Affiliates for WooCommerce – Affiliate Program, Referral Tracking & Commissions vs FirstPromoter

Affiliates for WooCommerce is a lightweight WooCommerce affiliate plugin that lets you create, manage, and grow your own affiliate program directly from your store. When a customer buys through an affiliate’s referral link, your store tracks the click, applies the commission, and records it automatically. Your affiliates log into their own dashboard to see their earnings, generate new links, and save their payout details. You see everything from the admin and pay out when you’re ready. No SaaS subscription. No percentage cut taken from every sale. It all runs on your own site. Most stores have their first affiliate program live within minutes of activation. Quick Links View Free Demo View Pro Demo Full Documentation Free vs Pro Comparison Upgrade to Pro Why run your affiliate program on your own store? Third-party affiliate networks charge a monthly fee on top of a percentage cut from every sale they track. That means you pay twice — once to your affiliate, once to the platform. This plugin keeps the whole program inside your WordPress site. Your data, your rules, your payouts. The only person getting a cut is the affiliate who earned it. And unlike generic affiliate plugins, this one is built around WooCommerce from the ground up. Commission calculation pulls directly from WooCommerce orders. Payouts connect to Bank Transfer, PayPal, and WooCommerce Wallet (Pro). The affiliate tab appears automatically inside your WooCommerce My Account page. It fits your store because it was designed for your store. WooCommerce Affiliate Program – Free Version Features Affiliate Registration Affiliates apply through a signup form you embed anywhere on your site with a shortcode. Affiliate Dashboard page created automatically which has the affiliate login and registration forms. Use [ddwcaf_affiliate_registration_form_shortcode] to create your custom affiliate registration page Show a login form alongside the signup form, or just the signup form on its own Optionally show affiliate registration fields on the WooCommerce My Account registration page Approve or reject applications from the affiliates list in your admin panel Convert existing WordPress users into affiliates directly from the admin — no re-registration needed Referral Tracking Every affiliate link click gets tracked with a browser cookie. You control how that cookie behaves. Set how long the referral cookie lasts (in days) — if someone buys within that window, the affiliate earns their commission Choose whether a second affiliate link click should overwrite the first affiliate’s cookie Enable visit logging so every click gets saved with a timestamp and destination URL Block affiliates from earning commission on their own purchases Commissions Commissions are calculated and recorded automatically when an order reaches the status you choose. Set a global commission percentage for all affiliates Choose whether taxes and discounts are included or excluded from the commission base View all commissions in the admin panel with status, order reference, amount, and affiliate name Pay commissions manually when you’re ready Payout Management Affiliates save their preferred payout method (Direct Bank Transfer or PayPal) from their own dashboard Review and process payouts from the payouts list in your admin panel Filter payouts by status to process them in batches Every payout record stores the affiliate, amount, method, and date Affiliate Dashboard Your affiliates can see their own data without ever contacting you. Dedicated affiliate dashboard accessible from the WooCommerce My Account page Shows total earnings, paid earnings, unpaid earnings, and total conversions at a glance Full commissions list filtered by status so they know what’s pending and what’s paid Payout history with current status for each request Click log showing every recorded visit with destination URL and timestamp Top Products list showing which of your products earned them the most commission Link generator to create referral links for any page or product on your site Affiliates save their bank or PayPal payout details themselves — you don’t need to collect it manually Dashboard accent color is configurable from your admin panel to match your store branding Admin Reporting Affiliates list with status toggle and earnings summary per affiliate Full commissions log across all affiliates, filterable by status, date, and affiliate Click log across all affiliates showing referral source URLs and activity Top Products report showing which products generate the most affiliate revenue Payout log with status management per record For Developers HPOS compatible — fully tested with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage Translation-ready with .pot file included — works with WPML, Polylang, and Loco Translate Works with all standard WooCommerce-compatible themes Clean object-oriented codebase with hooks and filters for custom development Mobile-friendly admin with