How to add an affiliate referrer in PrestaShop 1.5

3 Points

2013-08-04 1:07 am

Thanks for the tutorial, but I cant configure it in my Prestashop. I add the Request_URI "?referrerID=1" and then wich is the url y must use to this referral? Something like www.mydomain.com?referrerID=1" ? I am not sure.

Thanks

34,772 Points

2013-08-05 4:20 pm

Hello Juanmlg,

Thanks for the question. This is a little tough to explain, but I'll try my best. Please let me know if you get lost in my explanation and I will try to clarify it a little better.

The main thing to keep in mind here is that these settings are used to identify if a referrer is generating traffic for your store. You are basically stating to your affiliates what MUST be included in the link in order to be identified. The EXCLUSION allows you to eliminate what should NOT be used to identify the affiliate in the URL.

The HTTP referrer is basically looking at the website that a customer is coming from and identifying it based on the URL. The main problem though is that a person can look at the affiliate's website, and decide to type in the direct link to your Prestashop website thereby bypassing the affiliate. They would not get any credit.

The other way that you can identify affiliates is to use the REQUEST_URI - which is the direct URL that customers arrive at your website. This is the method that you're using. Basically, you're creating a code or
iidentifier that can be used by a specific affiliate to identify them.

So what do you put in the fields?

HTTP Referrer

INCLUDE: This would be domain of the affiliate. For example: %affiliate.com%.
EXCLUDE: This would be the exclusions in the URL to help isolate the affiliate identity: For example: If your domain is prestahopdemo.com, then you can setup an exclusion like "%prestashopdemo.com%

Request URI

Allows you to create an identifier that can be used in the links that refer to your PrestaShop site.

INCLUDE: For example affil1356794 - this would identify a specific affiliate
EXCLUDE: You can exclude your URL. For example: %demostore.com%?"

This code would mean to include all characters before the "demostore.com" and everything up to the "?" on the other side of the URL.

However, you would tell your affiliates to use the link like:

http://demostore.com/music-ipods/1-ipod-nano.html?affil123456789abcde

This would identify the affiliate and allow PrestaShop to identify it as a legitimate affiliate accessing your store. There are further examples of this in the PrestaShop interface. Click on the HELP button right above the Technical information-Simple mode identifier (or right below it), and you'll see an explanation of this topic. Remember that this section is KEY in identifying your affiliates, please make sure to create an identifying code for them (or add their website url if you're using http referrers), and then you can see how much traffic you're getting based on their referrals.

I hope this helps to further explain the issue, please let me know if you still require any further assistance.

Regards,
Arnel C.

3 Points

2013-12-07 1:00 am

in domain name must be bounded by % symbol

for eample if you domain name is blogentry.in just add %blogentry.in% this will work if you post http://blogentry.in

dear admin don't remove this message as your tuts don't work without this otherwise please add this thing in article

2014-10-28 2:13 am

Hello,

Thanks for your tutorials on the referral program/module. But i would like to know how to make the 10% or less comission be given only to the person  reffering some one to join and not sharing with the new customer who signs up and orders for a product.

 

Your help will be highly appreciated

 

Thank you

Ronnie

11,186 Points

2014-10-28 8:39 am

Could you clarify a bit more of what exactly you are trying to do?

The purpose of the feature explained within this article is to provide a commission for users that click on a link from an external website and onto your PrestaShop store.

2014-10-28 2:51 pm

Hello,

Thanks for your reply. But what am trying to achieve is that, currently the referral module does things like this; when you say 10% is to be given out when you refer some one and orders for a product, the system devides the 10% into 2 and get shared by both the person who has purchased a product and the person who had reffered the buyer. Meaning that each person gets 5%.

 

But i would like it to be in a way that the 10% is ONLY given to the person who had referred some one to join and buy a products. But not sharing it the 10% with the buyer.

 

Your help will be highly appreciated

 

Thank you

Ronnie

11,186 Points

2014-10-28 2:59 pm

Currently, the affiliate referral module will provide the commission defined to the referrer and does not perform any changes to the purshaser. These instructions will only apply to the individual who refers the trafficl. Any other functionality would need to be custom coded.

2014-10-28 3:41 pm

11,186 Points

2014-10-28 4:00 pm

What is the specific link that is being used for the referrer? It sounds like you may be passing both a referrer and additional affiliate link which would cause this.

2014-10-28 9:08 pm

The referral module does not give a link to users but rather tells the new person to enter the referrer's email address while signing up. By the way is the module you are giving tutorials on your module or the default prestashop module? with me am using the default installed prestashop referral module. If you have another module, please send it to me

 

Thank you

Ronnie

11,186 Points

2014-10-28 9:42 pm

The module referenced in this article is used to provide a commission to users who post a link on their site and refer customers to your store. This module is a stock PrestaShop module.

2014-10-29 1:46 am

25,021 Points

2014-10-29 9:40 am

Hello Ronnie,

Thank you for yor question. I could not find a default PrestaSHop module that gives you more control of the referrals.

This means you would have to custom code a solution, or use a 3rd party addon such as the Advanced Referral Program Module.

Thank you,
John-Paul