Non-coder and novice WIXer here. I have an affiliate membership with Amazon and have multiple products shown on my site (image based links with my affiliate account tracker integrated). When a visitor clicks on a image they are directed to the specific product on Amazon. Right now every image click opens a new tab and if a visitor likes multiple products on my site they end up with a wad of open Amazon tabs.
Is there a WiX feature (or WIX and generic browser friendly code) I can set so that when a visitor clicks on a product image for the first time it opens a new tab to Amazon, then any subsequent product clicks go to the same Amazon tab versus opening new tabs? Interestingly Amazon knows the source so when a visitor adds an item to their cart on one tab, its shows up as added when you jump to any of the other tabs.
Hi Michael, can you share your page url and a sample link that you have for loading the Amazon page?
It is possible that you could load the Amazon page in an iframe instead of a new tab and keep the visitor on your page.
There may be an Amazon API that you could use to do what you want in backend code and manage all you Amazon transactions that way. Without knowing more about what you are doing this is speculation.
With more detail there may be forum members with Amazon experience that could guide you.
Steve
Steve thanks. My site is www.moveonadime.com. I will have see if Amazon permits a iframe. For someone reason I want to think not. Anyway this is all voodoo magic to me, hence my appreciation for the WIX drag and drop!
@michaelisme12345 Hi Michael:
OK the challenge you are having is because the Amazon links you are using are intended to be used for reference selling from blogs and other advertising models. The link you are using uses
target="_blank"
This forces a new tab to be opened when a link is clicked on your site.
This happens for two reasons:
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Web site authentication purposes. By forcing the loading of a new tab or window, Amazon can ensure that they are dealing directly with an end user. They will not allow you to load a web page for purchasing purposes inside of an iframe. This presents a security risk.
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User behaviour when purchasing. Amazon will automatically upsell and provide shopping cart services etc. You affiliate id will be retained during this process.
Now there is a way to provide more custom capabilities and that is using the Amazon REST API documented here:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSECommerceService/latest/GSG/Welcome.html
This however will require that you have (or acquire) decent developer skills.
If you use this API you can interact directly with the Amazon product database and build your own catalogue with the capability of creating and managing a users shopping cart directly from your site. The only time you open a new window to the Amazon web site is during check out where the user enters their shipping and billing information and Amazon takes care of the rest.
Of course a more straightforward approach might be to use the Wix Amazon App 
Cheers
Steve
Steve thank you for taking the time. I greatly apprciate it. I have a few things to think about! Im on the dull edge of a shovel when it comes to coding but as I build out my site with content I may dive into it. Thanks@ again!
No problem. Do look into the Wix Amazon App. It may do what you need without needing to write any code.