Getting Started with Siteskyline Affiliate for WooCommerce

Welcome! This guide helps you set up your affiliate program from scratch. By the end, you'll have a working signup page, your first commission plan, and a clear view of how your partners are performing — all from your WordPress admin.

Before You Begin

Make sure the following is in place before you install the plugin:

• A WordPress website that you manage as an administrator.
• The WooCommerce plugin installed and active on your site.
• A payment method configured in WooCommerce, so orders and commissions can be tracked properly.
• A hosting environment that supports standard WordPress and WooCommerce requirements (PHP and MySQL).

No coding needed. You'll manage everything from the WordPress admin area using screens, forms, and buttons.

Installation

1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New.
2. Click Upload Plugin at the top of the page.
3. Choose the plugin package you downloaded, then click Install Now.
4. After installation finishes, click Activate Plugin.

Once activated, a welcome notice appears with a link to the Setup Wizard. This is the fastest way to get your program running — continue below to walk through it.

First-Time Setup

Run the Setup Wizard (recommended)

The Setup Wizard is a 5-step guided flow that configures your program's core settings. To open it, click the link in the welcome notice, or go to SkyPlugins → Affiliate → Setup Wizard.

Tip: You can return to the wizard anytime from the banner on the Settings tab, or fine-tune individual options under SkyPlugins → Affiliate → Settings.

Configure settings manually (optional)

If you prefer to set things up yourself, open SkyPlugins → Affiliate → Settings and work through these cards:

• General & Registration — program type (affiliate, ambassador, influencer, or customer referral), automatic approval, terms acceptance, and reCAPTCHA keys.
• Tracking & Referrals — referral code prefix, cookie duration, attribution mode, pretty referral links, self-referral policy, and affiliate-created coupons.
• Payouts & Ledger Controls — refund lock period, minimum and maximum payout amounts, scheduled auto-payout day, and default ledger method.
• Lifetime Commissions, MLM & Emails — lifetime commission rules, multi-tier (MLM) rates for levels 2–5, email notification triggers, and email brand color.

Click Save Settings at the bottom of each form.

Your First Steps

1. Make sure your signup page is ready

The Dashboard (under SkyPlugins → Affiliate) includes a Getting Started checklist that links to your key pages and settings.

If the wizard didn't create one for you:

1. Open the Dashboard tab.
2. Find the Getting Started checklist.
3. Copy the affiliate registration shortcode — a small marker you paste into a page.
4. Create a new WordPress page, paste the marker, and publish the page.
5. Return to the checklist and confirm the page is set as your registration page.

2. Approve your first affiliates

When applicants sign up, they appear in the Affiliates tab:

1. Go to SkyPlugins → Affiliate → Affiliates.
2. Use the status filters (All / Approved / Pending / Rejected) to view Pending applicants.
3. Click Approve on the applicants you'd like to accept.

Once approved, each affiliate automatically receives a referral link and (if enabled) a personal referral coupon.

3. Create a commission plan

1. Go to SkyPlugins → Affiliate → Commissions.
2. Click + Create New Commission Plan.
3. Pick a goal template — By Product, Category Bonus, Top Performer, Subscriptions Only, or Custom.
4. Enter the plan name, commission rate and type, and evaluation priority.
5. Add one or more target rules — for example, specific products, categories, affiliates, order totals, coupons, or customer roles.
6. Review the summary and click Save & Activate Plan.

The plan now applies automatically to qualifying referred orders.

4. Check your dashboard

The Dashboard tab gives you a live snapshot of your program:

• Total and pending commissions
• Referred orders and referral visits
• A getting-started checklist for any remaining setup steps
• The Affiliate Program widget on the main WordPress Dashboard

What's Next?

Once your program is live, explore these features to grow and manage it:

Tip: The Referrals & Reports tab is a great place to check in weekly. Use the date filters to see referred revenue, commissions, visits, and your top-performing affiliates at a glance.

You're all set — happy launching!

