Affiliate Settings

Field

Description

Require Admin Approval for New Affiliates:

If this option is checked then when an affiliate user signs up for your affiliate program they will not be added to the back-end. The affiliate user will be added to the Approve Affiliates section in the back-end area and remain in that section until the administrator approves the affiliate user. To approve affiliate users go to the Approve Affiliate User section.

Notify Affiliates of Invoice Payment:

If this option is checked when the administrator pays the affiliate user, the affiliate user will receive an email letting them know the administrator has paid the affiliate user. To pay an affiliate user the administrator should search for the sale in the Manage Invoice section. After you go into an invoice there is an option to pay the affiliate user.

Cookie Lifetime:

The cookie lifetime dictates how long the browser cookie will remain active. Once an affiliate user sends a user to your site, the system automatically stores a cookie within the browser for that user. The recommended time is 60 days. Therefore, if the user returns to your shopping cart 60 days later, the system will still track which affiliate user sent the sale.

Show affiliate users a link to refer other users to your affiliate programs:

This option is used if you want to have your affiliate program be multi-tier. If your affiliate program is multi-tier then affiliate users can refer other affiliate users. When you add a new affiliate program, on step 2, you can specify the commission for each tier.

Minimum Payout Amount:

Using this option, you can mark invoices as "Needs to Pay" when the affiliate user's invoice reaches the specified amount. Also, you have the option of automatically marking the invoice as close when it reaches the specified amount.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have a specific affiliate user that you want to have a different minimum payout amount then what is specified in this field, when you add the affiliate user there is an option to override the amount that you enter within this section. For example: you can have all your affiliate users have a minimum payout of $300.00, but for one affiliate user you can set their minimum payout to be $200.

Show affiliate users the replication link:

If this option is checked, and if you have replication enabled in the configuration then when a new user signs up, they will see the replication link. To learn more about web site replication, visit our user guide about web site replication.

Currency Symbol:

This option will allow you to change the currency symbol from “$” to any desired currency.

When affiliate users are added, they should automatically be added to:

This option will allow you to automatically add affiliate users to user groups within your back-end. A user group allows you to group your affiliate users to offer certain groups special commission.

Sign Up Bonus:

This option allows you to offer your affiliate users a sign up bonus when they sign up for your affiliate program.  Once a new user signs up the amount specified here will automatically get added to their invoice.  This is an optional field.