=== Affiliates WooCommerce Integration Light === Contributors: itthinx Donate link: http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-woocommerce-light Tags: ads, advertising, affiliate, affiliate marketing, affiliate plugin, affiliate tool, affiliates, bucks, contact form, crm, earn money, e-commerce, e-commerce, integration, lead, link, marketing, money, online sale, order, partner, referral, referral links, referrer, shopping cart, sales, shop, shopping cart, site, track, transaction, WooCommerce, WordPress Requires at least: 4.0 Tested up to: 4.2 Stable tag: 1.1.0 License: GPLv3 This plugin integrates Affiliates with WooCommerce. == Description == This plugin integrates [Affiliates](http://wordpress.org/plugins/affiliates/) with [WooCommerce](http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/). With this integration plugin, referrals are created automatically for your affiliates when sales are made. The plugin allows you to set a referral (commission) rate so that your affiliates get credited with a referral based on a percentage of each sale's total net amount. An advanced integration that synchronizes the referrals to their order status is available with [Affiliates Pro](http://www.itthinx.com/shop/affiliates-pro/) and [Affiliates Enterprise](http://www.itthinx.com/shop/affiliates-enterprise/). *Affiliates* is an outstanding platform that helps to boost sales through your affiliate program and is the ideal affiliate solution for *WooCommerce*. Requirements: - [Affiliates](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/affiliates) - [Affiliates WooCommerce Integration Light](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/affiliates-woocommerce-light) (this plugin) - [WooCommerce](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce) Install these, set up your shop, decide how much you want to pay your affiliates and start selling! __Feedback__ is welcome! If you need help, have problems, want to leave feedback or want to provide constructive criticism, you can leave a comment here at the [plugin page](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-woocommerce-light). Please try to solve problems there before you rate this plugin or say it doesn't work. There goes a _lot_ of work into providing you with free quality plugins! Please appreciate that and help with your feedback. Thanks! You are welcome to [follow itthinx](http://twitter.com/itthinx) on Twitter for updates on this and related plugins. == Installation == 1. Install and activate the [WooCommerce](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce) plugin. Configure your shop and create products. 2. Install and activate the [Affiliates](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/affiliates) plugin. Use the default settings or configure it to your needs. 3. Install and activate the [Affiliates WooCommerce Integration Light](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/affiliates-woocommerce-light) plugin. 4. A new *WooCommerce Integration Light* menu item will appear under the *Affiliates* menu in WordPress. Set the referral rate for your affiliates there. Note that you can install the plugins from your WordPress installation directly: use the *Add new* option found in the *Plugins* menu. You can also upload and extract them in your site's `/wp-content/plugins/` directory or use the *Upload* option. == Frequently Asked Questions == = What features does this integration provide? = When a sale is made through WooCommerce, a referral is recorded for the affiliate that referred the sale. = How can I set the amount that affiliates earn on each sale? = Go to *Affiliates > WooCommerce Integration Light* and set the rate there. Example: If you want to give an affiliate 10% of each net total sales amount, set the rate to *0.1*. == Screenshots == See also: [Affiliates WooCommerce Light](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-woocommerce-light/) 1. Referral rate setting - Here, a referral rate set at 0.25 credits affiliates with 25% commissions on sales. 2. Referrals created automatically for sales - Each referral is linked to its order. == Changelog == = 1.1.0 = * Updated the referral calculation to use order methods. * Updated the plugin version info, tested for WordPress 4.2 and requires at least WordPress 4.0. * Fixed the path to WooCommerce on wordpress.org. * Updated the plugin info and added information on features and advanced versions. = 1.0.12 = * Added a setup hint button to set the commission rate. = 1.0.11 = * WordPress 4.1 compatibility checked. = 1.0.10 = * Added button class in admin section. * Tested for WordPress 4.0 and WooCommerce 2.2.0 compatibility. = 1.0.9 = * Settings page cleaned up, reduced note footprint. = 1.0.8 = * WordPress 3.9 compatibility checked. = 1.0.7 = * WordPress 3.8 compatibility checked. = 1.0.6 = * WP 3.6 compatibility tested = 1.0.5 = * Fixed links to orders with ugly permalink settings = 1.0.4 = * WP 3.5 compatibility tested = 1.0.3 = * WP 3.4.1 compatibility = 1.0.2 = * Fixed links to orders on _Visits & Referrals_ and _Affiliates & Referrals_ admin screens * Added usage stats option * Reduced footprint on affiliates admin pages = 1.0.1 = * Referral amount calculation adjusted to missing subtotal (WooCommerce > 1.3.2.1) = 1.0.0 = * Initial release. == Upgrade Notice == = 1.1.0 = * This release has been updated to use the appropriate order methods to obtain the order amount used to calculate the commission. It has been tested for WordPress 4.2 and the latest WooCommerce (including the current development version 2.4).