Coupon Affiliates
WooCommerce-only affiliate plugin that ties each affiliate to a coupon code, with referral links, a front-end dashboard and a PRO tier for…
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YITH WooCommerce Affiliates
WooCommerce-only affiliate plugin from YITH with a free core for links and commissions, and a premium version for coupons, rate rules and automated payments.
Free installs6K+WordPress.org, active
Est. Pro installs~4KLikely 2.6K–6K
Rating4.2/519 reviews
Price from$179.99/yrFreemium
Last updated7 Oct 2026Version 3.31.1
Overview
YITH WooCommerce Affiliates is an affiliate programme plugin from YITH, a large WooCommerce extension vendor. It works only with WooCommerce. Affiliates share links containing a referral token, a cookie stores the referrer, and a commission is calculated when the referred visitor buys.
The free version on WordPress.org gives you a registration form (also available inside the WooCommerce My Account registration), manual or approved affiliates with ban/reject options, configurable cookies, an affiliate dashboard as a My Account endpoint or via shortcode, social sharing of referral links, a single default commission rate, exclusion of taxes and discounts, blocking of self-referrals, manual bank-transfer payments, and automatic deduction of commission when an order is refunded.
The premium version adds custom registration fields and auto-approval, rate overrides per user, role or product, product/category exclusions, coupons assigned to affiliates, permanent (lifetime) affiliation, recurring commissions with WooCommerce Subscriptions, visit and IP logging with advanced reports, manual association of orders to affiliates, CSV export, withdrawal requests with invoices, and scheduled or threshold-based automatic payments. PayPal is supported directly. Stripe Connect, PayPal Payouts and store credit (Account Funds) rely on other paid YITH plugins.
Strengths
- Fits naturally into WooCommerce, with the dashboard inside My Account.
- Refund deduction even in the free version.
- Flexible payment scheduling and invoice-based withdrawals in premium.
- Backed by a large vendor with a documented help centre.
Limitations
- No MLM, landing pages, creatives library or performance bonuses.
- The free version has only one global rate and no coupon tracking.
- Stripe and store credit payouts need extra YITH purchases.
- Recent versions require PHP 8.0, WordPress 6.9 and WooCommerce 11.0. Pricing is only shown in the cart, and we could not confirm HPOS or block checkout declarations.
It suits WooCommerce stores, especially ones already using YITH extensions, that want a straightforward link-based affiliate programme managed inside My Account.
Best for: WooCommerce stores already using YITH extensions that want a simple link-based affiliate programme inside My Account.
YITH WooCommerce Affiliates is a solid, WooCommerce-native choice for simple link-based programmes, and its free version handles refunds and My Account integration well. Its feature set is narrower than most rivals': there is no MLM, no landing pages and no creatives, and some payout methods need extra YITH purchases. That makes it best for stores already invested in the YITH ecosystem.
Pros
- Affiliate dashboard can live inside WooCommerce My Account
- Free version deducts commission on refunded orders
- Premium rate overrides per user, role or product, plus exclusions
- Permanent affiliation and WooCommerce Subscriptions renewals in premium
- Automatic payments by threshold or schedule, with invoice-based withdrawals
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Cons
- No MLM, landing pages, creatives or performance bonuses
- Free version has a single global rate and no coupon tracking
- Stripe, PayPal Payouts and store credit need separate paid YITH plugins
- High minimum requirements (PHP 8.0, WP 6.9, WC 11.0) and no public price list
Key features
What YITH WooCommerce Affiliates highlights on its WordPress.org page and its own website, split by version.
Free version WordPress.org
- Affiliate registration form and shortcode
- Registration inside My Account
- Affiliate dashboard as My Account endpoint
- Referral token cookies with expiry
- AJAX cookie setting for cached sites
- Social sharing of referral links
- Default commission rate for all
- Exclude taxes and discounts
- Block self-referral commissions
- Ban or reject affiliates
- Manual bank transfer payments
- Auto-deduct commission on refunds
Pro / paid adds From $179.99/yr
- Custom registration fields
- Automatic affiliate approval
- Rates per user, role or product
- Exclude products, categories or tags
- Coupons assigned to affiliates
- Permanent (lifetime) affiliation
- WooCommerce Subscriptions renewals
- Visit and IP logging
- Advanced reports dashboard
- Assign orders to affiliates
- Scheduled and threshold payments
- Withdrawal requests with invoices
- PayPal, Stripe Connect, Account Funds payouts
- CSV export of commissions
Feature checklist
21 of 33 features we track in WooCommerce Affiliate Plugins, feature score 70/100
Tracking 4/6
Referral link tracking Key
Tracks visits and sales from affiliate links.
