Unmaintained - Amazon – eBay API ADS Light

Compatible XF 2.x versions

Additional requirements: PHP 8.0.0 or higher
MySQL 5.7 or higher

License: 1 1 license = 1 homepage

Updates duration: 12 months

Visible branding: No

Amazon-eBay ADS Light

=== XenForo 2.3 Add-on ===

Relevant product advertising for XenForo forums.
Monetize your forum with contextual Amazon & eBay ads -- simple and effective.

Highlights
Key features at a glance

Amazon + eBay Dual Marketplace

Amazon Creators API (+ PA-API 5.0 fallback) with 21 marketplaces and eBay Browse API with 8 marketplaces. Affiliate tracking fully integrated.

Smart Keyword Extraction

Built-in text frequency analysis extracts relevant keywords from thread title and first post. Configurable stop words, negative keywords, pinning and blacklisting.

12 Display Formats

Product Cards, Product Cards v2, List, Text Links, Banner, IAB standard sizes (Leaderboard, Rectangle, Large Rectangle, Skyscraper, Billboard, Mobile Banner, Half Page) and virtual forum post.

Flexible Targeting

User groups, user criteria, forum exclusion, page criteria and weighted ad rotation -- each ad reaches the right audience.

Statistics Dashboard

Daily statistics with views, clicks, CTR and API call tracking per ad. Configurable data retention (default: 365 days).

Bot Protection & Stealth

70+ bot user-agent patterns blocked. Click tracking with duplicate detection, safety filter and stealth mode to prevent ad blocker detection.

Ad Types
Two types for targeted coverage

Thread Ad

Keywords from title & first post sent to Amazon & eBay API. >> Maximum Relevance

Global Ad

Random products from cache on all pages. >> Maximum Reach

Display Modes
12 formats for every position and use case

Mode	Description	Format
Product Cards	Classic product cards with image, title, price and CTA button	Responsive
Product Cards v2	Enhanced cards with product ratings	Responsive
List	Horizontal list with thumbnails	Responsive
Text Links	Inline text links with configurable intro text	Inline
Banner	Full-width banner with product image	Responsive
Leaderboard	IAB standard leaderboard	728 x 90
Rectangle	IAB standard medium rectangle	300 x 250
Large Rectangle	IAB standard large rectangle	336 x 280
Skyscraper	Vertical skyscraper for sidebars	160 x 600
Billboard	Large-format billboard	970 x 250
Mobile Banner	Optimized for mobile devices	320 x 50
Half Page	Half-page format for sidebars	300 x 600

Additionally: Every ad can be displayed as a virtual forum post with avatar, username and "Sponsored" tag.

Ad Positions
13 positions in threads, forums and site-wide

Thread Positions

* After First Post -- Below the opening post
* After Middle Post -- Dynamically after the middle post
* Before Last Post -- Before the last post
* Before / After Messages -- Before or after all messages in thread
* In First / Last Post -- Inside the first or last post
* Sidebar -- Thread and forum sidebar

Site-wide Positions

* Above / Below Content -- Site-wide above or below content
* Above / Below Thread List -- Above or below forum thread list
* Below Navigation -- Below breadcrumb navigation

Rotation

* Weighted Rotation -- Multiple ads per position with configurable weight (1-100)

All Features in Detail
What makes ADS Light a solid choice

Caching & Performance

Database Caching -- Products and keywords cached per thread. Configurable TTL (default: 7 days).
Stale Fallback -- Serves expired cache data when APIs are unavailable. No empty results.
Precompute -- Cron job pre-caches products for active threads every 2h. Reduced API latency.
AJAX Lazy Loading -- Optional async loading of products after page render. Zero impact on page load time.

Keyword Intelligence

Frequency Analysis -- Extracts top keywords from thread title and first post based on word frequency.
Negative Keywords -- Global blocklist for unwanted search terms (e.g. "free", "crack").
Stop Words -- Filter common words during extraction. Fully configurable per language.
Keyword Pinning -- Manually pin or blacklist keywords per thread for fine-grained control.

Security & Privacy

Bot Detection -- 70+ user-agent patterns block crawlers. Saves API quota and prevents false stats.
Click Tracking -- Every click tracked per ad with unique click counting and duplicate detection via IP.
Safety Filter -- Prevents inappropriate product results through keyword filtering.
User Privacy Toggle -- Users can disable product recommendations in their privacy settings.
Stealth Mode -- Obfuscated URLs prevent ad blocker detection.

Admin & API

API Auto-Failover -- Creators API -> PA-API 5.0 fallback with exponential backoff (30s -> 600s).
Connection Test -- Test Amazon and eBay API connections directly in settings with one click.
Position Preview -- Visual preview of ad positions in the admin panel.
Virtual Forum Post -- Display ads as native-looking forum posts with avatar and "Sponsored" tag.

Technical Specs
Under the hood

System Requirements

XenForo 2.2+ / PHP 8.0+ (cURL & JSON)
MySQL / MariaDB

Scope

6 DB tables / 34 options in 2 groups
223 phrases (EN + DE) / 26 templates
8 services / 3 cron jobs

API Integrations

Amazon Creators API (OAuth 2.0) + PA-API 5.0 fallback
eBay Browse API (OAuth 2.0)

Marketplaces

Amazon: 21 countries (DE, US, UK, FR, IT, ES, CA, AU, JP, IN, BR, NL, SE, PL, BE, MX, AE, SA, SG, TR, EG)
eBay: 8 countries (DE, US, UK, AT, CH, FR, IT, ES)

Cron Automation

Cache Cleanup (every 6h) / Stats Cleanup (daily)
Product Precompute (every 2h)

Upgrade to ADS Pro
Take your monetization to the next level

ADS Pro adds these premium features:

OpenAI keyword extraction with purchase-intent detection
Anchor Text Ads -- auto-convert keywords to affiliate links
Geo-Targeting -- 200+ countries via IP detection
A/B testing & MAB ranking -- intelligent product optimization
Advanced fraud detection -- auto-blocking, alerts, fraud dashboard
Revenue tracking -- EPC, conversion rates, commission reports
6 CSV export types + automated weekly email reports
Redis caching + global cache warming + debug mode

Unmaintained Amazon – eBay API ADS Light 1.0.3

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