Step-by-Step Workflow

flowchart TD
    A[You set up your program] --> B[Applicants sign up as affiliates]
    B --> C{You approve them?}
    C -->|Yes| D[Affiliate gets a referral link & coupon]
    C -->|No| E[Applicant stays pending or is rejected]
    D --> F[Affiliate shares their link or coupon]
    F --> G[Customers click and visit your store]
    G --> H[Customers place orders]
    H --> I[Commission is recorded as pending]
    I --> J[You review commissions]
    J --> K[You pay your affiliates]
    K --> L[Affiliates see their earnings & growth]
    L --> M[You track performance in reports]
    M --> N[You optimize and grow your program]
    N --> F

1. You set up your program

When you first activate the plugin, a guided setup wizard walks you through the essentials. You choose a business model (like an e-commerce store, a subscription service, or an influencer program), set your commission rate, decide how long referral tracking lasts, and pick whether you want to approve affiliates manually or let everyone in automatically. You can fine-tune all of these later on the Settings page.

2. Applicants sign up as affiliates

New partners apply through a signup form on your website. They enter their details, optionally choose a custom referral code, and accept your terms. If you have approval enabled, their application waits for your review. If not, they're instantly approved and can start promoting right away.

3. You approve your partners

From the Affiliates page, you can see everyone who has applied. You can approve or reject applications, edit referral codes, organize partners with tags, and even import a list of existing partners from a file or another program.

4. Affiliates share their links

Once approved, each affiliate gets a personal referral link and a discount coupon they can share anywhere — social media, email, blog posts, or YouTube. You can also provide ready-made marketing campaigns with banner images and swipe copy, so your affiliates always know what to promote.

5. Customers visit and shop

When someone clicks an affiliate's link, the plugin notes that visit and remembers the affiliate for a set period of time (for example, 30 days). If that customer makes a purchase — even days later — the sale is credited to the affiliate.

6. Commissions are recorded

Every referred order generates a commission record. Depending on your settings, commissions start as "pending" until the order is stable and the refund window has passed. You can review each commission, approve it, reject it, or delete it from the Commissions page.

7. You pay your affiliates

When commissions are approved, your affiliates build up a payable balance. From the Payouts page, you can manually pay them using a variety of methods (like PayPal, bank transfer, store credit, or check), or schedule automatic payouts on a set day each month. The plugin keeps a complete payout history so you always know what you've paid and to whom.

8. You track and grow

The Reports page gives you real-time visibility into your program's health: referred revenue, commissions owed, top-performing affiliates, conversion rates, and more. You can export the data anytime, spot your best partners, and create new campaigns to keep momentum going.

Features at a Glance

Tip: Start with the Setup Wizard — it walks you through the most important decisions in just a few minutes, and you can always change any setting later.

Note: Your affiliates can only see the Affiliate Dashboard after they've been approved and logged into their account.

Feature Guide

Everything you can do with Siteskyline Affiliate for WooCommerce, explained step by step.

Admin Overview Dashboard

What It Does

The Admin Overview Dashboard gives you a quick snapshot of your affiliate program's health. You can see your total and pending commissions, how many orders were referred, and how many visits your affiliate links have generated — all in one place. It also includes a getting-started checklist to help you set up key parts of your program, plus a quick-stats widget right on your main WordPress Dashboard.

How to Use It

1. Go to SkyPlugins in your WordPress admin menu and select Affiliate.
2. You'll land on the Dashboard tab. Review the overview stat cards to see your total commissions, pending commissions, referred orders, and referral visits.
3. Use the Getting Started checklist to jump directly to the relevant setup areas:
   • Settings tab to configure program details.
   • Commissions tab to set up commission plans.
   • Affiliates tab to manage your affiliates or find the signup page setup.
4. Copy the provided registration shortcode from the checklist and paste it into the page where you want affiliates to sign up.
5. Check your main WordPress Dashboard anytime to see a quick summary of affiliate program stats in the Affiliate Program widget.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Work through the Getting Started checklist in order to make sure your program is fully configured before promoting it.
• Keep an eye on pending commissions so you can review and approve them promptly.
• Use the dashboard's links to jump between tabs instead of navigating manually — it's the fastest way to manage your program.
• Make sure the registration shortcode is placed on a dedicated signup page so new affiliates can easily join.

