AffiliateWP Lifetime Commissions

Standard affiliate tracking often relies on cookies, and cookies get cleared or lost when a customer switches browsers or devices. That can leave an affiliate unpaid for a customer they brought in. This add-on solves the problem by tying the customer to the affiliate on the first purchase, then crediting that affiliate whenever the same customer buys again.

The link is kept using the customer's email address and WordPress user ID, so tracking holds up for logged-in buyers and guest checkouts alike. You can switch lifetime commissions on, set referral rates for everyone or for single affiliates, and limit how long a relationship lasts. It suits stores and membership sites that already run an affiliate program with AffiliateWP and want repeat sales to count.

Features

• Lifetime customer and affiliate linking: On a customer's first purchase, the plugin links that customer to the referring affiliate. Every later purchase by the same customer then earns that affiliate a commission.
• Tracking that does not need cookies: Customer email addresses and WordPress user IDs maintain the connection, so affiliates still get credit when cookies are cleared, devices change, or the buyer checks out as a guest.
• Works with common store plugins: It can be used with WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, MemberPress, Paid Memberships Pro, Restrict Content Pro, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms and PayPal Buttons.
• Global or per-affiliate rates: Turn on lifetime commissions and set the referral rate once for all affiliates, or give individual affiliates their own rate to match your arrangements with them.
• Manual customer management: From the WordPress admin dashboard you can link or unlink a customer, move customers from one affiliate to another, and manage lifetime relationships by hand.
• Email change synchronization: When a customer changes their email address, the linked affiliate records update automatically, so commissions stay accurate for purchases made while logged out or as a guest.
• Optional duration limits: Set a time limit on how long a lifetime customer relationship lasts, so commission periods can follow the rules of your own affiliate program.

Best for

• Stores already running affiliate programs with AffiliateWP
• WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads shops with repeat buyers
• Membership sites that pay affiliates on ongoing purchases