Title: Wrong Amazon Localization Last modified: August 31, 2016 --- # Wrong Amazon Localization * Resolved Anonymous User * (@anonymized-10133093) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-amazon-localization/) * Hello, thanks for the plugin! I opted to give you the spare commission in the options 🙂 * I am having problems. I only want the simple feature of adding a text shortcode and getting an affiliate link that switches between UK and USA depending on the location of the customer. I have set my affiliate ID’s for the United Kingdom and United States and clicked on Localise Amazon Link, the geo database is installed( but hung at end of installation) I get: * Your ip2nation database is up to date. (It was last updated on Sat, 09 Jan 2016 22:12:08, the latest version available is dated: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:28:20). * I have set default to UK. When i add the following shortcode using the provided box in the wordpress post page: * [amazon text=Amazon&asin=B000KW2YEI] * I get: * and the price is in $. * i am here in the UK, so how come it is not linking to the .CO.UK site and showing up in £? * I am currently logged into both USA and UK affiliate accounts, and they both share the same email address to log in with. * Also, how would i test it’s working for the USA, can you recommend a free proxy site that would enable me to test this? * THANKS! * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/amazon-link/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/amazon-link/) Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Plugin Author [paulstuttard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulstuttard/) * (@paulstuttard) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-amazon-localization/#post-6925589) * Hi, * Sorry due to other commitments I don’t have any time to support the plugin at the moment. * The database install should not hang, however it may take a very long time as it is quite large. You could try downloading and installing the DB manually to see if that solves the problem. * Another thing to try is to visit the host of the database and see if they correctly detect your locale. * The database is from here: [http://www.ip2nation.com](http://www.ip2nation.com) * For testing how it looks from other locales I use the included ‘spoof locale’ plugin and add argument ?spoof_locale=us to the URL of your site. * Paul * Thread Starter Anonymous User * (@anonymized-10133093) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-amazon-localization/#post-6925597) * Thanks for taking the time to reply when you are not offering official support! * [http://www.ip2nation.com](http://www.ip2nation.com) detects my location OK. I am currently asking a DB expert friend if he can help check my database install in phpMyAdmin. I am a total newb at that. He will help me reinstall if needed so i can try your suggestion. * I can’t find the spoof locale plugin? I know you are very busy and really appreciate your time, if you could provide a link it would be very helpful. THANKS. * David * Plugin Author [paulstuttard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulstuttard/) * (@paulstuttard) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-amazon-localization/#post-6925635) * Hi, * If you have selected developer support then there should be an a menu in the side bar: Amazon Link > Extras * Open this admin page and one of the ‘extras’ that should be listed for installation is amazon extra – spoof locale. * Hope that helps, * Paul * Thread Starter Anonymous User * (@anonymized-10133093) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-amazon-localization/#post-6925706) * It is definitely the ip2nation database not installing causing the problem! * I installed Amazon Link on localhost and database installation does not hang and it works. I tried your ‘amazon extra – spoof locale’ and all is well 🙂 Now I have to ring the hosting company and get things sorted! * Thread Starter Anonymous User * (@anonymized-10133093) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-amazon-localization/#post-6925739) * FINALLY I cracked it! The ip2nation database would just not install through my hosting. After days of talking to technical support and crashing my entire website, I eventually found the only solution was: * 1. Install the ip2nation database on localhost wordpress 2. Export the tables from phpMyAdmin 3. Import into the live database * Hurray!!!!!! Now I actually have to create some content with affiliate links. * I really hope you keep this plugin at least working with new wordpress updates, if it were to break in the future I think I would now have to chop my own head off after putting in all this work 🙂 Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘Wrong Amazon Localization’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/amazon-link_070606.svg) * [Amazon Link](https://wordpress.org/plugins/amazon-link/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/amazon-link/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/amazon-link/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/amazon-link/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/amazon-link/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/amazon-link/reviews/) * 5 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: Anonymous User * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-amazon-localization/#post-6925739) * Status: resolved