=== Affiliates WooCommerce Light === Contributors: itthinx Donate link: http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/affiliates-woocommerce-light Tags: affiliate, affiliates, affiliate marketing, referral, WooCommerce, marketing, ads, advertising, affiliate marketing, affiliate plugin, affiliate tool, bucks, contact form, crm, earn money, e-commerce, e-commerce, integration, lead, link, money, online sale, order, partner, referral links, referrer, shopping cart, sales, shop, shopping cart, site, track, transaction, WordPress Requires at least: 4.0 Tested up to: 5.1 Requires PHP: 5.6.0 Stable tag: 1.6.0 License: GPLv3 Grow your Business with your own Affiliate Network and let your partners earn commissions on referred sales. Integrates Affiliates and WooCommerce. == Description == __Grow your Business__ with your own Affiliate Network and let your partners earn commissions on referred sales. This plugin integrates [Affiliates](https://wordpress.org/plugins/affiliates/) with [WooCommerce](https://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](https://www.itthinx.com/shop/affiliates-pro/) and [Affiliates Enterprise](https://www.itthinx.com/shop/affiliates-enterprise/). *Affiliates* is an outstanding affiliate and growth marketing platform, that helps to boost sales through your own affiliate program. It is the ideal and proven affiliate solution for *WooCommerce*. = Requirements = - [Affiliates](https://wordpress.org/plugins/affiliates) - [WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce) - [Affiliates WooCommerce Light](https://wordpress.org/plugins/affiliates-woocommerce-light) (this plugin) Set up your shop with your own affiliate program and determine the commission rate for your affiliates. Start selling and grow your business today! = Documentation = You will find more information on setup and usage on these pages: - The documentation pages for the [Affiliates](http://docs.itthinx.com/document/affiliates/) system. - The documentation section related to [Integrations](http://docs.itthinx.com/document/affiliates/setup/settings/integrations/). = Follow us = __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! __Follow [itthinx](http://twitter.com/itthinx)__ for updates on this and related tools. == Installation == 1. Install and activate the [WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce) plugin. Configure your shop and create products. 2. Install and activate the [Affiliates](https://wordpress.org/plugins/affiliates) plugin. Use the default settings or configure it to your needs. 3. Install and activate the [Affiliates WooCommerce Light](https://wordpress.org/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 == = Where is the documentation? = Please refer to these pages: - The documentation section related to [Integrations](http://docs.itthinx.com/document/affiliates/setup/settings/integrations/) including this one. - The documentation pages for the [Affiliates](http://docs.itthinx.com/document/affiliates/) system. = 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 == = 1.6.0 = * Revised and tested for latest stable WordPress 5.1 compatibility. * Revised and tested for latest stable WooCommerce 3.6 compatibility. * Code documentation and validation fixes. * Minor security improvements adding extra escaping to translated strings. For the complete history of changes see [changelog.txt](https://github.com/itthinx/affiliates-woocommerce-light/blob/master/changelog.txt). == Upgrade Notice == Tested for compatibility with the latest versions of WordPress and WooCommerce.