Amazon Affiliate Links

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  mslake · Member · Apr 13, 2017 at 6:14 am

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  Hi, I’ve inserted some affiliate text affiliate links with no problem, but I’ve been trying to insert an image link from amazon into my site ScreenLife, but it wont work. Not at the bottom of a post, or in a blank page. What am I doing wrong?

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  timethief · Member · Apr 13, 2017 at 4:53 pm

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  I will type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for a Staff follow-up. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Also subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.

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  supernovia · Staff · Apr 13, 2017 at 5:52 pm

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  Hi @mslake, does your code use iframes or script tags? We do support Amazon affiliate links, but they need to use supported tags:

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  mslake · Member · Apr 15, 2017 at 2:17 am

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  Hi thanks for responding, I’m using iframe, code below

  <iframe src=”//rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?o=1&p=12&l=ur1&category=amazonvideoondemand&banner=1R85F5M7T0G56EN6D7G2&f=ifr&linkID=1a73936977a1269e6b7639d95c758454&t=screenlife-20&tracking_id=screenlife-20″ width=”300″ height=”250″ scrolling=”no” border=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ style=”border:none;” frameborder=”0″></iframe>

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  timethief · Member · Apr 15, 2017 at 2:27 am

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  That’s an unsupported iframe code that will not display on a wordpress.COM site. WordPress.COM users have code restrictions. No JavaScript, no form codes, except these https://en.support.wordpress.com/forms/contact-form https://en.support.wordpress.com/forms/, no tracking codes, and no unsupported embeds or ifreames can be used on any wordpress.COM hosted sites.

  Please read:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/code/
  allowed HTML tags list – https://en.support.wordpress.com/code/#html-tags
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/code/#javascript

  Flash and other types of embed that use; frame, iframe, form, input, object, textarea are not allowed in WordPress.com posts, pages, or text widgets.

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  supernovia · Staff · Apr 15, 2017 at 1:56 pm

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  @timethief is correct. Consider using an image and a link instead. Good luck!

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  mslake · Member · Apr 16, 2017 at 12:16 am

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  Ok it would be helpful if you guys actually said this in the affiliate linking info on your support page, which is what anyone starting a blog would read. Your info there is misleading:

  Affiliate Linking

  Affiliate links are allowed on WordPress.com as long as the primary purpose of your blog is to create original content.

  When blogging about books you’re reading, music you love, clothes that strike your fancy, gadgets you’re drooling over, or whatever interests you and your readers, feel free to post relevant affiliate links using either text or images.

  There are a few restrictions in what affiliate programs are allowed. We do not allow affiliate links for gambling, get-rich-quick schemes, multi-level marketing programs, disreputable merchants, pornography, malware, or phishing-type scams. We also do not allow sites that exist primarily to drive traffic to affiliate links.

  It would be better to give bloggers a clear picture of exactly what the limitations are for affiliate links.

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  supernovia · Staff · Apr 16, 2017 at 4:08 am

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  @mslake Thank you – I’ve updated it. Let us know if that’s better:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/