Referral links with a token query string and configurable cookies.
Included
Coupon code tracking Key
Credits affiliates when their coupon is used.
Premium lets you assign coupons to affiliates so coupon orders earn commission.
Paid version Premium
Affiliate landing pages
Dedicated pages that credit an affiliate.
No affiliate landing pages in free or premium feature lists.
Not included
Fraud protection
Flags self-referrals and suspicious activity.
Ban/reject affiliates and block self-referrals. Premium logs visitor IPs.
Partial
Visit and click tracking
Records visits from referral links, not just sales.
Free dashboard shows visits. Premium adds IP logging and detailed visit reports.
Included
Custom referral links
Affiliates can use vanity slugs or custom links.
Referral tokens are used, but we could not confirm custom vanity slugs.
Not verified
Commissions 4/7
Per-affiliate rates
Different commission rates per affiliate.
One default rate is free. Premium overrides by user, role or product.
Included
Per-product rates
Different rates per product or category.
Premium sets product-specific rates and product/category exclusions.
Paid version Premium
Tiered commissions
Rates that rise with performance.
No performance-based tiered rates listed.
Not included
Recurring commissions
Commission on subscription renewals.
Premium integrates with WooCommerce Subscriptions renewals.
Paid version Premium
Multi-level commissions
Commission on referred affiliates' sales.
No multi-level or sub-affiliate commissions listed.
Not included
Lifetime commissions
Credit an affiliate for every future order from a referred customer.
Permanent affiliation keeps a customer linked to their first affiliate.
Paid version Premium
Performance bonuses
One-off bonuses for hitting sales or referral targets.
No bonus or reward feature listed.
Not included
Payouts 4/4
PayPal payouts
Pay affiliates through PayPal.
PayPal (MassPay) built into premium. PayPal Payouts needs the paid YITH PayPal Payouts plugin.
Paid version Premium
Stripe payouts
Pay affiliates through Stripe.
Requires the paid YITH Stripe Connect for WooCommerce plugin plus Affiliates premium.
Via add-on
Store credit payouts
Pay commission as store credit.
Requires the paid YITH WooCommerce Account Funds plugin plus Affiliates premium.
Via add-on
Bulk payouts
Pay many affiliates in one action or export.
Premium pays commissions automatically by threshold or schedule.
Paid version Premium
Affiliate tools 4/6
Affiliate dashboard Key
Front-end area with stats, links and payouts.
Dashboard in a My Account endpoint or a shortcode page.
Included
Registration form
Affiliate sign-up and approval flow.
Default registration form. Unlimited custom fields need premium.
Included
Creatives / banners
Share banners and assets with affiliates.
No banner/creative library listed.
Not included
Email notifications
Emails for sign-ups, referrals and payouts.
Affiliate emails for new and paid commissions are premium features.
Paid version Premium
Reports & analytics
Program-wide performance reports.
Free stats on visits, commissions and conversions. The advanced reports dashboard is premium.
Included
Import from other plugins
Migrate affiliates and referrals from another affiliate plugin.
No import from other affiliate plugins listed. Premium exports CSV only.
Not included
Compatibility 1/3
WooCommerce
Works with WooCommerce stores.
Built exclusively for WooCommerce.
Included
Easy Digital Downloads
Works with EDD.
WooCommerce-only.
Not included
Multi-currency
Handles stores selling in several currencies.
Multi-currency handling is not documented.
Not verified
WooCommerce 4/7
Auto-generated affiliate coupons Key
Creates a WooCommerce coupon for each affiliate automatically.
Coupons are assigned to affiliates manually, not generated automatically.
Not included
WooCommerce Subscriptions
Tracks commissions on WooCommerce Subscriptions renewals.
Premium handles commissions on subscription renewals.