Setup Wizard

What It Does

The Setup Wizard is a 5-step guided walkthrough that quickly configures your affiliate program. It sets up your business model, commission rules, referral tracking, approval preferences, and payout details all in one place. By the end, your program is ready to launch without digging through individual settings pages.

How to Use It

1. Open the Setup Wizard from the welcome notice or the banner on the Settings page.
2. On step 1, choose a business model preset that matches how you sell — this auto-fills recommended defaults for you.
3. Continue through step 2 to set your commission type, default commission rate, and referral cookie duration.
4. On step 3, choose whether new affiliates need your approval, whether to auto-create coupon codes, and select the page that will hold your signup form. If you don’t have a page yet, use the Auto-Create Page button.
5. On step 4, set your minimum payout threshold, attribution rule, and whether to enable lifetime commissions.
6. Review the summary on step 5, then click Finish & Launch Program to apply everything.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Pick a business model preset that matches your sales structure so the recommended defaults save you time, then fine-tune the individual settings if needed.
• If you want to review affiliates before they start promoting, keep approval required; if you prefer a frictionless signup, turn it off.
• Choose your referral cookie duration based on how long your customers typically take to decide — longer windows are friendlier to affiliates but may delay attribution.
• Use the auto-create coupon option if your affiliates need unique codes to share, and set your minimum payout threshold high enough to avoid processing many tiny payouts.

Affiliate Management

What It Does

Affiliate Management lets you view all affiliate partners, filter them by approval status or tag, and approve or reject applications. You can also edit referral codes, assign tags, and toggle per-affiliate lifetime commission exclusion.

How to Use It

1. Open the Affiliate section and go to the Affiliates tab.
2. Use the status sub-navigation (All / Approved / Pending / Rejected) or the tag dropdown to narrow the list of affiliates.
3. To approve or reject an application, click Approve or Reject on the corresponding row.
4. To change an affiliate's referral code, type a new code in the code field and click Update.
5. To assign a tag, select a tag from the Add tag… dropdown.
6. To exclude an affiliate from lifetime commissions, toggle Exclude lifetime for that affiliate.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Use the Pending filter to quickly review and process new affiliate applications.
• When editing a referral code, the coupon stays in sync automatically—no separate update needed.
• Assign tags to affiliates so you can filter and manage groups later.
• Use the Exclude lifetime toggle carefully, as it changes commission eligibility for that specific affiliate only.

Affiliate Tag Manager

What It Does

The Affiliate Tag Manager lets you create and delete tags to organize and segment your affiliate partners, such as grouping them by type or campaign. Each tag shows how many affiliates are currently using it, so you can quickly see how your segments are distributed.

How to Use It

1. Go to the Affiliates tab, then find the Manage Affiliate Tags card.
2. To add a new tag: type a name into the text field, then click the Add tag button.
3. To delete a tag: find the tag in the existing tags table and click the Delete button next to it.

When you delete a tag, it is removed from all affiliates that were using it.

Settings & Options

This feature does not have any configurable settings.

Tips & Best Practices

• Use clear, descriptive tag names (like "influencer") so your segments are easy to recognize at a glance.
• Keep your tag list tidy by deleting tags you no longer use, since they're removed from every affiliate when deleted.
• Use tags to group affiliates by category, source, or promotion type so you can filter and review them more easily later.
• Check the affiliate count next to each tag to see how your affiliate base is distributed across segments.

Affiliate Import Tools

What It Does

The Affiliate Import Tools let you bulk-import affiliates into your affiliate program. You can upload a CSV file containing email, name, and referral code, or migrate existing partners directly from AffiliateWP or Ultimate Affiliate Pro. Imported affiliates are automatically assigned the affiliate role, set as approved, and given a referral code.

