Paid Member Subscriptions
AffiliateWP records a commission when someone your affiliate sends buys a Paid Member Subscriptions plan, at the rate you set for the plan or the affiliate.
A Commission on Every Subscriber Your Affiliates Bring In
When a visitor arrives through an affiliate’s link and subscribes, AffiliateWP records a pending referral for that affiliate, then marks it unpaid once Paid Member Subscriptions completes the payment.
A sign-up with a discount code linked to an affiliate credits that affiliate too, and a referred sign-up to a free plan records a referral as well.
How It Works
Turn on Paid Member Subscriptions
Check Paid Member Subscriptions under AffiliateWP › Settings › Integrations.
An affiliate sends a customer
The customer arrives through the affiliate’s link, and AffiliateWP records the visit.
A commission is recorded
When the customer completes a subscription purchase, AffiliateWP records a referral for that affiliate.
What You Can Set
A rate for each subscription plan
Enter a Referral Rate on any subscription plan. A rate set on the affiliate still takes priority.
Affiliate discount codes
Link a Paid Member Subscriptions discount code to an affiliate, and every sign-up that uses it credits them.
Free plan sign-ups
A referred sign-up to a free plan records a referral, so a flat rate pays the affiliate for each new member.
Refunds follow the payment
Refund a payment and AffiliateWP rejects its commission, as long as you haven’t paid it yet.
What You Need
Plan
Every AffiliateWP plan.
Works with
Paid Member Subscriptions on the same WordPress site as AffiliateWP.
Keep in mind
The Recurring Referrals addon doesn’t support Paid Member Subscriptions, so automatic renewal payments don’t earn a commission.
Set Up Paid Member Subscriptions
The setup guide covers turning on the integration, rates for each subscription plan, and linking discount codes to affiliates.
Related Integrations
Frequently Asked Questions
Every AffiliateWP plan includes the Paid Member Subscriptions integration. Compare plans.
Not on automatic renewals. The Recurring Referrals addon works with MemberPress, Restrict Content Pro, Paid Memberships Pro and MemberMouse, but not Paid Member Subscriptions.
Yes. A referred visitor who joins a free plan records a referral for the affiliate. With a percentage rate it’s worth zero, and with a flat rate it pays that amount. Turn on Ignore Referrals with Zero Amount to skip the zero ones.
The affiliate who owns the discount code. AffiliateWP gives the referral to the code’s affiliate, even when the visit came through someone else’s link.
AffiliateWP rejects it, if you haven’t paid it yet. A commission you’ve already paid stays paid. The Reject Unpaid Referrals on Refund setting controls this, and it’s on by default.