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

The Affiliates system allows you to run a successful Affiliate Marketing Program. It comprises a set of the most powerful growth-oriented tools. Designed for Growth A fresh and intuitive dashboard helps your partners to spread the word about your site, products and services easily. Affiliates can share links to any page on the website, using simple tools that are built into its dashboard. Designed to deliver an intuitive experience out of the box, it is ready for virtually any theme, even without customizations. Yet you can refine the design and facilities provided for your affiliates even further, with its flexible template-based dashboard sections. You will find extensive information and detailed instructions in the Documentation. Important features include an intuitive affiliate dashboard, automated affiliate registration and unlimited affiliate management sections. Affiliates can integrate with virtually any platform, including e-commerce, memberships, forms, lead generation, lead tracking and many more. Commissions on referred users are built-in, free and premium integrations with today’s most popular e-commerce and other systems are available. The Affiliates plugin provides an affiliate system for sellers, shops, distributors, blogs, membership sites, microsites for product launches and many more. It allows to quickstart your affiliate program and start growing fast. It also provides a solid framework for developers, who wish to build customized solutions based on a sound data model. With unlimited affiliate program management tools available on the back end, its flexible affiliate dashboard templates, blocks and shortcodes, you can provide your affiliates with a really intuitive experience. Partners get the tools and information about their earnings and performance on the front end. There is everything you need to start an affiliate and growth marketing program. To manage an Affiliate Marketing or Partner Referral Program and track visits to your site with affiliate links, the Affiliates system is the most powerful free solution. The system is used to manage affiliates, create referrals and track visits to your site through affiliate links. Referrals are stored and attributed to an affiliate, for example if clients place orders on your site and you need to credit your affiliates. Free Integrations and Extensions Affiliates Import : Allows to import affiliate accounts in bulk from a text file. This is also useful to migrate to Affiliates, Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise. Affiliates WooCommerce Light : Run your affiliate program with WooCommerce, referrals are created automatically for your affiliates when they refer sales. Affiliates Events Manager : Grant commissions to affiliates for referred bookings with Events Manager, supports referrals based on coupons, records essential booking data for referred bookings. Affiliates Ninja Forms : Affiliates can register through Ninja Forms forms and form submissions can grant commissions and record referrals. Affiliates Formidable : Affiliates can register through Formidable Forms forms and form submissions can grant commissions and record referrals. Affiliates Contact Form 7 : Lead tracking and store data from submitted Contact Form 7 forms. Tracks form submissions to the referring affiliate and allows to record referrals and commissions. Affiliates BuddyPress : Display affiliate content in the BuddyPress user profile. Affiliates reCAPTCHA : This integrates reCAPTCHA with the affiliate registration form. Additional resources can be found on GitHub. Premium Integrations and Extensions included with Affiliates Pro and Affiliates Enterprise Affiliates Pro provides all features available in the free Affiliates system, a more detailed Dashboard with additional Dashboard Sections, additional features like referral Rates (supports formula-based rates), Banner Management, advanced Notifications, additional Dashboard sections and Shortcodes, advanced commission Rates, affiliate export features, advanced Totals with mass payment files and exports, more integrations and advanced integration features. Affiliates Enterprise provides all features and integrations available in Affiliates Pro and also supports mulitple tiers, campaigns and pixel tracking with image and iframe tracking pixels among other features as well as additional Dashboard sections, blocks and shortcodes. Affiliates Pro and Affiliates Enterprise come with additional features, extensions and integrations. Among these are: E-Commerce and Events Affiliates WooCommerce : Our advanced integration for WooCommerce includes automated status synchronization, recurring referrals and product rates. Affiliates Events Manager The integration records referrals and essential booking data for referred bookings. It allows to grant commissions on bookings with Events Manager. Social Sharing Platforms … make it even easier for affiliates to share their links Affiliates AddToAny : This integration with AddToAny converts URLs to share into affiliate links automatically for affiliates who are logged in. Advertising Affiliates Pay per Click : Pay affiliate commissions based on clicks or visits to affiliate