How to Use It

1. Go to SkyPlugins → Affiliate and open the Affiliates tab.
2. In the Import Affiliates card, choose your import source.
3. If you select CSV file import, click the field to upload your CSV file. Make sure it contains the columns: email, name, and referral code.
4. Click the Import Affiliates button.
5. Wait for the import to finish. Once complete, you'll see a notice confirming the number of affiliates imported.

Settings & Options

This feature does not include any configurable settings. You only select an import source, optionally upload a CSV file, and click the Import Affiliates button.

Tips & Best Practices

• Format your CSV with exactly these column headers: email, name, and referral code.
• If you leave the referral code column empty for a row, the plugin will generate a referral code automatically.
• When migrating from AffiliateWP or Ultimate Affiliate Pro, choose the matching option to move your existing partners over in one step.
• After importing, check the Affiliates tab to confirm everyone looks correct — imported affiliates are approved automatically, so no further approval steps are needed.

Lifetime Commissions Manager

What It Does

The Lifetime Commissions Manager lets you manually link a customer to an affiliate. Once linked, that affiliate earns commission on all future purchases made by that customer. You can also search existing links by email or remove a link at any time.

How to Use It

1. Make sure Lifetime Commissions are enabled in the Settings page.
2. Go to the Affiliate section, open the Affiliates tab, and find the Lifetime Commissions card.
3. To check if a customer is already linked, search existing links by entering the customer’s email address.
4. Select the affiliate who should receive lifetime commissions.
5. Enter the customer’s email address. You can also enter the customer’s user ID if you have it.
6. Click Link customer to create the lifetime commission link.
7. To remove an existing link, find it in the list of linked customers and click Unlink.

Settings & Options

This feature does not have any settings of its own. All configuration is handled from the main Settings page, where lifetime commissions are enabled.

Tips & Best Practices

• Search by email before creating a new link to avoid accidentally linking the same customer to multiple affiliates.
• Entering the customer’s user ID is optional, but it helps ensure you’re linking the correct account if two customers share the same email.
• Use Unlink to stop future commissions when a relationship should end, such as after a refund or a change in referral ownership.
• Keep in mind that linking a customer is permanent until you manually unlink them — the affiliate will earn commission on every future purchase from that customer.

Commission Plans

What It Does

Commission Plans let you build targeted commission structures for your affiliates through a simple 4-step guided wizard. You can choose from goal templates designed for different selling scenarios, set the payout rate and type, control which plans get evaluated first, and define exactly which orders qualify using a flexible set of target rules.

How to Use It

1. Go to SkyPlugins → Affiliate → Commissions tab.
2. Click + Create New Commission Plan.
3. In Step 1 of the wizard, choose a goal card: By Product, Category Bonus, Top Performer, Subscriptions Only, or Custom.
4. In Step 2, enter a Plan Name, choose the Commission Rate & Type, and set the Evaluation Priority.
5. In Step 3, add one or more target conditions. Use the searchable dropdowns to pick products, categories, tags, affiliates, or coupons, or add other rule types to narrow down qualifying orders.
6. In Step 4, review your setup and click Save & Activate Plan.

You can also manage existing plans from the Plans table — edit, duplicate, or delete them any time.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Set Evaluation Priority intentionally: plans with lower numbers are checked first, so order your plans from most specific to most general.
• Start with a goal template that matches your strategy — for example, By Product for direct product commissions, Category Bonus for category incentives, or Top Performer for your highest-producing affiliates.
• Combine multiple target rules to keep plans precise — for instance, match a product category alongside an order total threshold or a specific coupon code.
• Use Duplicate to create variations of an existing plan instead of rebuilding from scratch, then just adjust the rate, priority, or rules.

Commissions Review

What It Does

Lets the store owner manually approve, reject, or delete individual commission records. Commissions can be filtered by pending, approved, rejected, or paid status so you can quickly focus on the records that need attention.

