=== WC Affiliate – A Complete WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin === Contributors: codexpert, mukto90 Donate link: https://wcaffiliate.com/?utm_campaign=wporg Tags: woocommerce affiliate, affiliate management, woocommerce commission, affiliate marketing, affiliate program Requires at least: 6.0 Tested up to: 6.8.3 Stable tag: 2.13 Requires PHP: 7.4 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Launch a complete WooCommerce affiliate program with WC Affiliate. Track referrals, reward affiliates, & grow your business, all from one place. == Description == Planning to launch a full-fledged affiliate marketing programs for your WooCommerce store? You’ve come to the right place and are probably looking at the best solution available for affiliate marketing of your WooCommerce store. ### πŸ’‘ **WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin** Launching an affiliate program alongside your traditional marketing efforts is likely to give you extraordinary sales growth if done properly. Using WC Affiliate, you can launch a WordPress affiliate program on your WooCommerce-based store within minutes without hiring a developer or marketer! So onboard an infinite number of affiliates, let them do marketing for you, and enjoy boosted sales with WC Affiliate. ### πŸ€— **Why Use WC Affiliate?** WC Affiliate isn’t just another WordPress affiliate marketing plugin. It compiles everything you need to run a profitable WooCommerce affiliate marketing programme. - Exclusively built for running full-featured WooCommerce affiliate programs. - Powerful, accurate, and bug-free WooCommerce affiliate management solution. - User-friendly interface and an easy-to-use experience. - Excellent graphical presentation of the statistics of WP affiliate programs. - Comprehensive documentation answers all usability questions. - Friendly and dedicated [customer support team](https://help.codexpert.io/?utm_campaign=wporg)on standby 24/7. - Automated payout system using PayPal and Stripe for easy payment to the affiliates. Have any confusion? Feel free to [contact our support](https://help.codexpert.io/tickets/) or [visit our website.](https://wcaffiliate.com/) ### πŸ‘‰ **WC Affiliate Features - Maximize Your Growth Potential** [WC Affiliate](https://wcaffiliate.com/?utm_campaign=wporg) is a cleanly coded, powerful plugin aimed at easy affiliate management for your WooCommerce store. It has all the necessary features such as affiliate performance tracking, short link generation, email message customization, cross-domain cookie sharing, banner building, multi-level commission setting, excellent graphical presentation, automatic payout to affiliates, etc. Detailed overview in πŸ‘‡- ### βœ”οΈ Referral Marketing WC Affiliate accurately tracks affiliate referrals on your WooCommerce store. You can set any length of cookie/ banner/ coupons validity duration using this affiliate management plugin. A longer cookie expiry length is likely to inspire affiliates to sign up for your affiliate marketing program. This referral marketing software lets you choose if a new referral should replace the old one. It also helps turn visits into sales more often and grows your store's traffic and profits. ### βœ”οΈ Limitless Affiliates You can onboard as many affiliates as you want using this WooCommerce affiliate plugin. This army of affiliates might bring unimaginable sales volume to your WordPress affiliate program. ### βœ”οΈ Excellent Reporting Real-time reporting of referred visits will inform you what’s happening with the affiliate marketing programme, including top affiliates. The report includes detailed information on visits, referrals, affiliates, transactions, and much more. WC Affiliate reporting uses clear graphs, charts, and tables, making it easy to understand and compare data at a glance. From the summary view, both the Admin and the affiliates can view visits, referrals, conversions, earnings, and top-performing affiliates and web links in a colorful histogram, pie charts, linear graphs, and tables. ### βœ”οΈ Fixed or Percentage Commission Not all the affiliates are willing to accept the same