CS Shop
Easy to create a affiliate products page of affiliate services in Japan.
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CS Shop shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 26/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (300+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where CS Shop stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| ad | >100 |
| ads | >100 |
| advertising | >100 |
| affiliate | >100 |
| shortcode | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About CS Shop
From the official readme · v1.2.2Description
Easy to create a affiliate products page of affiliate services in Japan.
Simply by writing a short code, a shopping mall will be created on your site.
This plugin is only support affiliate services of Japan.
Description in Japanese is here.
Shortcode Example
Show the products which have the keyword ‘foo’ automatically.
[csshop service="rakuten" keyword="foo"]
[csshop service="amazon" keyword="foo"]
[csshop service="yahoo" keyword="foo"]
[csshop service="linkshare" keyword="foo"]
[csshop service="valuecommerce" keyword="foo"]
Show the products of specified category automatically.
[csshop service="rakuten" category="100026"]
[csshop service="amazon" category="Electronics"]
[csshop service="yahoo" category="2505"]
[csshop service="linkshare" category="Electronics"]
[csshop service="valuecommerce" category="electronics"]
Installation
- Upload
cs-shopdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Select the setting of ‘CS Shop’ from the Admin menu, Please save to set the account information for the affiliate service.
- Create a new page, Please write a short code
[csshop service="rakuten"]to that page. (This is the case you select the Rakuten.) - Please visit the page that you created. Categories of the affiliate service that you set should be displayed.
This is the most simple configuration steps. Short code to a variety of attributes can be set. Please read ‘Shortcode Example’ section.
Changelog
Change the name of page param.
1.2.2
- Tested up to 4.9.4.
1.2
- Support Rakuten API 2014-02-22 version.
1.1.1
- Display “Search” button, when not support JavaScript.
1.1
- Change query param “page” to “pagenum”.
1.0
- Change from “+sales” to “-sales” the value of the sort attribute.
0.9.9
- Add “embed” mode.
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FAQ
CS Shop: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is CS Shop free?
Yes. CS Shop is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is CS Shop safe to use in 2026?
CS Shop shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 26/100 on our health check.
How many websites use CS Shop?
CS Shop is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 11,284 times since it launched in April 2012. It was downloaded 69 times in the last 30 days.
Does CS Shop work with WordPress 7.1?
CS Shop is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was CS Shop last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.2, was released on March 28, 2018 (9 years ago).
Who makes CS Shop?
CS Shop is developed and maintained by cottonspace.
What are the best alternatives to CS Shop?
The most popular alternatives to CS Shop are Image Widget (100K+ installs), Meks Easy Ads Widget (10K+ installs) and Ad Widget for WordPress (2K+ installs).
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