How to Use It

1. Go to SkyPlugins → Affiliate → Commissions tab.
2. Locate the Commissions Review card.
3. Use the status filter to view commissions by Pending, Approved, Rejected, or Paid.
4. To change a commission's state, click Approve or Reject.
5. To remove a record entirely, click Delete.

Settings & Options

This feature has no configurable settings.

Tips & Best Practices

• Filter by Pending first to review commissions that are waiting for your decision.
• Approve only commissions that genuinely qualify under your affiliate program rules before they move toward payout.
• Use Reject instead of Delete when you want to keep a record of the decision for your records.
• Use Delete only when you are certain the record is no longer needed, since it removes the commission entirely.

Reports, Leaderboard & Referral Records

What It Does

This feature gives you a real-time view of your affiliate performance. You can filter metrics by date range, see a top-10 leaderboard, review a raw referral records ledger that you can clean up, and export data as CSV files for affiliates, commissions, orders, and campaign assets.

How to Use It

1. Open the Referrals & Reports tab in the Affiliate section.
2. Optionally, set a From and To date to narrow the time period, then click Filter.
3. Review the stat grid to see referred revenue, commissions, referred orders, products sold, visits, and conversion rate.
4. Check the leaderboard to see your top 10 affiliates.
5. Use the Export buttons to download CSV files for affiliates, commissions, orders, or assets.
6. Delete any unwanted rows directly from the Referral Records table to keep your ledger clean.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Use date-range filtering to analyze specific periods, such as a single campaign or a monthly sales cycle.
• Export CSVs regularly to keep an up-to-date backup of your affiliate, commission, order, and asset data.
• Check the leaderboard often to identify your best-performing affiliates and consider rewarding them.
• Delete outdated or unwanted referral records periodically so your ledger stays accurate and easy to review.

Payout Management

What It Does

Creates manual payouts for affiliates who have eligible pending balances, records them in a payout history ledger, and exports PayPal or Stripe mass-payout files for settled affiliates.

How to Use It

1. Open the Affiliate page and select the Payouts tab.
2. Review the Pending Payouts table to see affiliates with unpaid commission balances.
3. In the dropdown next to each affiliate, choose a payout method (e.g., Manual, Cash, Bank transfer, Wire transfer, Check, PayPal, Stripe, Store credit, Fixed cart coupon, Reward points).
4. Click Create Payout to mark those commissions as paid and log the payout.
5. To pay multiple affiliates at once, use the buttons to export a PayPal or Stripe mass-payout file.
6. To track past payments, review the Payout History section.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Always confirm the payout method matches the affiliate’s preferred payment channel before creating a payout.
• Use the mass-payout export files to process multiple payments quickly in PayPal or Stripe, reducing manual entry errors.
• Check Payout History regularly to keep accurate records and reconcile affiliate balances.
• Create payouts only for eligible pending balances to avoid duplicating payments.

Marketing Campaigns & Creative Assets

What It Does

Marketing Campaigns & Creative Assets lets you create promotional campaigns that affiliates can use to market your products. Each campaign can include a banner image, swipe copy, and extra creative assets, and you can control whether it's public or restricted to specific affiliates. The feature also tracks visits and revenue for each campaign so you can see what's performing well.

How to Use It

1. Go to the Campaigns tab.
2. Click the Create Campaign button.
3. Enter a Campaign Name and add any Promotion Instructions for affiliates.
4. Choose or upload a Banner Image from the Media Library.
5. Fill in the Email / Social Swipe Copy — include the affiliate URL and affiliate code placeholders so each affiliate's unique details are inserted automatically.
6. Optional: Check Restrict to Private / Assigned affiliates only and select the affiliates who should have access.
7. Add any additional Asset Type & Value entries if you want to include more creatives.
8. Click Save & Publish Campaign.
9. Campaign cards on the Campaigns tab show the asset count, visits, and revenue, with buttons to Edit or Delete each campaign.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Use the affiliate placeholders in your swipe copy so every affiliate gets their own personalized links without extra work.
• Keep sensitive campaigns private by using the restrict option — public campaigns are visible to all affiliates.
• Monitor the per-campaign visits and revenue KPIs to double down on creatives that actually convert.
• Add a mix of asset types (images, links, and videos) to give affiliates flexibility in how they promote your offers.