type of affiliate commission set by you. That's why you may need to set different types (e.g., fixed or percentage) of commission as per the business strategy. WC Affiliate offers settings for both of these types for maximum convenience. On top of these, it also allows you to set different amounts of commissions for different affiliates. This way, you can structure your whole WC affiliate programme to meet your specific needs. ### βœ”οΈ Personalized Email Messages Customizing the email messages makes affiliate management more personalized. You can edit the message to be given and address your affiliates by name while communicating with them. ### βœ”οΈ Payment Method Integrated (PRO) Integrating payment methods into the WooCommece affiliate program can remove the hassle of offline payments. WC Affiliate can be seamlessly integrated with PayPal and Stripe. Affiliates can request a payout, and you can easily disburse them via these payment methods. ### βœ”οΈ Translation Ready Translating your WooCommerce affiliate program is important, as you might get affiliates from various countries and languages when the affiliate marketing is operated internationally. WC Affiliate is translation-ready, meaning it will seamlessly correspond to any translation plugin. You can use popular translation plugins like Loco Translate to translate your WooCommerce affiliate program. ### βœ”οΈ CSV Export+Import Your affiliate marketing might include information that you need to share with others or store for further analysis or presentation. For that, WC Affiliate offers an option to download all the affiliates' data in CSV file format. You can also import data from other platforms if you want to migrate or work with customized user data. ### βœ”οΈ Banner Builder (PRO) As a business owner, you need to run sales promotions or discount offers often on your WooCommerce affiliate program. For that, you can easily create web banners and invite your affiliates to use those. Affiliates can use those banners on any website – be that a WordPress site or not. ### βœ”οΈ Shortlink Generator (PRO) WC Affiliate makes affiliate management easier by giving you control to allow affiliates to generate short links so that they can share a smart, likable link with their audience. Affiliates, in that case, can generate an unlimited number of short links and can use custom strings during affiliate marketing. Here is an example: - Long link: [https://wcaffiliate.com/?ref=123](https://wcaffiliate.com/) - Shortlink: [https://codexpert.io/go/wca](https://wcaffiliate.com/) ### βœ”οΈ Cross-Domain Cookie Sharing (PRO) WC Affiliate enables the affiliates to share the affiliate URL of one site and track it on another, allowing them to use one nice URL instead of many long URLs. It helps the admins better manage affiliates by connecting multiple sites and bringing them all into a single affiliate solution. ### βœ”οΈ Multilevel Affiliates (PRO) Gain exponential business growth from the army of affiliates you have with WC Affiliate multilevel commission! The most popular Multilevel Marketing concept is applied in this WooCommerce affiliate plugin. Affiliates will have their affiliates, and then 2nd-level affiliates will have theirs. This can go on up to the level the business owner/admin predetermines. Admin can set as many levels as they want with different commission amounts/percentages at each level. Setting up these levels will ensure perfect commission distribution and bring exponential growth to your affiliate marketing programs πŸ“ Connect with [our official Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/codexpert.io) or [official Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2074618249320463) to get the latest updates and deal announcements. πŸ“ Go through the [documentation](https://help.codexpert.io/docs/wc-affiliate/) for better usability of the WC Affiliate. πŸ’° Grow with us by joining our [affiliate program](https://codexpert.io/affiliates/) and earn up to 25% commission on your sales. πŸ’Έ #### **Get In Touch!