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This article describes the various locations where you can set referral rates for affiliates.
Setting a global (default) referral rate
The referral rate determines how much the affiliate earns on each sale they generate for the store. For example, if an affiliate generates a $100 sale, their referral amount for the sale will be a percentage of that.
If the referral rate is set to 20%, affiliates will receive $20 on a $100 order.
The global referral rate (which will apply to all affiliates) is set in AffiliateWP » Settings » Commissions:
Setting a per-product referral rate
Referral rates can also be set on a per-product basis (for some eCommerce plugin integrations). For per-product referral rates, see the setup documentation for the ecommerce or membership plugin you are using in the Integrations section.
Setting a per-affiliate referral rate
If you wish to set a custom rate for a specific affiliate, go to AffiliateWP » Affiliates, search for the affiliate by name or ID and click on their name:
Enter the Referral Rate you would like that specific affiliate to earn. Setting a referral rate on a per-affiliate basis will override the global and per-product referral rates.
Setting a per-group referral rate
If you wish to set a custom rate for a specific affiliate group, go to AffiliateWP » Affiliates » Groups, and click to edit the group:
Enter the Referral Rate you would like that is specific to that Affiliate Group . Setting a referral rate on a per-affiliate-group basis will override all other referral rates.
Setting per-product, tiered, lifetime, or recurring referral rates
Several addons can also adjust how referrals rates are calculated.
- Set per-product, per-affiliate referral rates with the Affiliate Product Rates add-on: Setting up Affiliate Product Rates
- Set tiered referral rates to incentivize your affiliates with the Tiered Affiliate Rates add-on: Setting Tiered Affiliate Rates
- Set lifetime referral rates that allows your affiliates to receive commission on all future purchases made by a linked customer with the Lifetime Commissions add-on: Setting Lifetime Commission Rates
- Set recurring referral rates for subscription services and recurring customer payments with the Recurring Referrals add-on: Setting up Recurring Referrals