Program Settings — General & Registration

What It Does

This section lets you configure the core details of your program, including the program type, how new applicants are approved, and whether they must accept your terms. It also controls Google reCAPTCHA protection on the signup form to help block spam.

How to Use It

1. In the WordPress admin, go to SkyPlugins → Affiliate and open the Settings tab.
2. Locate the General & Registration card.
3. Select your program type from the Program Type dropdown.
4. Turn Automatic Approval on or off to control whether new applicants are approved instantly.
5. Turn Require Terms Acceptance on or off to decide if applicants must agree to your terms at signup.
6. If terms are required, enter your custom terms in the Terms & Conditions Content box. If left blank, the built-in template is used.
7. If you want to protect the signup form with Google reCAPTCHA, enter your site key and secret key.
8. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the form.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Choose a program type label that matches how you talk about your program—whether it’s an affiliate program, ambassador program, or something else.
• If your goal is fast growth, keep Automatic Approval enabled so applicants don’t have to wait before participating.
• Make sure your terms are clear and up to date, especially if Require Terms Acceptance is turned on.
• Enable Google reCAPTCHA on your signup form to reduce spam registrations, especially if the form is publicly visible.

Program Settings — Tracking & Referrals

What It Does

This section lets you control how referral links behave across your affiliate program. You can set how referral codes are generated, how long a referral is remembered, and which affiliate gets credited when a customer clicks multiple links. It also handles link appearance, self-referrals, affiliate-created coupons, and your default referral banner image.

How to Use It

1. Go to SkyPlugins → Affiliate → Settings.
2. Open the Tracking & Referrals card.
3. Set the Referral Code Prefix if you want a prefix added to auto-generated referral codes.
4. Enter the number of days for the Cookie Duration.
5. Choose an Attribution Mode (first or last affiliate to refer the customer).
6. Choose a Plan Match Mode for commission plans.
7. Toggle Pretty Referral Links on or off, and set the Pretty Link Slug if you want clean links.
8. Toggle Allow Self-Referrals and Affiliate Referral Coupons to your preference.
9. Add an image URL for the Default Referral Banner URL.
10. Click Save Settings to apply your changes.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Choose attribution carefully. First-touch rewards the affiliate who introduced the customer, while last-touch rewards the one who closed the deal. Pick the model that matches how you want to incentivize your affiliates.
• Keep cookie duration aligned with your sales cycle. If your products take time to decide on, a longer cookie window gives affiliates credit for the work they put in.
• Use pretty links for better trust. Short, clean referral links look more professional and are easier for affiliates to share on social media or email.
• Decide if self-referrals make sense. Allowing self-referrals can boost internal sales, but make sure your commission structure accounts for it.
• Always click Save Settings after making changes — nothing is applied until you do.

Program Settings — Payouts & Ledger Controls

What It Does

The Payouts & Ledger Controls section lets you decide when affiliates get paid and how those payouts are tracked. You can set a refund protection period, enforce balance minimums and caps, schedule automatic payouts, choose the default payment method recorded in the ledger, and exclude specific affiliates from auto-pay.

How to Use It

1. Go to the Settings page inside the Affiliate section.
2. Find the Payouts & Ledger Controls card.
3. Set the refund lock period, minimum balance, maximum cap, and auto-payout day.
4. Choose your default payout ledger method.
5. Select any affiliates you want to exclude from automatic payouts.
6. Click Save Settings.

Your saved rules are then applied automatically whenever payouts are processed.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Set a refund lock period that covers your typical refund window so commissions are only paid out after the risk of reversal has passed.
• Use a minimum payout balance to avoid processing tiny, low-value payouts that cost more to send than they're worth.
• If you prefer full control over every payment, set the auto-payout day to 0 so payouts are only processed manually.
• Review your excluded affiliates regularly to make sure the right partners are skipped from automatic batches.

