Restrict Content Pro
AffiliateWP records a commission when someone your affiliate sends signs up for a Restrict Content Pro membership level, at the rate you set for the level or the affiliate.
A Commission on Every Member Your Affiliates Sign Up
When a visitor arrives through an affiliate’s link and registers for a membership level, AffiliateWP records a pending referral for that affiliate, then marks it unpaid once Restrict Content Pro records the payment.
A sign-up with a discount code linked to an affiliate credits that affiliate too, and each referral links to its payment in Restrict Content Pro.
How It Works
Turn on Restrict Content Pro
Check Restrict Content Pro 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 membership sign-up, AffiliateWP records a referral for that affiliate.
What You Can Set
A rate for each membership level
Set an Affiliate Rate on any membership level, or disable referrals on it, such as a trial level.
Affiliate discount codes
Link a Restrict Content Pro discount code to an affiliate, and every sign-up that uses it credits them.
Sales reports
The memberships your affiliates sell show on the Sales tab under AffiliateWP › Reports.
Subscription renewals Pro
With the Recurring Referrals addon, each renewal payment earns a new commission, with its own rate and an optional limit for each level.
Refunds follow the payment
Refund or delete a payment and AffiliateWP rejects its commission, as long as you haven’t paid it yet. An abandoned payment rejects it too.
No self-referrals
An affiliate who signs up through their own link doesn’t earn a commission on it.
What You Need
Plan
Every AffiliateWP plan. Commissions on subscription renewals need Pro.
Works with
Restrict Content Pro on the same WordPress site as AffiliateWP.
Keep in mind
A sign-up to a level with a free trial records a commission of zero, because the member hasn’t paid anything yet.
Set Up Restrict Content Pro
The setup guide covers turning on the integration, rates for each membership level, recurring rates, and linking discount codes to affiliates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Every AffiliateWP plan includes the Restrict Content Pro integration. Commissions on renewal payments use the Recurring Referrals addon, which is part of Pro. Compare plans.
No. AffiliateWP works with Restrict Content Pro, not the free Restrict Content plugin from WordPress.org.
Only with the Recurring Referrals addon on Pro. Without it, the first payment is the one that earns a commission. With it, you can set a recurring rate and a limit on each membership level.
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.