dual-drawer navigation for smaller screens Try the Free Version Live Demo WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin Pro Version — What You Get On Top The Pro version adds automation, advanced commission rules, anti-fraud tools, and marketing features that help your affiliates promote more effectively. Commission Rules Set commission rates per product, per category, or per user role Automatically increase an affiliate’s commission rate when they hit lifetime earning milestones Assign a personal commission rate to any individual affiliate, overriding the global rate Require commissions to age past the refund window before they become payable — reduces chargeback risk Coupon Assignment Ability to assign coupons to affiliates for discount based promotion. Coupon Assignment mails to affiliates Affiliates earn commissions when customers uses their assigned coupons to place orders. Automated Payouts Schedule payout batches on specific days of the month — no manual triggering needed Set a minimum balance before an affiliate can request or receive a payout Step-by-step payout wizard for reviewing and batch-processing large volumes of commissions Supports Direct Bank Transfer, PayPal, and WooCommerce Wallet Affiliate Marketing Tools Upload banners and text links as creatives that affiliates can grab directly from their dashboard One-click social sharing to 10+ platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and Email Pinterest-optimized image uploads for visual sharing Set default share titles and messages to keep your branding consistent across all affiliate promotions Custom Registration Add unlimited custom fields to the affiliate signup form — text, select, radio, checkbox, textarea Control which profile fields affiliates can edit themselves Require affiliates to accept your program terms during signup Anti-Fraud Controls Time-gated visit registration prevents the same visitor from being counted multiple times in quick succession IP and referrer logging for every affiliate click Full control over whether a second affiliate link replaces the first affiliate’s cookie Supports CAPTCHA using DevDiggers’ Advanced CAPTCHA plugin. Advanced Reports Visual charts for earnings, visits, and conversions with month-over-month comparisons Conversion rate, total earnings, paid and unpaid earnings visible at a glance Top products report filterable by affiliate Try the Pro Version Live Demo Upgrade to Pro

FirstPromoter for WordPress allows you to easily integrate FirstPromoter’s affiliate tracking scripts with your WordPress website. With this plugin, you can track referrals, registrations, and sales across your website, with special integrations for popular platforms. Features Add FirstPromoter tracking to your WordPress site WooCommerce integration – track new account registrations and checkouts OptimizePress integration – track form submissions Contact Form 7 integration – track form submissions with email capture MemberPress integration – track member signups, transactions, and recurring payments Custom Form Tracking – track email submissions from any form using CSS selectors URL Email Capture – capture referrals from thank you pages where the email is in the URL Payment Links – automatically append the FirstPromoter tracking ID to payment links on your pages Cross-domain tracking support Automatically send sales data to FirstPromoter (WooCommerce, MemberPress) Automatic refund and cancellation tracking (WooCommerce) Track recurring subscription payments (MemberPress) Force tracking bypass for privacy browsers and ad-blockers WooCommerce Integration When enabled, the WooCommerce integration allows you to: Capture emails when users create new accounts Capture emails at checkout Automatically send sale information to FirstPromoter Track refunds and generate negative commissions Track order cancellations and update customer status OptimizePress Integration The OptimizePress integration tracks form submissions and captures emails for referral tracking. Contact Form 7 Integration When enabled, the Contact Form 7 integration allows you to: Track form submissions automatically (all forms tracked) Capture email addresses from any field containing “email” in its name Attribute form leads to the correct referral source Requires API key – uses server-side tracking MemberPress Integration When enabled, the MemberPress integration allows you to: Track new member signups and registrations (always enabled) Automatically send transaction data to FirstPromoter (requires API key) Track recurring subscription payments (requires API key) Associate members with their referral source API sale tracking uses prefixed user IDs (“mepr-“) to prevent conflicts Important: If you’re using FirstPromoter’s Stripe integration, only enable signup tracking. Leave sale tracking OFF to avoid duplicate sales. Custom Form Tracking When enabled, the Custom Form Tracking integration allows you to: Track email submissions from any form on your site — no plugin dependency required Works with any form builder, custom