** 🌐 Website: **https://wcaffiliate.com/** πŸ“© Contact Us: **https://codexpert.io/contact** **Grow your business using our other** [**fantastic plugins**](https://codexpert.io/products/) πŸ””πŸ”” πŸ”₯ [EasyCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easycommerce/)– Set up an ecommerce website in just minutes using the EasyCommerce ecommerce plugin. 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Please [reach out to us](https://help.codexpert.io/docs/wc-affiliate/?utm_campaign=wporg) if you need any help. == Frequently Asked Questions == = What is WC Affiliate? = WC Affiliate is a feature-rich WooCommerce affiliate marketing plugin that helps store owners create and manage a full-fledged affiliate WooCommerce program effortlessly. = How does WC Affiliate work? = It allows store owners to recruit affiliates, track referrals through unique links, and pay commissions when a sale is made through an affiliate’s referral. = Do I need coding knowledge to use WC Affiliate? = No, WC Affiliate is beginner-friendly and does not require any coding or technical skills to affiliate WooCommerce stores. = Does it require WooCommerce? = Yes, you need to have WooCommerce activated on your site. = Is it possible to apply discounts for the visitors? = Yes, WC Affiliate lets your affiliates apply discounts on their referral links. You need to enable discounts from the Basic settings in order to let your users apply discounts on their affiliate links. = Does WC Affiliate support multi-level marketing (MLM)? = Yes! You can create multi-tier affiliate levels and reward commissions at different stages. It is only available on WC Affiliate Pro. = Can I customize affiliate commissions? = Yes, you can set commissions as fixed amounts or percentages and customize them for different affiliates or products. = Can my affiliates create custom short links? = Yes, with WC Affiliate, users can create custom referral links within seconds. You can choose from random short links or user-defined short links as well. = Can I send custom emails to my affiliates? = Yes, WC Affiliate has the option to customize all the emails to keep your users updated. You can set your own message for Affiliate request, approved, rejection, payout request, etc., through the Email tab within the Basic Settings. = Is WC Affiliate Costly? = Absolutely not. WC Affiliate- the leading affiliate marketing software offers free affiliate program management through its free version. Some advanced features require availing the pro version. == Screenshots == 1. Admin - Summary 2. Admin - Affiliates Table 3. Admin - Visits Table 4. Admin - Referrals Table 5. Admin - Payables Table 6. Admin - Transactions Table 7. Admin - Banner Builder 8. Admin - Multilevel Commission Settings 9. Admin - Cross-domain cookie settings 10. Admin - Shortlinks settings 11. Admin - Automated payout settings 12. Affiliate - Summary 13. Affiliate - Visits Table 14. Affiliate - Referrals Table 15. Affiliate - Transactions Table 16. Affiliate - Shortlink Generator 17. Affiliate - Banner Builder 18. Affiliate - Profile Settings == Changelog == = v2.13 - 2025-11-09 = - [added] Added a new notice for the upcoming BFCM campaign. = v2.12 - 2025-10-13 = - [imp] Register as affiliate for existing user = v2.11 - 2025-10-13 = - [imp] Version compatibility tested - [fix] fix undefined variable issue = v2.10 - 2025-10-09 = - [fix] Fixed unable-to-assign-affiliate issue during registration - [fix] Resolved multiple merge conflicts and code standard/indentation issues - [enhancement] Added affiliate confirmation email with Affiliate Dashboard URL - [fix] Replaced php time() with wp_date('U') for proper WP date handling - [fix] Prevent affiliates from creating external affiliate shortlinks - [security] Replaced unserialize() with maybe_unserialize() to mitigate authenticated-subscriber PHP object vulnerability - [fix] Fixed affiliate list date-range issue (expanded range starting from year 2000) - [improvement] Send full affiliate registration input values and store '_wc_affiliate_time_applied' in options - [fix] Save/update affiliate values for existing users correctly - [ui] Fixed UI for affiliate registration form and mobile button display; improved datepicker icons/styles - [optimize] Removed