Program Settings — Lifetime Commissions, MLM & Emails

What It Does

This settings area lets you control how lifetime commissions work, including which affiliates are excluded. You can also set up multi-tier (MLM) commissions for sub-affiliates, configure email notification triggers, and customize the email brand color.

How to Use It

1. Open the Settings tab and find the "Lifetime Commissions, MLM & Emails" card.
2. Toggle Lifetime Commissions on or off as needed.
3. If enabled, select any affiliate tags that should be excluded from lifetime commissions.
4. Toggle Multi-Tier (MLM) to allow affiliates to recruit sub-affiliates and earn at multiple levels.
5. Set the Level 2–5 commission rates.
6. Configure email triggers: daily digest, new affiliate signup, affiliate approval, and commission earned.
7. Choose the email header brand color.
8. Click Save Settings to apply your changes.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Review your excluded affiliate tags carefully before enabling lifetime commissions, so you don't accidentally include affiliates you meant to exclude.
• For multi-tier, start with modest Level 2–5 rates to keep your overall payout sustainable as your network grows.
• Use the daily digest to stay on top of affiliate activity without receiving separate emails throughout the day.
• Choose a brand color that matches your existing email templates for a consistent, professional look.

Affiliate Email Notifications

What It Does

Affiliate Email Notifications automatically sends branded HTML emails to keep you and your affiliates informed. You'll get alerts when new affiliates sign up, and your affiliates will be notified when they're approved and when they earn commissions. The system also sends you a daily digest and delivers monthly performance summaries to affiliates and your store owner.

How to Use It

1. Go to the Settings tab.
2. Open the "Lifetime Commissions, MLM & Emails" card.
3. Select which Email triggers you want enabled—an admin alert on signup, an approval notice to the affiliate, and a commission-earned notification to the affiliate.
4. Toggle the Daily admin digest on or off to receive a daily summary of new signups and commissions.
5. Choose an Email Header Brand Color that matches your branding.
6. Save your settings. From then on, emails are sent automatically based on your configuration, and monthly performance summaries go out on their regular schedule.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Enable only the triggers that are useful to you so you and your affiliates aren't overwhelmed with notifications.
• Keep the Daily admin digest switched on to stay on top of new signups and commission activity without checking the dashboard constantly.
• Choose a brand color that matches your logo and website so your emails feel polished and recognizable.
• Since monthly performance summaries are sent automatically on a schedule, you don't need to manually prepare or send them—just make sure your email settings are configured correctly.

Affiliate Signup Form

What It Does

The Affiliate Signup Form lets visitors apply to become affiliates directly from your website. It collects their basic account details, handles optional referral codes and terms acceptance, protects against spam, and automatically signs them in once their application is approved. If a visitor is already logged in, they can simply apply using their current account.

How to Use It

1. Navigate to the page that contains the affiliate registration form on your website.
2. If you already have an account on the site, you can log in and then apply with that existing account. If not, proceed to the next step.
3. Enter your username, email address, and a password.
4. If the optional referral code field is shown, you may enter a custom code of your choice, or leave it blank to have one generated for you.
5. If a terms acceptance checkbox appears, tick the box to confirm you agree to the affiliate terms.
6. Complete the reCAPTCHA verification to confirm you are not a robot.
7. Click the Register button.
8. Depending on the approval setting, your account will either be activated immediately or held for review. If approved, you will be logged in automatically and redirected to your affiliate dashboard.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Leave the referral code field blank if you don’t have a preference — a unique code will be generated for you automatically.
• If you are already an existing member of the site, log in before submitting the form so your affiliate status is linked to your current account.
• Use a strong, unique password for your affiliate account to keep your earnings and dashboard secure.
• If your account is not activated immediately, check back later or look out for an email notification regarding your application status.

