Integration connects the affiliate system with your website, shopping cart, or payment gateway, allowing tracking referrals and purchases. When a visitor clicks on an affiliate link or banner, the click is saved in the system, tied to the referring affiliate, and assigns the appropriate commission (if applicable).
How Tracking Works
When a visitor clicks on an affiliate link or banner, they are directed to your website with tracking code installed. This code sends a request to our server, which generates a visitor ID saved in cookies. Post Affiliate Pro processes this click and links the visitor ID to relevant data, such as the referring affiliate and campaign.
If the visitor makes a purchase or performs another tracked action later, the sales tracking code sends this data along with the visitor ID to Post Affiliate Pro. The system identifies the referring affiliate using the visitor ID cookie, user agent and IP address or other methods like coupon code and lifetime referral. If matched, the commission is credited to the affiliate.
Integration typically involves adding a few lines of tracking code to your website. You can find integration guides for popular shopping carts and payment systems in the Tools > Integration section of your merchant panel.
Integration Steps
1. Click Tracking
To track clicks, add the click tracking code to the pages where your affiliates send traffic. You can find the code in Tools > Integration > Clicks Tracking. It’s best to add it to a footer template so it appears on all pages.
This code tracks clicks and creates cookies, which are used for sale tracking.
2. Sales/Leads Tracking
- This integration allows the affiliate system to create commissions for referred orders. The integration method depends on your shopping cart and/or payment gateway. Find supported methods in Tools > Integration > Sales/Leads Tracking.
- If your shopping cart or payment gateway isn’t listed, you can use the General Solution method by adding the Sale JavaScript tracking code to your order confirmation page.
Any action, for example lead, registration, download etc. can be tracked with action tracking code using Action commissions feature.
If you need help, you can request full integration service at (link). We can create a dedicated integration method for unsupported shopping carts.