duplicate/unnecessary code and optimized admin.js and affiliate creation logic - [fix] Added missing data-type attribute to buttons - [chore] Updated image paths and minor housekeeping = v2.9.6 - 2025-09-30 = - [fix] Fixed login redirection after registration - [fix] Fixed affiliate creation issues during registration - [fix] Fixed duplicate and unnecessary password fields - [fix] Fixed button not displaying on mobile in affiliate login page - [fix] Fixed required field and CSS issues for radio/checkbox fields = v2.9.4 - 2025-06-22 = - [imp] Version compatibility tested = v2.9.3 - 2025-06-03 = - [imp] Setup wizard revamped - [fix] Tooltip fixed = v2.9.2 - 2025-05-26 = - [fix] Security issue fixed. = v2.9.1 - 2025-05-23 = - [fix] Code improved = v2.9 - 2025-05-11 = - [fix] Fix conversion chart warning issue in summary page - [fix] Use CSV file type instead of json for file export - [fix] Made compatible with WordPress 6.8.1 = v2.8 - 2025-04-29 = * [fix] Setup wizard error fixed * [fix] Console error if WooCommece is not activated = v2.7.2 - 2025-04-29 - [fix] Code improved - [remove] WooCommerce dependency removed from plugin code to avoid fatal errors = v2.7.1 - 2025-04-20 - [fix] Plugin search issue fixed = v2.7 - 2025-04-17 - [add] Charts and graphs in the dashboard section are re-added - [imp] UI improved - [rem] Remove admin banners - [fix] Adjust min WP requirement = v2.6.2.3 - 2025-04-17 - [fix] Depedency adjusted = v2.6.2.2 - 2025-04-17 - [fix] Updated setup wizard = v2.6.2.1 - 2025-04-15 - [fix] Updated setup wizard = v2.6.2 - 2025-04-15 - [fix] Made compatible with WordPress 6.8 - [fix] Updated setup wizard = v2.6.1 - 2025-03-20 - [fix] Compatibility issue with PHP 8.2 fixed = v2.6 - 2025-03-16 * [security] Security Vulnerability fixed = v2.5.3 - 2025-02-11 = * [remove] Removed Placeholder %%site_url%% * [fix] Stripped Tags from Email Subject * [fix] Allowed HTML in Email Body * [add] Added Placeholder %%site_title%% = v2.5.2 - 2025-01-26 = * [fix] Upgraded `pluggable/marketing` and `pluggable/plugin` packages version to dev-master * [fix] Changed HTML Escape function = v2.5.1 β€” 2025-01-17 = * [fix] Vulnerability fixed and code improved = v2.5 β€” 2025-01-17 = * [fix] Vulnerability fixed = v2.4 β€” 2025-01-04 = * [fix] Vulnerability fixed = v2.3.9 β€” 2024-12-08 = * [remove] removed promotional button from dashboard * [imp] update promotional text from plugin menu = v2.3.8 β€” 2024-11-25 = * [imp] tested WordPress v6.7.1 compatibility = v2.3.7 β€” 2024-11-12 = * [imp] routine maintenance = v2.3.6 β€” 2024-11-07 = * [fix] undefined array key issue fixed * [imp] setup wizard finishing redirection * [add] help and documentation buttons = v2.3.5 β€” 2024-10-21 = * [add] added functions for url escaping * [imp] corrected escaping functions formats = v2.3.4 β€” 2024-10-07 = * [add] added escaping functions = v2.3.3 β€” 2024-09-26 = * [add] added escaping functions * [add] added comments for translators = v2.3.2 β€” 2024-09-19 = * routine maintenance = v2.3.1 β€” 2024-09-12 = * [add] added comments for translators * [imp] tested WordPress v6.6.2 compatibility = v2.3 β€” 2024-09-09 = * [fix] fixed critical error * [add] added escaping functions * [imp] corrected data type formats * [add] added comments for translators * [imp] tested WordPress v6.6.1 compatibility = v2.2.3.3 β€” 2023-09-13 = * [imp] Notice removed = v2.2.3.2 β€” 2023-09-05 = * [imp] CSS and JS minified = v2.2.3 β€” 2023-09-05 = * [fix] PHP and WordPress version compatibility tested = v2.2.2 β€” 2023-02-27 = * [fix] Install time added = v2.2.2 β€” 2022-09-04 = * [fix] Bug fixes = v2.2.1 β€” 2022-03-16 = * [fix] Bug fixed regarding templates = v2.2.0 β€” 2022-01-06 = * [imp] Affiliate dashboard redesigned * [fix] Stripe connect issue * [fix] Commission calculation * [add] Coupon based affiliate detection * [add] Email Verification * [add] Migration tool = v2.1.0 β€” 2021-08-01 = * [fix] Generating shortlinks of external URLs is disabled = v2.0.1 β€” 2021-06-27 = * [fix] Version bumped due a compatibility issue. No changes made in the plugin. = v2.0.0 β€” 2021-06-22 = * [fix] Initial release == Upgrade Notice ==