate tags aren't replaced then KB will still get the affiliate $ which makes me less than pleased. I would much rather that $ go to you. Would you be able to share a version of your affiliate link that we can tag into that code? I would much rather say thanks to you with a bit $ every time someone clicks on my books here than have that money go to VS or anyone else really.
:Tup3a:
Hey, Timothy, thanks so much for setting this whole place up!
So... I deleted the KB affiliate links from my signature, however, someone mentioned that if the affiliate tags aren't replaced then KB will still get the affiliate $ which makes me less than pleased. I would much rather that $ go to you. Would you be able to share a version of your affiliate link that we can tag into that code? I would much rather say thanks to you with a bit $ every time someone clicks on my books here than have that money go to VS or anyone else really.
:Tup3a:
Timothy's affiliate code is cirofatl-20
It's in some other thread that I can't find now, but I had saved it off for when I actually have books in my signature.
I had saved it off for when I actually have books in my signature.
OK just checking - if I wanted to add Tim's affiliate link to my book links, how would the URL look?
http://amazon.com/ASIN/?tag=cirofatl-20
Is that correct?
OK just checking - if I wanted to add Tim's affiliate link to my book links, how would the URL look?
http://amazon.com/ASIN/?tag=cirofatl-20 (http://amazon.com/ASIN/?tag=cirofatl-20)
Is that correct?
http://amazon.com/dp/ASIN/?tag=cirofatl-20 (http://amazon.com/dp/ASIN/?tag=cirofatl-20)
Okay, old Mrs Techno-numpty trying this with just one cover. If it works I’ll try to add more.
ETA Hmm it seems to have missed off half the code.
[url=insert amazon link here][img height=125][https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51aF8VZqJCL._SL110_jpg[/img] [/url]
Okay, old Mrs Techno-numpty trying this with just one cover. If it works I’ll try to add more.
ETA Hmm it seems to have missed off half the code.
You have some bits missing there.
Should look something like this:Code: [Select]
[url=insert amazon link here][img height=125][https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51aF8VZqJCL._SL110_jpg[/img] [/url]
[url=http://amazon.com/dp/B0084MZWPO/?tag=cirofatl-20][https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51aF8VZqJCL._SL110_jpg[/img][/url]
I don’t understand why it is showing only part of it.[code]
before it and a [/code]after it.[url=http://amazon.com/dp/B0084MZWPO/?tag=cirofatl-20][img height=125][https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51aF8VZqJCL._SL110_jpg[/img] [/url]
[url=http://amazon.com/dp/B0084MZWPO/?tag=cirofatl-20][img height=110][https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51aF8VZqJCL._SL110_.jpg[/img] [/url]
[url="http://amazon.com/dp/B0084MZWPO/?tag=cirofatl-20"][img height=110]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51aF8VZqJCL._SL110_.jpg[/img][/url]
(table)(tr)(td)(url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H5QYKXJ/?tag=cirofatl-20)(img height=125]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qHDOAEutL._SL125_.jpg(/img)(/url)(/td)(/tr)(/table)
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This doesn't and I'm not sure you need to put tables in because it only needs a space between each url address to pad them out in a line. If you put carriage returns in it will drop them one below the other. Which might be why you chose a table to put them in.
[img height=125]
Gerry, you need to put a space between img and height. So it should look like this:Code: [Select][img height=125]
Not sure if that will fix it, but it’s definitely one problem.
Wait! It looks like you’ve done it! :banana:
I am obviously just too old or stupid to make any of this work for me. Timothy says go to book sale site and right click for save location? No such thing when I right click. I feel so...antiquated right now...obsolete...sigh...Going naked for the foreseeable future.
I just tried to do the table I saw posted here. Unless I am seeing the wrong thing it didn't work. What did I do wrong?I've tried repeatedly and it's not working for me, either. I copied the exact code from one of the many versions (there are 3 pages to this thread now, it's a little hard to know which one is the correct one) cited above, but no luck. A tutorial for us idiots might help?
[url= ][img height=125] [/img] [/url]
[url= xxxxxxx ][img height=125] [/img] [/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/yourbook/dp/ASIN/ ][img height=125] xxxxxxxxxx [/img] [/url]
[url=book1link ][img height=125] image1link [/img] [/url]space[url=book2link][img height=125] image2link [/img] [/url]
Rickie, I'm not sure why some people are struggling. It might be that the difference in browsers or operating systems makes a difference (although I doubt that)
The following should work. There are two stages to this. Getting the info you'll need to make the link to your book and its cover, and inserting this into your signature. I find it easier to do all of the following in Notepad, and then copy it across to the signature block, rather than trying to edit it in the signature block.