links. Forms Affiliates Ninja Forms : Affiliates can register through Ninja Forms forms and form submissions can grant commissions and record referrals. Used with Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise, this integration opens up additional features and integrates seemlessly with our premium versions. Affiliates Formidable : Affiliates can register through forms handled with Formidable Forms, record and track form submissions to pay affiliate partners commissions on leads or successful purchases. Used with Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise, this integration opens up additional features and integrates seemlessly with our premium versions. Affiliates Gravity Forms : This extension allows to record referrals for form submissions and to create affiliate accounts for new users based on Gravity Forms. Affiliates Contact Form 7 : Lead tracking and store data from submitted Contact Form 7 forms. Tracks form submissions to the referring affiliate and allows to record referrals and commissions. Used with Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise it unlocks advanced features. Premium Extensions available separately Affiliates Coupons to create WooCommerce coupons for affiliates automatically and in bulk. Affiliates Users to automatically create affiliate accounts for new users Affiliates by Username which allows affiliate links to indicate usernames in addition to the affiliate IDs Affiliates Permanent : This extension is useful if you want to grant your affiliates commissions on all purchases made by customers they refer. Affiliates Products which handles WooCommerce product commissions for product partners and affiliates on product sales Features Affiliates Dashboard Fully integrates affiliate login, registration, statistictal overview, affiliate links and profile in a setup-free dashboard. Available as block and shortcode and highly customizable using templates. Individual dashboard sections are also available as blocks and shortcodes and can be customized using templates. Real-time reporting Referrals and affiliate link statistics are recorded and available instantly, as transactions are processed. Integration with virtually any E-Commerce platform. Traffic Statistics Records browseable traffic statistics with source and landing page, user agent and related referrals per affiliate. Unlimited Affiliates Simply have as many affiliates as you can get. Easy affiliate recruitment Affiliates can sign up automatically and can also be added manually with or without user accounts. Affiliate approval and notifications Affiliates can be approved manually or automatically and notifications are sent that inform them and the administrator of their status. API Affiliates provides an API which makes it easily integratable with virtually any E-Commerce and Membership system. Quick & Easy Installation Upload/install and activate the plugin from your WordPress Dashboard. Feedback is welcome Do you have feature requests or want to provide feedback? Please get in touch, the Affiliates plugins evolve with your needs. Free or Premium The Affiliates plugin is free and Open Source. If you want to use it, simply install it from your WordPress Dashboard or download it from WordPress.org. Affiliates Pro and Affiliates Enterprise are premium releases with additional features. Your support of our work helps to make all versions even more awesome. Thank you! Documentation You will find extensive information and detailed instructions on the Documentation pages. Social Please follow @itthinx on Twitter for updates on this and other plugins. Support For more immediate and preferential support, we kindly ask you to obtain Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise. If you need help or want to ask a question about the free version, please leave a comment on the Affiliates plugin page on our site, or post a topic in the Support section. Feedback is welcome! If you need help, have problems, want to leave feedback or want to provide constructive criticism, please leave a comment on the Affiliates plugin page. Please work with us to try to solve problems before you rate this plugin less than 5 stars or say it doesn’t work. There goes a lot of work into providing you with free quality plugins! We appreciate your feedback and are happy to help. Thanks! What this plugin is not It is not intended to keep track of links to other sites that you as a member of an affiliate program may have. We suggest you have a look at the Affiliate plugin if you’re interested in that. Translations If you want to add a translation, please review Affiliates Translations. Many thanks to those who have contributed translations: Dutch by Kathleen den Dekker from The Dog Company, French by Johan Walter from Massage Factory, Hebrew by Yair from temoni.org, Italian by Alessandro Bergamin from VoglioClienti.it and Roberto Castaldo from InArte, Indonesian by Ganis Irawan from Bisnis Internet 101, Lithuanian by Vincent G from Host1Free, Polish by BizExpert, Portuguese by Carlos Gouveia from iNovve, Slovak by Cr3o from životné poistenie, Spanish by David Perez from Closemarketing, Ukranian by Michael Yunat from GetVoIP

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