The AffiliateWP Recurring Referrals extension is a powerful tool that allows you to track and award affiliate commissions for recurring subscription payments made by members referred by affiliates. Here’s an overview of how it functions and the supported integrations:
Functionality:
- Recording Recurring Commissions: Tracks and awards affiliate commissions for each payment made on a subscription referred by an affiliate.
Supported Integrations:
- WooCommerce: Requires WooCommerce Subscriptions add-on (v2.0+).
- Easy Digital Downloads: Works with the Recurring Payments extension.
- Restrict Content Pro
- Paid Memberships Pro
- MemberPress
- MemberMouse
- Gravity Forms
- Stripe through WP Simple Pay
- LifterLMS
- PayPal Buttons
Settings:
- Enabling Recurring Referrals: In the AffiliateWP settings screen, a new “Recurring Referrals” tab allows enabling this feature.
- Configuration: Check the box to “Enable Recurring Referrals” and set the “Recurring Rate” and “Recurring Rate Type” if needed.
- Automatic Tracking: Referrals are automatically recorded when renewal payments are made for subscriptions referred by active affiliates.
- Additional Options: You can set limits for recurring referrals by enabling “Recurring Referral Limits” and specifying a numeric value. There’s also an option to enable tiered rates for recurring payments if using the Tiered Affiliate Rates pro add-on.
Benefits:
- Enhanced Affiliate Commissions: Allows affiliates to earn commissions for every payment within a subscription’s lifetime.
- Automated Tracking: Referrals are recorded automatically upon renewal payments for referred subscriptions.
This extension expands the capabilities of AffiliateWP, providing a means to incentivize affiliates based on recurring subscription payments, thereby encouraging them to bring in more customers and generating ongoing revenue for affiliates.
