WordPress Affiliates Manager FAQ post provides a list of FAQ questions many keep asking in the forum and more.
Last Updated: November 28, 2023
Latest News: Updated the documentation.
This is a list of common questions asked in wordpress.org support forum. I have created this list to help answer some of the most common questions people keep asking. If you can’t find an answer to your question please click the following link Affiliates Manager Support and create a support ticket. Someone will assist you as soon as possible.
What You Need:
- Affiliates Manager plugin.
- You can also purchase the Affiliate Manager premium version. (Optional)
WordPress Affiliates Manager FAQ
Q1 Can I send visitors to one site, and track the sales on a different site?
Answer: No. You can check the following support thread for an example.
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Q2 Can the plugin track form submissions?
Answer: No.
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Q3 How do I change the default landing page URL?
Answer: You can check the following URL how-to-customize-the-default-affiliate-landing-page-url/
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Q4 What is the difference in the paid version?
Answer: There is no difference in the functionality. You can purchase the premium version if you need technical support (where one of our support staff will login to your site to troubleshoot an issue related to the affiliates manager plugin).
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Q5 Can I enqueue the scripts on the homepage?
Answer: jQuery is not required for tracking. It is mainly used for the affiliate portal area (for example: on the registration form). The query is enqueued via the following function (which is the correct way to include jquery):
wp_enqueue_script
You should be able to use a plugin that intercept it and push all the enqueues to the footer area. Check the following forum post.
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Q6 I cannot understand how the plugin will track a purchase. Do I need to have a “buy now” button in order for the plugin to track the purchase?
Answer: A purchase can only be tracked if you use one of our available integration options. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q7 Can I manage to filter the states in the dropdown list based on the country they select in the affiliate registration form?
Answer: Currently that is not possible in our plugin. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q8 Does this plugin support language switching?
Answer: No, unfortunately. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q9 What table is the affiliate account balance stored in?
Answer: You can find it in the wpam_transactions table. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q10 Can I use bitcoin with your plugin?
Answer: Currently our plugin won’t be able to process this type of transaction unless bitcoin is converted to a different currency (e.g. USD). Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q11 How do I add a new menu to the affiliate dashboard?
Answer: Currently that requires a lot of coding. Unfortunately there is no current option for this at present. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q12 Is there a way to disable coupons for customers coming from affiliate links?
Answer: Our plugin cannot control the shop functionality of your website. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q13 I am trying to give full control permission for user “Shop Manager” to control the plugin. Is this possible?
Answer: One of the developers posted a code hack that might work for you. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q14 Is it possible to have a special % per category?
Answer: Unfortunately we don’t have an option for categories at the moment. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q15 Is there an API?
Answer: No. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Multisite Installation
Q1 When the plugin is activated on a multisite network, does each individual site have its own affiliate system or would it be one central system?
Answer: Each individual site should have it’s own affiliate system since the databases are separated. This is how WordPress multisite works.
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GDPR
Q1 Is the usage of this plugin compliant with the GDPR?
Answer: Our plugin creates a WordPress user account for each affiliate. It also records affiliate clicks and commissions for sales. You can disclose this information to your users. Check the following link forum post for more information.
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Q2 Does this plugin have multisite support?
Answer: The plugin can be installed on a multisite network. However, the data will not be shared. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Affiliates ID
Q1 Can the affiliate ID (wpam_id=1) start from a higher number?
Answer: Currently that is not possible in our plugin. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q2 Can I customize or edit the ID number?
Answer: No. The ID is generated in the database and it increments automatically. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q3 I just want to know if there’s a way to use the user username instead of the affiliate ID in the URL.
Answer: No, unfortunately. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Q4 Does this plugin support the notion of a “Sub ID” which can be used to identify individual leads?
Answer: Unfortunately this is not possible at the moment. Check the following link forum post to learn more.
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Exporting Data
Q1 Is there a way to export all the click tracking history from all the affiliates?
Answer: Unfortunately this is not possible at the moment. Check the following support thread.
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Q2 How can I export all users data to a new site?
Answer: Each WordPress user associated with an affiliate account also needs to exist on the new site (with the same ID). It’s better to just import the whole site. That way the settings and other options will also be there. Check the following support thread to learn more.
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Q3 How can I export my sold items over a period of time with the associated wpam_id? My affiliates would like to know what his people are buying over time?
Answer: Affiliates Manager doesn’t keep track of sold items. Only the unique transaction/order id is recorded. You will need to manually check each order to see what items are in it. Check the following support thread to learn more.
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Q4 Is there a way one can import the data exported using *Export Data* tab in
Affiliate Manager into a new site?
Answer: This can be achieved using PHPMyAdmin in cPanel. Export the data from the database using PHPMyAdmin and then later on you can import the data into the Database of the new site.
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Enjoy.
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