How to Use the LinkShare WordPress Plugin

Configure Plugin
1. Log into your WordPress blog and click the 'Plugins' link on the left menu.
2. Click the 'Activate' link under the Linkshare Merchandiser WordPress plugin to activate it on your WordPress site.

3. Click 'Settings' from the left menu, then click the 'LinkShare Merchandiser' link in the sub-menu. This will take you to the settings configuration for the plugin.
4. Enter your LinkShare Merchandiser Token in the text box. This is a code generated on your LinkShare account. If you don't know what your token is, click the 'Found Here' link next to the text box.
5. Click 'Save Changes' to complete the configuration.
Add Code
6. Highlight the following code, right click and select 'Copy' from the menu:[ ls lsquery='topic' lsmid='####' lsno='40' lssort='asc' pnum='1']
7. Edit an existing post on your WordPress site or create a new post by clicking the 'New Post' button in the top right corner of your WordPress dashboard.
8. Right click and select 'Paste' from the menu to paste the code in your post.
9. Highlight 'topic' in the code and type the search term for the merchandise you would like the plugin to display. Do not remove the quotation marks around the topic.
10. Highlight the '####' in the code and enter the LinkShare ID for the merchant you would like to display. The default will display merchandise from all of the merchants who are linked to you on the service.
11. Highlight the '40' in the code and change this number to the maximum number of items to display.
12. Save the changes to your post. When you view the post on your site, the plugin will display a list of merchandise based off the queries you coded into the post.