AffiliateWP - Checkout Referrals

AffiliateWP Checkout Referrals adds an affiliate selection interface to the WooCommerce checkout process. Customers can choose which affiliate should receive commission credit for their order by selecting from a dropdown or entering an affiliate name or ID. This provides a manual referral attribution method at the point of sale.

How It Works

During checkout, a new field appears where customers can attribute their purchase to an affiliate. If a customer was referred by a specific person (through word-of-mouth, in-person recommendation, or other offline channels), they can manually credit that affiliate at checkout.

Selection Methods

• Dropdown selection — choose an affiliate from a list of active affiliates
• Text input — type an affiliate name or username to find and select the referrer
• Affiliate ID — enter an affiliate's ID number for direct attribution
• Optional field — the affiliate selection can be optional, allowing orders without affiliate attribution

Attribution Priority

If a customer arrives through a standard affiliate referral link but also selects an affiliate at checkout, you can configure which attribution method takes priority. This prevents conflicts between cookie-based tracking and manual checkout selection.

Use Cases

The addon supports offline referral scenarios where standard link tracking does not apply: word-of-mouth recommendations, in-person referrals, phone consultations, trade show contacts, and other situations where customers know who referred them but did not use a tracked link.