Affiliate Dashboard (My Account)

What It Does

The Affiliate Dashboard is your self-service home base inside your account. From here, you can copy your personal referral link, create and copy discount coupons, grab marketing banners and swipe copy, and see how your referrals are performing. It also shows your recent commissions and lets you inspect your sub-affiliate network when multi-level tracking is enabled.

How to Use It

1. Log in to your account and go to My Account.
2. Open the Affiliate Dashboard from your account menu.
3. Find your referral link at the top of the dashboard and click Copy to share it anywhere.
4. If coupons are enabled, review your existing coupons — or use the form to create a new one with a code and a discount percentage between 1 and 100%.
5. Browse the available marketing campaigns; copy the direct campaign URL, or copy the banner HTML, shortcode, or swipe text for each.
6. Scroll through your performance summary to view Earned, Pending, and Referrals stats.
7. Review the recent commissions table for a detailed list of your latest payouts.
8. If the sub-affiliate network is configured, view your sub-affiliate network tree to see who has joined under you.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Keep your personal referral link handy: paste it into your bio, emails, or social profiles so every click is tracked to you.
• When creating a coupon, choose a discount that feels valuable to your audience but still keeps your earnings reasonable.
• Use the campaign banners and swipe copy exactly as provided — they’re built to convert and are already tracked with your referral link.
• Check your Earned and Pending stats regularly, and follow up with referrals before a pending commission expires (if your program has an expiration window).

Referral Link Tracking & Attribution

What It Does

Referral Link Tracking & Attribution automatically records visits made through your referral links and keeps a cookie on the visitor's device for a set amount of time. When that visitor places an order, the system credits the right affiliate using methods like first or last touch, coupon usage, direct registration links, or email matching. It also prevents self-referrals when that option is turned off.

How to Use It

1. Copy your personal referral link from your affiliate dashboard. This link contains your unique referral code.
2. Share the link anywhere you like: social media, email, blog posts, or messaging apps.
3. When someone clicks your link, the system stores a referral cookie on their device.
4. If that visitor completes an order while the cookie is still active, the order is credited to you.
5. Once the order is completed, a referral record is created and your commission is queued as pending.
6. You can track your referrals and commissions in your affiliate dashboard.

Settings & Options

These settings are managed by the site administrator under the Settings tab → “Tracking & Referrals” card.

Tips & Best Practices

• Share your referral link in places where your audience is already interested, which helps turn clicks into orders.
• Check the cookie duration so you know how long someone has to make a purchase for you to receive credit.
• If your program uses multiple touchpoints, know whether first or last click gets the credit so you can plan your sharing strategy.
• Avoid clicking your own referral link when self-referrals are disabled, since your own orders will not count toward your commissions.

Marketing Shortcodes — Terms, Banner & Landing Page

What It Does

This feature gives you three shortcodes to place on any page: one to display the affiliate terms template, one to show a clickable referral banner, and one to build a tracked affiliate landing page that uses the affiliate's own referral link. Visitors can see your terms, click the banner to visit via an affiliate referral, or land on a dedicated page that greets referred visitors and attributes visits through standard tracking.

How to Use It

1. Add the terms shortcode ([siskadfowo_terms]) to the page where you want the affiliate terms to appear.
2. Add the banner shortcode ([siskadfowo_affiliate_banner]) to a page; include optional URL and title attributes if you want to customize the banner's image or link text.
3. Add the landing page shortcode ([siskadfowo_landing_page]) to a page, with an optional heading attribute if you want a custom heading.
4. Share the tracked landing-page link with your visitors or affiliates. The banner automatically links to the logged-in affiliate's own referral URL, or to your site home if no affiliate is logged in.

Settings & Options

Tips & Best Practices

• Leave the terms content blank to use the built-in default template instead of writing your own.
• Provide the banner shortcode's URL and title attributes when you want a banner that differs from the default referral image.
• Use the landing page shortcode to give affiliates a dedicated page with their tracked link; visits are attributed through standard tracking.
• Share the tracked landing-page link rather than a plain page URL so referrals are recorded correctly.