AffiliateWP – Custom Affiliate Slugs GPL Overview:
Direct Link Tracking allows affiliates to link directly to your site without the need for an affiliate link.
This is a major incentive for your affiliates and may help earn you more money.
If a visitor recognizes an affiliate link whilst on an affiliate’s site, they’ll know the affiliate will earn a commission if they click that link and purchase your product. In some instances, an affiliate link may make a visitor skeptical of your site content, and they won’t click the link. A potential customer turned off by an affiliate link could mean a missed sale for you (and a missed commission for your affiliate).
By using Direct Link Tracking, visitors will be completely unaware of any affiliate links, greatly increasing the chance of clicking a link to your site and going on to complete a purchase. You’ll be happy because you get more sales, and your affiliates will be happy because they earn more commission
Use Direct Link Tracking for:
An increased opportunity for more sales
Visitors won’t know they are clicking on affiliate links.
Happier and more motivated affiliates
Since there’s no affiliate link, affiliates have a higher chance of earning a commission, and they’ll work harder to get it. Visitors can’t copy and paste the link into a new window and remove their tracking parameters, because there are none!
Enhanced SEO
Links to your site do not contain any affiliate parameters, so they will be more SEO-friendly.
How does Direct Link Tracking work?
When the Direct Link Tracking add-on is activated, affiliates will be able to enter their domain (or domains) into their Affiliate Area on your site. Once they have submitted a domain for approval, and it is approved by the site administrator, the affiliate can link directly to your site, from theirs, without using their referral link.
When a visitor clicks the link on the affiliate’s website and arrives on your site, the domain is looked up in the database. If the domain belongs to an affiliate, that affiliate’s ID is stored in the browser’s cookies, just like a normal affiliate link.
If the customer then goes on to complete a purchase (or a conversion), a referral will be created for the affiliate.
AffiliateWP – Affiliate Landing Pages GPL Features:
- Dedicated “Direct Links” screen: Adds a “Direct Links” area to the WordPress admin for a full overview and easy management of all direct link tracking domains
- Domain approval: An affiliate cannot earn commission and link directly to your site unless you approve their domain
- Enable globally or per-affiliate: Enable Direct Link Tracking on a global or per-affiliate level
- Maximum number of domains: Set the number of domains an affiliate can enter on a global or per-affiliate level
- Change domain status: Approve, reject, delete, or make direct links inactive from the central “Direct Links” admin screen
- Easily manage your affiliate’s domains: Add, update, approve, reject or delete direct links for your affiliates, right from the WordPress admin.
- Email notifications: Send an email notification to the site administrator when a new domain has been submitted for approval and send an email notification to the affiliate when their domain has been approved or rejected.
- Blacklist domains: Add domains to the domain blacklist to prevent them from being added, and also prevent a visit from being stored if they are already in use.
About AffiliateWP – Direct Link Tracking
AffiliateWP – Direct Link Tracking is a premium WordPress plugin developed by AffiliateWP. Allow affiliates to link directly to your site, from their site, without the need for an affiliate link It is distributed under the GPL v2 or later licence, which means you can install it on an unlimited number of websites — including websites you build and manage for your clients.
Compatibility & Requirements
AffiliateWP – Direct Link Tracking requires WordPress 5.0 or later, and has been tested up to WordPress 6.7, and requires PHP 7.4 or higher. We verify every file before it goes live on our store, so you can install with complete confidence. Text domain: affiliatewp-direct-link-tracking. This listing reflects version , updated within 24 hours of the upstream release.
Your Rights Under GPL
Every product in our library, including AffiliateWP – Direct Link Tracking, is distributed under the GNU General Public License — the legal foundation of open-source WordPress. This means you are fully entitled to use it on personal websites, client projects, and staging environments without any additional cost or permission. The GPL was designed to keep software free; we built our store on top of that principle.
Our Promise to Every Customer
- Genuine, unmodified files – AffiliateWP – Direct Link Tracking is distributed exactly as released by AffiliateWP, with no modifications.
- Use on unlimited websites – The GPL licence and our store policy both allow unlimited installations.
- Immediate access after purchase – No manual approval, no waiting — your link is sent the moment payment clears.
- Quality checked every release – Our team reviews each file for compatibility before it appears in the store.
- Secure and private checkout – Your data is protected by SSL encryption throughout the purchase process.
- No hidden costs – The price you see is the only price you pay. Ever.
Common Questions Answered
Is AffiliateWP – Direct Link Tracking compatible with my WordPress version?
Absolutely. AffiliateWP – Direct Link Tracking is fully tested through WordPress 6.7. We update our compatibility notes with every new version.
Am I allowed to use this on websites I build for clients?
Yes, completely. Under the GPL v2 or later licence, there are no restrictions on how many websites you can install AffiliateWP – Direct Link Tracking on, including commercial projects.
My server runs PHP 7.4. Will this work?
AffiliateWP – Direct Link Tracking requires PHP 7.4 as a minimum. Most shared hosting plans already run this version or higher.
Will I receive new versions when the developer releases them?
We monitor releases from AffiliateWP continuously. Once a new version is available, we verify and list it — and your account lets you re-download at any time for free.
Has this file been modified from the original?
No. The file is the genuine GPL release of AffiliateWP – Direct Link Tracking — identical to what AffiliateWP publishes. Nothing has been altered.
Official developer page: https://affiliatewp.com/addons/direct-link-tracking
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