AffiliateWP Checkout Referrals

Referral links and cookies miss some sales. A customer may hear about your store from an affiliate, then visit later by typing the address or using a different device. The sale goes through, but no affiliate gets credit. AffiliateWP Checkout Referrals addresses this gap by putting the choice in the customer's hands at the point of purchase.

The extension works with your existing AffiliateWP setup and adds a field to the checkout form. You can show a select menu or a manual entry field, depending on how you want customers to name their affiliate. It suits stores that run an affiliate program and want commissions attributed correctly, including when link tracking did not capture the referral.

Features

• Credit affiliates at checkout: Customers can assign the commission to an affiliate during checkout, which covers referrals that were not tracked through a referral link.
• Select menu option: Show a dropdown so customers choose the referring affiliate from a list instead of typing a name themselves.
• Manual input field: Prefer open entry? Use an input field where customers type the affiliate who referred them at the time of purchase.
• Works with existing checkout form: The affiliate field is added to your current checkout, so customers complete the purchase in the same flow they already know.
• Less reliance on cookies: Commissions can be attributed without depending only on cookie tracking, which helps when a customer did not arrive through an affiliate link.
• Clearer sales attribution: Because customers name the affiliate themselves, it is easier to see which affiliate referred a sale and to credit them correctly.
• Compatible with multiple payment gateways: Referral crediting is designed to stay consistent across various payment methods, so the affiliate field is not tied to a single gateway.
• Managed in AffiliateWP: Setup and configuration happen through the AffiliateWP dashboard, and no coding is required to adjust how the field appears.

Best for

• Stores running an AffiliateWP affiliate program
• Site owners who miss commissions from untracked referrals
• Agencies managing affiliate programs for client stores