{"id":34696,"date":"2026-02-08T10:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/?post_type=ek_doc&#038;p=34696"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:12:49","slug":"affiliates-overview","status":"publish","type":"helpwp_doc","link":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/admin-dashboard\/affiliates-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliates Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Affiliate Management section allows admins to view, manage, and control all affiliates from a single dashboard. From here, you can track affiliate registrations, approval status, referrals, and performance reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing Affiliates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to <strong>WordPress Dashboard \u2192 WC Affiliate \u2192 Affiliates<\/strong>. This will open the <strong>All Affiliates<\/strong> page, where every registered affiliate is listed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/affiliates-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/affiliates-2.png 220w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/affiliates-2-173x300.png 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Affiliate Status Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the top of the page, affiliates are grouped by status for quick filtering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>All<\/strong> \u2013 Displays all affiliates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pending<\/strong> \u2013 Affiliates waiting for admin approval<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Active<\/strong> \u2013 Approved affiliates who can generate referrals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rejected<\/strong> \u2013 Applications that were declined<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suspended<\/strong> \u2013 Temporarily disabled affiliates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each status tab shows the total number of affiliates under that category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Affiliate List Columns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each affiliate entry displays the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ID<\/strong> \u2013 Unique affiliate ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Name<\/strong> \u2013 Affiliate\u2019s registered name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Registered On<\/strong> \u2013 Date and time the affiliate account was created<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Status<\/strong> \u2013 Current affiliate status (Active, Pending, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Applied On<\/strong> \u2013 Date and time the affiliate application was submitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Referred By<\/strong> \u2013 Referrer who invited the affiliate (Admin or another affiliate)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Actions<\/strong> \u2013 Available management options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Affiliate Status Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Admins can change an affiliate\u2019s status directly from the <strong>Status<\/strong> dropdown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pending<\/strong> \u2192 Awaiting approval<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Active<\/strong> \u2192 Approved and eligible for commissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rejected<\/strong> \u2192 Application declined<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suspended<\/strong> \u2192 Temporarily disabled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Status changes take effect immediately and control whether the affiliate can earn referrals.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actions Available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each affiliate row includes action buttons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Details<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/docs\/admin-dashboard\/affiliate-details\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/docs\/admin-dashboard\/affiliate-details\/\"><strong>View full affiliate profile<\/strong><\/a>, account details, and settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reports<\/strong> \u2013 Access <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/docs\/admin-dashboard\/affiliates-reports\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/docs\/admin-dashboard\/affiliates-reports\/\">affiliate performance reports<\/a><\/strong>, referrals, and earnings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Review<\/strong> \u2013 (Pending affiliates only) Approve or reject applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edit Icon<\/strong> \u2013 Quick <a href=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/docs\/admin-dashboard\/edit-affiliate\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/docs\/admin-dashboard\/edit-affiliate\/\"><strong>edit affiliate information<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/all-affiliates-1024x322.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/all-affiliates-1024x322.png 1024w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/all-affiliates-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/all-affiliates-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/all-affiliates-1536x483.png 1536w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/all-affiliates-600x189.png 600w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/all-affiliates.png 1726w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bulk Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Admins can change multiple affiliates\u2019 status or a single affiliate by clicking the checkbox:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-1-1024x231.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-1-1024x231.png 1024w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-1-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-1-768x174.png 768w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-1-1536x347.png 1536w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-1-600x136.png 600w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-1.png 1637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-2.png 628w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-2-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bulk-action-2-600x356.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add New Affiliate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the <strong>Add New<\/strong> button at the top of the page to manually <a href=\"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/docs\/admin-dashboard\/creating-affiliate-user-by-admin\/\"><strong>create a new affiliate account<\/strong><\/a>. This is useful for inviting partners directly without requiring a registration form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Search Affiliates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the <strong>Search for Affiliate<\/strong> field to quickly find affiliates by name or ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Export Affiliate Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Export Report<\/strong> to download affiliate data for record-keeping or analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"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":"","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-34696","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\/34696","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\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"helpwp_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_product?post=34696"},{"taxonomy":"helpwp_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wcaffiliate.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_topic?post=34696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}