Affiliate Portal & Registration
Affiliate Registration
Require Affiliate Registration Approval
Require approval of new Affiliate accounts before they can begin earning referrals. If turned off, Affiliates will be automatically set to Approved upon registration.
Auto Register New Users
Affiliate Portal
Affiliate Portal Shortcode
Use the shortcode [solid_affiliate_portal] to render the Affiliate Portal on a page of your choosing.
Affiliate Portal Page
Select the page which contains the Affiliate Portal shortcode: [solid_affiliate_portal].
Important note: Changing this setting will not add the shortcode to the page, you must do this yourself. This setting is simply so that Solid Affiliate can properly reference the page.
Terms of Use Page
Select the page with contains your Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions. Solid Affiliate will link to this page on Affiliate Registration.
Terms of Use Label
Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions label
Affiliate Portal Forms (Logged Out)
Which forms should the Affiliate Portal display to logged out users.
Required Affiliate Registration Fields
Select the fields which need to be required on the Affiliate Registration Form.
Logout Link
Show a logout link on the Affiliate Portal.
Integrations
WooCommerce
Integrations – WooCommerce
Always on. Enables the WooCommerce integration. You must have WooCommerce installed and activated.
PayPal
Enable PayPal Integration
Turn on your PayPal Connection to easily pay your affiliates. You can find generate your API tokens in your PayPal Developer Portal.
PayPal Integration – Enable Live Mode
Use the LIVE PayPal account and credentials. Otherwise, the SANDBOX credentials will be used.
PayPal API Client ID – Live
Sets your PayPal Client ID API Credential used to connect to your PayPal live account.
PayPal API Secret – Live
Sets your PayPal Secret API Credential used to connect to your PayPal live account.
PayPal API Client ID – Sandbox
Sets your PayPal Client ID API Credential used to connect to your PayPal sandbox account.
PayPal API Secret – Sandbox
Sets your PayPal Secret API Credential used to connect to your PayPal sandbox account.
Emails
Email General
Email Template
Select an email template which all your outgoing emails will be processed through.
From Name
Customize your email from name. The standard is to use your site name.
From Email
Set the email address which emails will be sent from. This will set the “from” and “reply-to” address.
Email Notifications
Which events should send an automated email.
Affiliate Manager Email
Enter one or more email addresses to receive Affiliate Manager notifications. Seperate multiple email addresses with a space in between.
Affiliate Manager – Registration Notification Email
Email Subject
Enter the subject line for this email.
Email Body
Enter the email to send when a new affiliate registers. HTML is accepted. Available template tags:
- Affiliate Tags
{affiliate_name}– The display name of the Affiliate, as set on the Affiliate’s user profile{affiliate_email}– The email of the Affiliate.{affiliate_payment_email}– The payment email of the Affiliate{affiliate_status}– The current status of the Affiliate{view_affiliate_url}– The URL to view and edit this affiliate within WordPress admin.
Affiliate Manager – Referral Notification Email
Email Subject
Enter the subject line for this email.
Email Body
Enter the email to send when an Affiliate earns a Referral. HTML is accepted. Available template tags:
- Referral Tags
{referral_order_amount}– The total $ amount of the referred order.{referral_commission_amount}– The amount of commission earned for this Referral.{referral_description}– Description of the referred order.{view_referral_url}– The URL to view and edit this Affiliate within WordPress admin.
- Affiliate Tags
{affiliate_name}– The display name of the Affiliate, as set on the Affiliate’s user profile{affiliate_email}– The email of the Affiliate.{affiliate_payment_email}– The payment email of the Affiliate{affiliate_status}– The current status of the Affiliate{view_affiliate_url}– The URL to view and edit this Affiliate within WordPress admin.
Affiliate – Application Accepted Email
Email Subject
Enter the subject line for this email.
Email Body
Enter the email to send to the Affiliate when their status gets updated to Approved. HTML is accepted. Available template tags:
- Affiliate Tags
{affiliate_name}– The display name of the Affiliate, as set on the Affiliate’s user profile{affiliate_email}– The email of the Affiliate.{affiliate_payment_email}– The payment email of the Affiliate{affiliate_status}– The current status of the Affiliate{view_affiliate_url}– The URL to view and edit this Affiliate within WordPress admin.
Affiliate – Referral Notification Email
Email Subject
Enter the subject line for this email.