HTML forms, or dynamically loaded popups Configure CSS selector pairs: one for the email input, one for the submit button or form element Supports multiple forms with separate selector pairs Uses MutationObserver to handle dynamically loaded forms (popups, AJAX-injected content) AJAX fallback for ad-blocker bypass when force tracking is enabled URL Email Capture When enabled, the URL Email Capture integration allows you to: Track referrals from thank you pages where the email is passed as a URL query parameter Useful when your checkout, funnel, or external platform redirects to a confirmation page with the customer’s email in the URL (e.g. /[email protected]) Configure the URL parameter key for the email (e.g. email) Optionally configure a second parameter key for the user ID (e.g. uid) No plugin dependency required — works on any WordPress page Payment Links When enabled, the Payment Links integration allows you to: Automatically append the FirstPromoter tracking ID to payment links on your pages as the client_reference_id parameter Works with Stripe buy.stripe.com links, custom Stripe checkout domains, or any direct payment URL Configure the URL prefix to match — defaults to https://buy.stripe.com/, supports comma-separated multiple prefixes Uses MutationObserver to handle dynamically added links (popups, AJAX-injected content) No plugin dependency required — works on any WordPress page Configuration After activation, you’ll find a new menu item in your WordPress admin dashboard labeled “FirstPromoter”. Base Configuration Navigate to the FirstPromoter settings page in your WordPress admin Enter your FirstPromoter Account ID (required) Enter your API key (required for most integrations – see below) If you want to track across multiple domains, enter them in the Cross Domain field, separated by commas Click “Save” to store your settings API Key Requirements The FirstPromoter API key is required for the following features: Contact Form 7 integration (all tracking) WooCommerce sale tracking MemberPress sale tracking MemberPress recurring payment tracking The following features work without an API key: WooCommerce signup tracking WooCommerce checkout email capture OptimizePress integration MemberPress signup tracking (without sales) You can find your API key in your FirstPromoter dashboard: Settings > Integrations > Manage API keys Integration Settings The plugin supports multiple types of integrations: WooCommerce Integration: Track new account registrations and checkouts OptimizePress Integration: Track form submissions Contact Form 7 Integration: Track contact form submissions with email capture MemberPress Integration: Track member signups, transactions, and recurring payments Custom Form Tracking: Track email submissions from any form using CSS selectors URL Email Capture: Capture referrals from thank you pages where the email is in the URL Payment Links: Automatically append the tracking ID to payment links on your pages Enable the integrations that apply to your website and configure their specific settings. External Services This plugin connects to FirstPromoter’s external services to provide affiliate and referral tracking functionality. It’s essential for the plugin’s operation to track referrals, registrations, and sales. FirstPromoter Tracking Service What it is: FirstPromoter’s affiliate tracking platform that monitors referral activity and conversions. What data is sent: – Email addresses (for referral tracking) – User IDs (when available) – Order information including amount, order ID, and coupon codes (when WooCommerce sales tracking is enabled) – Page visit information for referral attribution When data is sent: – Every time a page loads (for referral attribution via JavaScript tracking) – When users register or create accounts (if integration is enabled) – When purchases are completed (if WooCommerce integration is enabled) – When custom tracking events are triggered Service provider: FirstPromoter (https://firstpromoter.com) – Terms of Service: https://firstpromoter.com/terms – Privacy Policy: https://firstpromoter.com/privacy – API Documentation: https://docs.firstpromoter.com/api-reference-v2/ FirstPromoter CDN Service What it is: Content delivery network that serves the FirstPromoter tracking JavaScript library. What data is sent: Standard web request data (IP address, user agent, referrer) When data is sent: On every page load where tracking is active Service details: – CDN URL: https://cdn.firstpromoter.com/fpr.js – v2 API Endpoints: https://api.firstpromoter.com/api/v2/track/* – This is required for the tracking functionality to work Technical Details This plugin works by adding the FirstPromoter tracking script to your website and handling various trigger points for tracking registrations, checkouts, and custom events. The plugin: Adds the base FirstPromoter tracking script to all pages Captures and tracks user emails at registration and checkout (when enabled) Supports cross-domain tracking Can send WooCommerce sales data directly to FirstPromoter’s API