YITH WooCommerce Affiliates is a WordPress plugin designed for online stores that want to launch and manage their own affiliate program without relying on external platforms. Developed by YITH, this plugin allows you to build strategic partnerships with customers, bloggers, influencers, and content creators who promote your products in exchange for commissions on each generated sale. It is the ideal solution for businesses that already receive informal recommendations and want to turn them into an organized, predictable, and measurable system that drives additional sales.
The plugin integrates natively with WooCommerce and offers a complete dashboard for both administrators and affiliates. From the My Account dashboard, each affiliate can generate their referral links, share them on social media, and monitor their visits, commissions, and the status of each received payment in real time. On the other hand, the administrator has access to a detailed log of clicks, conversions, and advanced statistics that allow evaluating the performance of each collaborator and each campaign.
Among its most notable features are the configuration of custom commission rates per product, category, or user, the assignment of exclusive coupons to affiliates, the exclusion of specific products or roles from the program, and the ability to record visitor IP addresses. The referral cookie system allows precise control over how long a sale is attributed to an affiliate, avoiding duplicate or incorrect commissions.
The premium version significantly expands the plugin's capabilities: it allows automating commission payments when a minimum threshold is reached, scheduling payments on specific dates or daily, and managing commission withdrawal requests with invoice generation and upload. It also includes email notifications for affiliates and administrators, export of commissions and affiliates to CSV, and an advanced reporting panel with statistics on visits, earnings, and top affiliates.
Additionally, the plugin offers compatibility with popular payment gateways such as PayPal, Stripe, and account balance systems, facilitating automatic and secure commission settlement. With an intuitive interface and flexible configuration, YITH WooCommerce Affiliates is the perfect tool to scale your affiliate marketing strategy and turn your followers and customers into brand ambassadors.