{"id":5925,"date":"2025-04-30T11:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T05:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codexpert.io\/?p=5925"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:37:41","slug":"launching-woocommerce-affiliate-program-wc-affiliate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/blog\/launching-woocommerce-affiliate-program-wc-affiliate\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch a Complete WooCommerce Affiliate Program: Step by Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Affiliate marketing is a smart way to increase sales of your online store. It lets other people (i.e. affiliates) promote your products to their audience. You give them a small commission for every sale they bring, and you make more money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting an affiliate program on a WooCommerce store can feel hard, especially if it\u2019s your first time. However, it becomes much easier with the right tools and a little guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read ’till the end to learn how to launch your own WooCommerce affiliate program overnight and take your business to the next level!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a WooCommerce Affiliate Program?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Before jumping into the main steps of launching an affiliate program, let\u2019s quickly understand what it is and how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A WooCommerce affiliate program lets others promote your products for you, which are called affiliates. They share a specific link that leads to your WooCommerce website or product page. When someone clicks that link and buys something, it counts as a successful referral. The link has a cookie that helps your website track which affiliate sent the customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That way, the right affiliate gets credit for the sale, and you pay them a fixed commission as a reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A study by Rewardful<\/a> cites that more than 65% retailers got 20% higher revenue flow<\/strong> while running an affiliate program. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ways to Launch an Affiliate Program in WooCommerce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We are talking about running an affiliate program in WooCommerce, so many of you might ask if WooCommerce comes with a default affiliate marketing feature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s a big no! WooCommerce has an affiliate extension that adds affiliate functionality to your WooCommerce website. So what can you do? Luckily, there are purpose-built WooCommerce affiliate plugins that combine required affiliate elements in one place. Some other plugins, such as SliceWP<\/strong>, YITH WooCommerce Affiliate<\/strong>, etc., come with their own benefits as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in our blog, we are going to demonstrate how to launch an affiliate program for WooCommerce using WC Affiliate. The reason behind choosing this plugin is found to be its feature pack, reliable use, and cost efficiency. Other aspects include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n