Paid version Premium
Refund and cancellation handling
Reverses or adjusts commission when an order is refunded or cancelled.
Free version deducts affiliate commission automatically on order refunds.
Included
Affiliate area in My Account
Shows the affiliate dashboard inside WooCommerce My Account.
Affiliate dashboard and registration can be shown inside My Account.
Included
Assign orders manually
Link an existing order to an affiliate from the admin.
Premium can associate an order with a specific affiliate.
Paid version Premium
HPOS compatible
Declared compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage.
No explicit HPOS declaration found in the plugin header, readme or changelog.
Not verified
Block checkout compatible
Works with the WooCommerce Cart and Checkout blocks.
Cart/Checkout block compatibility is not documented.
Not verified
Pricing
Free
$0On WordPress.org
Premium (single site)
$179.99per year1 site
Price shown only in YITH's cart; figure as reported by WPBeginner (Oct 2026). Includes 1 year of updates and support; YITH may display EUR by region
Prices are list prices from the vendor's site, checked 14 Oct 2026. Many vendors discount the first year.
How many sites use YITH WooCommerce Affiliates?
Free installs from WordPress.org, the vendor's own claim, and our estimate of paid installs.
Free version (WordPress.org)
6K+
Active installations reported by WordPress.org.
Vendor claim
20,581
Paying customers claimed by the vendor. source
Estimated Pro / paid installs
~4K
Our estimate, see method below.
How we estimated this: Website scans by WPoptic find the paid plugin (folder yith-woocommerce-affiliates-premium) on 1,892 live sites; they find the free version on 4,305 sites against about 6.5K WordPress.org installs, so each site found stands for about 1.5, giving 2.9K. 20,581 paying customers or sales over 11 years; assuming 30% still use it and 1.3 sites per licence gives 8K. About 6.5K free installs x 30% (the usual share of free sites that also run the paid version when many key features are paid, and store owners upgrade more often) gives 2K. Combining these (weighted average) gives about 4K. Likely range: 2.6K to 6K. This counts sites running the paid version, including sites whose licence has lapsed. Estimates are rough and based on public figures as of 14 Oct 2026.
Stats & health
Weekly downloads
769 downloads last week, 490.9K all time
Rating breakdown
| Version | 3.31.1 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | 7 Oct 2026 (27 days ago) |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4 |
| Requires | WordPress 6.9+, PHP 8.0+ |
| Support threads (2 months) | 0 of 1 resolved |
| On WordPress.org since | 30 Jul 2015 |
Company & policy
| Paying customers claimed | 20,581 (source, 5 Oct 2026) Customer count shown on the premium product page |
|---|---|
| Refund policy | 30-day money-back guarantee (renewals generally non-refundable) (source, 5 Oct 2026) |
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FAQ
Is YITH WooCommerce Affiliates free?
Yes. YITH WooCommerce Affiliates has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $179.99/yr.
How many sites use YITH WooCommerce Affiliates?
WordPress.org reports 6K+ active installations of the free version. We estimate around 4K sites run the paid version.
Does YITH WooCommerce Affiliates have referral link tracking?
Yes: included. Referral links with a token query string and configurable cookies.
Does YITH WooCommerce Affiliates have coupon code tracking?
Yes: paid version (Premium). Premium lets you assign coupons to affiliates so coupon orders earn commission.
Does YITH WooCommerce Affiliates have affiliate dashboard?
Yes: included. Dashboard in a My Account endpoint or a shortcode page.
Does YITH WooCommerce Affiliates have auto-generated affiliate coupons?
No: not included. Coupons are assigned to affiliates manually, not generated automatically.
What does the premium version add?
Custom registration fields, per-user/role/product rates, coupon assignment, permanent affiliation, subscription renewals, visit/IP logging, advanced reports, order assignment, CSV export and automated payments.
Can I pay affiliates with Stripe or store credit?
Yes, in premium, but Stripe needs YITH Stripe Connect for WooCommerce and store credit needs YITH Account Funds. Both are separate YITH plugins.
Does it support multi-level (MLM) commissions?
No. It pays one affiliate per order and has no sub-affiliate or network commissions.
What are the requirements?
Current versions require WordPress 6.9+, PHP 8.0+ and WooCommerce 11.0+.
Last updated 5 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit.