{"id":15096,"date":"2026-02-02T10:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.codexpert.io\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=15096"},"modified":"2026-04-12T06:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:04:32","slug":"set-multilevel-commission","status":"publish","type":"helpwp_doc","link":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/admin-dashboard\/set-multilevel-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-level commission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Multi-level Commission is an amazing feature that further increases your affiliate sales. This is when the primary affiliates refer and onboard new affiliates under them. When those sub-affiliates make sales, they earn their commission, and the parent affiliate also receives a percentage from those sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Multi Level Commission in WC Affiliate | Is This the Best Way to Scale Your Earnings?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Axurl4Rwq7E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>To easily set the multi-level commission on your website, follow the steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>G<span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">o to the&nbsp;<strong>WC Affiliate &#8211;&gt; Settings<\/strong> &#8211;&gt; <strong>Multilevel Commission<\/strong>&nbsp;page in<\/span> your website dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/multi-level-commission.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34958\" style=\"width:313px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/multi-level-commission.png 503w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/multi-level-commission-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/multi-level-commission-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/multi-level-commission-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On that page, you&#8217;ll discover the option to enable multi-level commission. Click the radio button to enable the multilevel feature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1442\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-1-2.png\" alt=\"Multi level Commission\" class=\"wp-image-34477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-1-2.png 1442w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-1-2-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-1-2-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-1-2-768x333.png 768w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-1-2-600x260.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1442px) 100vw, 1442px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Next, choose how many levels you want to reward with multi-level commissions. Then set the commission type and amount for each level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After finishing the setup, click <strong>Save Settings<\/strong> to apply the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1441\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-3.png\" alt=\"Multi level Commission\" class=\"wp-image-34476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-3.png 1441w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-3-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-3-1024x449.png 1024w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-3-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Multi-level-Commission-3-600x263.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Affiliate levels shift based on the action. When a new affiliate signs up through another affiliate\u2019s link, the new person becomes Level 2 under the first affiliate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when that Level 2 affiliate makes a sale, the original affiliate is treated as Level 2 for commission calculation in that referral chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read our blog post<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/codexpert.io\/blog\/how-does-multilevel-commission-system-work-in-wc-affiliate\/\"><strong>How does the multilevel commission system work in WC Affiliate<\/strong>?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"helpwp_product":[53],"helpwp_topic":[67],"class_list":["post-15096","helpwp_doc","type-helpwp_doc","status-publish","hentry","helpwp_topic-admin-dashboard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_doc\/15096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_doc"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/helpwp_doc"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"helpwp_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_product?post=15096"},{"taxonomy":"helpwp_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_topic?post=15096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}