To get the book's URL
Open the Amazon page of the book you're linking to. Copy the URL of the book's page. Make sure you only copy the info up to the ASIN. So for example, if your book was Divergent, you'd copy only the black part of this URL and leave out the blue part: https://www.amazon.com/Divergent-Book-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B004WC07UK/ (https://www.amazon.com/Divergent-Book-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B004WC07UK/)ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538408879&sr=1-1&keywords=divergent
To get the picture link
Right click on the book's image on Amazon and choose "copy image address". Depending on your browser, that might be phrased slightly differently.
Create the signature
Go to Profile > Forum Profile.
On that page, find the "Signature" field. This is where you'll be pasting the code.
Copy the following code:Code: [Select]
[url= ][img height=125] [/img] [/url]
Then paste the book url after that first "=" where the x's are below:Code: [Select]
[url= xxxxxxx ][img height=125] [/img] [/url]
Then paste the image address after the image height tag where the x's are below:Code: [Select]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/yourbook/dp/ASIN/ ][img height=125] xxxxxxxxxx [/img] [/url]
Make sure that every opening square bracket has a closing square bracket. Make sure that you don't change the way the brackets are nested. I hope that works.
To do more than one book, just rinse and repeat, add the next one after the first. Don't put carriage returns between the lines of code or they'll appear below one another in your signature. You can space them out by adding spaces between the last "url" tag of a book, and the first "url" tag of the next book.
Thank you so much! I finally did it. :dance:
These instructions worked perfectly.
Hmmm a php programmer you say?Timothy, is there any way to have a 'books I'm reading' type thing in my signature, like at kboards? I don't any of my own books to link to just yet, but I'd be happy to link to other books with your affiliate code if it will help contribute financially :icon_biggrin:
Not at the moment.
We really need a php programmer author on hand who can make a few of these things for us.
Hmmm a php programmer you say?
Hmmm. More work required methinks. The problem I'm having is that when I right click the cover on amazon, there is no option to find the pic's address. Not sure why, I've seen it on older versions of WindowsWhat browser do you use?
[img height=125]
after the url
tag like this: [url= ][img height=125] [/img] [/url]
Looks like you got it working! Now you just need to fix the size. PutCode: [Select][img height=125]
after theCode: [Select]url
tag like this:Code: [Select][url= ][img height=125] [/img] [/url]
Looks like you got it working! Now you just need to fix the size. PutCode: [Select][img height=125]
after theCode: [Select]url
tag like this:Code: [Select][url= ][img height=125] [/img] [/url]
Just tried that, here goes...
Sorry about this everyone, I cant find any other way to check it than trying a post :icon_redface:
Put your original code back in, and let me fix it.
I've read three threads on creating signatures, and still no closer - the signature mill just tells me I'm making requests too quickly (I entered my name + search), the Kboards info doesn't paste over, and I followed two sets of clear steps laid out in one of the threads - do this, this, then that, then this, then this, this, that, that, this, then this, and that should be right, and nothing. I'll just assume that no one would want to click on my books - they rarely get under 20,000 in Amazon rankings, anyway, so nothing earth shattering.
Just the new guy checking out his signature...Sorry folks, nothing to see here...move along please...these aren't the drones you're looking for.
Just the new guy checking out his signature...Sorry folks, nothing to see here...move along please...these aren't the drones you're looking for.
Just the new guy checking out his signature...Sorry folks, nothing to see here...move along please...these aren't the drones you're looking for.
Just the new guy checking out his signature...Sorry folks, nothing to see here...move along please...these aren't the drones you're looking for.
Yep, welcome aboard. Good to see another SF author ;-)
Yep, welcome aboard. Good to see another SF author ;-)
Especially one who is a GIANT FAN of yWriter, right?
Thanks for the welcome. I appreciate it.
ugh, new member here, just trying to figure things out.
Thank goodness for this thread. I can be such a bbcode n00b.
ugh, new member here, just trying to figure things out.
Thank goodness for this thread. I can be such a bbcode n00b.