{"id":3835,"date":"2016-04-27T19:02:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T19:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2016\/04\/27\/how-to-configure-affiliate-settings-in-whmcs\/"},"modified":"2023-06-08T11:22:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:22:46","slug":"how-to-configure-affiliate-settings-in-whmcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/whm\/how-to-configure-affiliate-settings-in-whmcs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Affiliate Settings in WHMCS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WHMCS has a built-in affiliate program. This means your clients can earn a commission if they refer new business to you. The Affiliates tab in the General Settings is where you can configure these options.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/whm\/login-to-whmcs\/\">Login to your WHMCS Admin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/reseller\/general-settings-whmcs\/Tooltip_043.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/reseller\/general-settings-whmcs\/Tooltip_043.png\" style=\"float:right; margin:0px 15px 15px 15px;\" alt=\"General Settings under Setup\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Hover over <em>Setup<\/em> and choose <em>General Settings<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/reseller\/general-settings-whmcs\/Selection52.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/reseller\/general-settings-whmcs\/Selection52.png\" alt=\"Affiliates tab\" style=\"float:right; margin:0px 15px 15px 15px;\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Choose the <em>Affiliates<\/em> tab<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fill in the settings:<br>\n<table class=\"table table-striped table-bordered\" style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<tr>\n<th>Enable\/Disable:<\/th>\n<td>Tick this box to enable the affiliate system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Affiliate Earning Percentage:<\/th>\n<td>Enter the percentage of each payment you want affiliates to receive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Affiliate Bonus Deposit:<\/th>\n<td>Enter the amount you want affiliates to receive in their account after signing up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Affiliate Payout Amount:<\/th>\n<td>Enter the minimum amount affiliates have to reach before making a withdrawal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Affiliate Commission Delay:<\/th>\n<td>Enter the number of days to delay commission payments \u2013 then only pays if account is still active<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Payout Request Department:<\/th>\n<td>Select the support department to use for affiliate withdrawal requests<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Affiliate Links:<\/th>\n<td>Enter [AffiliateLinkCode] where the affiliate\u2019s customised link code should be inserted Use &lt;( for open brackets and )&gt; for close brackets in HTML or else the HTML will be executed on the page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/reseller\/general-settings-whmcs\/savechanges1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/reseller\/general-settings-whmcs\/savechanges1.png\" alt=\"Click Blue Save Changes Button\" style=\"float:right; margin:0px 15px 15px 15px;\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now that you have gone through the Affiliate options you are ready to proceed to the <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/whm\/how-to-configure-security-settings-in-whmcs\/\">Security<\/a> tab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHMCS has a built-in affiliate program. This means your clients can earn a commission if they refer new business to you. The Affiliates tab in the General Settings is where you can configure these options. Login to your WHMCS Admin Hover over Setup and choose General Settings Choose the Affiliates tab Fill in the settings:<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/whm\/how-to-configure-affiliate-settings-in-whmcs\/\"> Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4289],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-whm"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Configure Affiliate Settings in WHMCS | InMotion Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this article, you will learn about configuring affiliate settings for the affiliate 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