Thread: Affiliates

I have noticed that aspdnsf can handle affiliates. However my only issue that is once "tagged" with an affiliate code that customer will always have it.

Ideally we want to use the query string to track affiliate traffic. However once tagged with the query string the customer is stuck to it.

Can we remove any affiliate codes on the customer on the order conformation page? that way it will stick with them for the first order then disappear/ be removed so the same affiliate does not get credited for multiple sales from one referral.

Also in general the affiliate explanation is pretty brief, I am guessing it is not commonly used?

Thanks in advance.

There's nothing built in to clear the affiliate ID from a customer after they place an order. You could do that easily enough with a code mod though, or even just a DB trigger.

As for the explanation, Affiliates really just aren't that complicated. You create them through the admin site or allow them to register on the site, then they link to your site. Customers that follow that link get the ID on their record and their orders. That's pretty much all there is to it, any calculations, payouts, etc are done separately.