Email Body
Enter the email to send when an Affiliate earns a Referral. HTML is accepted. Available template tags:
- Referral Tags
{referral_order_amount}– The total $ amount of the referred order.{referral_commission_amount}– The amount of commission earned for this Referral.{referral_description}– Description of the referred order.{view_referral_url}– The URL to view and edit this Affiliate within WordPress admin.
- Affiliate Tags
{affiliate_name}– The display name of the Affiliate, as set on the Affiliate’s user profile{affiliate_email}– The email of the Affiliate.{affiliate_payment_email}– The payment email of the Affiliate{affiliate_status}– The current status of the Affiliate{view_affiliate_url}– The URL to view and edit this Affiliate within WordPress admin.
Misc
Misc
Reject Unpaid Referrals on Refund
Auto reject Unpaid Referrals when the original purchase is refunded or revoked.
Disable IP Address Logging
Disable IP Address Logging of customers and visitors
Remove Data on Uninstall
Coming Soon. Remove all saved data for Solid Affiliate when the plugin is deleted.
reCAPTCHA
Enable reCAPTCHA
To enhance security and prevent bots, enable Google reCAPTCHA v2 checkbox for all Affiliate Registration form submissions. This feature will effectively validate human users.
- Navigate to the Google reCAPTCHA website.
- Sign in with your Google account or create a new one if you don’t have.
- Register your website/domain to obtain reCAPTCHA keys.
- Once registered, you will receive a Site Key and a Secret Key.
- Insert the Site Key and Secret Key into the corresponding fields in Solid Affiliate’s settings.
Setup Wizard
Show Setup Wizard
Show the setup wizard in the admin menu. This setting is automatically set to false once the initial setup is complete.
Is Affiliate Portal Setup Complete
Mark whether the Affiliate Portal Setup step is complete. This setting is automatically adjusted by the Setup Wizard, but can also be manually changed here.
Recurring Referrals
Recurring Referrals
Enable Recurring Referrals
Enable Referral tracking for subscription renewal payments. The Affiliate who Referred the initial subscription payment will receive a Referral for every renewal of that subscription.
Recurring Referral Rate
This is the default recurring referral rate, used when calculating referral amounts for subscription purchases and renewals. When Recurring Referral Rate Type is set to ‘Percentage (%)’ this number is interpreted as a percentage. When Recurring Referral Rate Type is set to ‘Flat’ this number is interpreted as the fixed amount of whichever currency you are using. For examples, $10.00 flat.
Recurring Referral Rate Type
Used in conjunction with the Recurring Referral Rate to calculate the default referral amounts for subscription purchases and renewals.
General
License
License Key
Please enter and verify your active license key. This is needed for automatic updates and support.
License Key Status
The status of your license key. Can be invalid or valid.
Referral Rate
Referral Rate
This is the default referral rate, used when calculating referral amounts. When Referral Rate Type is set to ‘Percentage (%)’ this number is interpreted as a percentage. When Referral Rate Type is set to ‘Flat’ this number is interpreted as a float amount of whichever currency you are using.
Referral Rate Type
Used in conjunction with the Referral Rate to calculate the default referral amounts.
Other Referral
Referral Variable
This is the URL parameter which will be used when generating links for Affiliates (example: www.solidwpaffiliate.com?sld=473).
Credit Last Affiliate
Currently always enabled. Simply put, if multiple Affiliates send you the same person then the last Affiliate will receive credit for any purchases. Other attribution strategies are coming soon.
Exclude Shipping
When calculating referral amount, exclude shipping costs. (Will result in lower commission payments on items with shipping costs).
Exclude Tax
When calculating referral amount, exclude taxes. (Will result in lower commission payments on taxed items).
New Customer Commissions
Cookie Expiration Days
Expire the referral tracking cookie after this many days.
Referral Grace Period Days
Set the Referrel grace period number of days. This is used by the Pay Affiliates feature to give the convenient option of paying all Referrals which are older than the grace period. Recommended: set this equal to your store refund policy, to minimize the chances of paying an Affiliate for a Referral while you are still liable to issue a refund for the underlying purchase.
Currency
Currency
The currency code to export for Referral payouts. The pay affiliates tool uses this, and the PayPal Payouts integration is supported. Support for additional currencies coming soon.
Currency Symbol Position
Select the currency symbol postion, before or after the amount.
Currency Decimal Seperator
Customize the symbol used to seperate thousands. It is commonly set to , or .
Currency Decimal Seperator
Customize the symbol used to seperate decimals. It is commonly set to , or .