🔗 Affiliate Networks

Purpose

• Some affiliate networks provide product feeds with raw URLs that do not contain your publisher ID.
• To generate valid affiliate links, you must manually define a URL template that includes your publisher ID and, if required, the merchant ID.
• Once configured, all product links from that network will be automatically converted using your template.

Existing Networks

Each network entry includes the following fields:

• Network Name: Display name of the affiliate network (e.g., Awin, CJ, Dognet).
• Publisher ID: Your unique affiliate ID provided by the network.
• Merchant ID: Optional. Required by some networks to identify the advertiser.
• URL Template: The format used to convert product URLs into affiliate links. Example:
  https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid={merchant_id}&awinaffid={publisher_id}&p={encoded_url}
• Active: Toggle to enable or disable the network.

Adding a New Network

• Click Add New Network to define a custom affiliate network.
• Network Name: Display name (e.g., ShareASale).
• Network Identifier: Must match the identifier used when adding the feed (e.g., cj.com, dognet.com).
• Publisher ID: Your affiliate ID for the network.
• Merchant ID: Optional. Required by some networks.
• URL Template: Use variables to build the affiliate link:
  • {publisher_id} – Your affiliate ID
  • {merchant_id} – Advertiser ID
  • {encoded_url} – URL-encoded product link
  • {url} – Raw product link
• Click Save to activate the network and apply the template.

Important Notes

• If you add or update a publisher ID after importing products, you must delete and re-import the feed for affiliate links to be regenerated.
• Only networks with a valid template and publisher ID will generate affiliate links.
• Incorrect templates may result in broken or non-tracking links.