Using GoDaddy for Email Delivery

The following are GoDaddy SMTP email settings. These are the stock/default settings provided by GoDaddy. We have tested and can confirm they work. However, any SMTP email connection is dependent upon your hosting server being able to connect to the email server (GoDaddy). Please be sure to review all the information provided in this tutorial […]

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Uninstalling iDevAffiliate Owned/Downloadable Version

This is a two-part process. 1 of 3 – Database Removal In your web hosting control panel, remove/delete the MySQL database containing the iDevAffiliate tables/data. If needed, you can use FTP to edit/view the API/database.php file. That file contains the database connection details and will show you the database you’re connecting to. 2 of 3 […]

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Domain Options for iDevAffiliate Cloud

Cloud users have a couple different options for their domain/location. We’ll outline your options below along with information on how you can have your custom domain option setup for you. Default Cloud Location – Personalized Subdomain The following URL is a sample of how your cloud account will be setup with your personalized subdomain. You […]

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What Is A Processing Error?

A processing error means iDevAffiliate isn’t receiving the commission amount from the tracking pixel. Your pixel is being output incorrectly. Bad Examples Amount Missing: &idev_saleamt= Amount Null: &idev_saleamt=0.00 Amount Invalid: &idev_saleamt=0.01 In any of the 3 examples above iDevAffiliate throws a processing error because it can’t calculate the commission based on the received sale amount. […]

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Commission Status Explanation

Within iDevAffiliate, you have three commission states. Here we’ll discuss the three states along with management of each. Status #1: Pending Approval When using the pending approval feature, all new commissions created will be shown here in your pending approvals list. These commissions are official but not yet ready for payment. In order to become […]

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Configuring SEO Links

To setup your SEO links, go to General Settings > Affiliate Links in your iDevAffiliate admin center. For the Linking Method To Use, select SEO Links. Enter your main website URL for the SEO Link Domain, and click Continue To Link Configuration. Here you are provided a snippet of mod_rewrite code. This code needs placed […]

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Connecting Multiple Shopping Carts

A popular question we get is… “Can I connect multiple shopping carts at one time?”. The answer is yes. You have a shopping cart integration wizard in your admin center that allows you to complete your shopping cart integration. Now, if you are using more than one shopping cart system, simply use this wizard as […]

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Shopping Cart Integration Instructions

To find your shopping cart integration instructions, login to your iDevAffiliate admin center and go to Cart Integration in the top menu, then Shopping Cart Integration Wizard. Now, in the dropdown menu, select the shopping cart system you’re using on your website. For instance, if you’re using WooCommerce, pick WooCommerce from the WordPress Plugins section […]

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Performance Rewards

Further to using the Payout Levels feature, discussed in our other article (here), the performance rewards feature allows you to have affiliate automatically moved to higher payout levels after your define milestones are met. So for example, if you have 3 payout levels defined, you can have affiliate accounts automatically moved up a payout level […]

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Non-Traditional Commissioning Options

With a traditional affiliate system your affiliates are given pre-constructed affiliate links to use in their marketing efforts. The links are clicked and when the customer makes a purchase, the referring affiliate is issued a commission. This is all done via internal tracking after the link is clicked on. But what if you don’t have […]

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