=== Affiliates WP e-Commerce Integration ===
Contributors: itthinx
Donate link: http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-wp-e-commerce
Tags: ads, advertising, affiliate, affiliate marketing, affiliate plugin, affiliate tool, affiliates, bucks, contact form, crm, earn money, e-commerce, e-commerce, integration, lead, link, marketing, money, online sale, order, partner, referral, referral links, referrer, shopping cart, sales, shop, shopping cart, site, track, transaction, wordpress, wp-e-commerce, wpecommerce, wp e-commerce, e-commerce, ecommerce, getshopped, getshopped.org
Requires at least: 3.5.1
Tested up to: 3.9
Stable tag: 2.1.2
License: GPLv3

This integrates the Affiliates plugins with the WP e-Commerce shopping cart.

== Description ==

This plugin integrates [Affiliates](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates/), [Affiliates Pro](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-pro/) and [Affiliates Enterprise](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-enterprise/) with [WP e-Commerce](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-e-commerce).

With this integration plugin, referrals are created automatically for your affiliates when sales are made.

The plugin allows you to set a referral (commission) rate so that your affiliates get credited with a referral based on a percentage of each sale's total net amount.

Requirements:

- [Affiliates](http://wordpress.org/plugins/affiliates), [Affiliates Pro](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-pro/) or [Affiliates Enterprise](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-enterprise/)
- [Affiliates WP e-Commerce Integration](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-wp-e-commerce) (this plugin)
- [WP e-Commerce](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-e-commerce)

Install these, set up your shop, decide how much you want to pay your affiliates and start selling!

__Feedback__ is welcome!
If you need help, have problems, want to leave feedback or want to provide constructive criticism, you can leave a comment here at the [plugin page](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-wp-e-commerce).

Please try to solve problems there before you rate this plugin or say it doesn't work. There goes a _lot_ of work into providing you with free quality plugins! Please appreciate that and help with your feedback. Thanks!

You are welcome to [follow @itthinx on Twitter](http://twitter.com/itthinx) for updates on this and related plugins.

== Installation ==

1. Install and activate the [WP e-Commerce](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-e-commerce) plugin. Configure your shop and create products.
2. Install and activate the [Affiliates](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/affiliates) plugin. Use the default settings or configure it to your needs.
3. Install and activate the [Affiliates WP e-Commerce Integration](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-wp-e-commerce) plugin.
4. A new *WP e-Commerce* menu item will appear under the *Affiliates* menu in WordPress. Set the referral rate for your affiliates there.

Note that you can install the plugins from your WordPress installation directly: use the *Add new* option found in the *Plugins* menu.
You can also upload and extract them in your site's `/wp-content/plugins/` directory or use the *Upload* option.

If you upgrade from *Affiliates* to *Affiliates Pro* or *Affiliates Enterprise*, the default referral rate should be set automatically under *Affiliates > Settings*.
Although this is done automatically, it is adviced to double-check that the settings have been adjusted correctly. 

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What features does this integration provide? =

When a sale is made through WP e-Commerce, a referral is recorded for the affiliate that referred the sale.

= How can I set the amount that affiliates earn on each sale? =

If you are using [Affiliates](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/affiliates), go to *Affiliates > WP e-Commerce* and set the rate there.

If you are using [Affiliates Pro](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-pro/) or [Affiliates Enterprise](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-enterprise/), the rate settings under *Affiliates > Settings* apply.

Example: If you want to give an affiliate 10% of each net total sales amount, set the rate to *0.1*.

== Screenshots ==

See also: [Affiliates WP e-Commerce Integration](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-wp-e-commerce/)

1. Referral rate setting - Here, a referral rate set at 0.2 credits affiliates with 20% commissions on sales.
2. Referrals created automatically for sales - Each referral is linked to its order.

== Changelog ==

= 2.1.2 =
* WordPress 3.9 compatibility checked

= 2.1.1 =
* WordPress 3.8 compatibility checked

= 2.1.0 =
* Added order link to data.
* Hiding text also when usage data option is disabled.
* Updated WordPress version required.

= 2.0.0 =
* WordPress 3.6.1 compatible release

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 2.1.2 =
* WordPress 3.9 compatibility checked

= 2.1.1 =
* WordPress 3.8 compatibility checked

= 2.1.0 =
* Order link is added to referral data.

= 2.0.0 =
* WordPress 3.6.1 compatible release