LifterLMS × Affiliate program
Run an affiliate program on LifterLMS
Pay partners a commission on the LifterLMS course and membership enrollments they refer, tracked by link and calculated the moment a sale completes. Here is how it works on LifterLMS, and the recipe to install it.
Free to start on the WordPress plugin. Installs from a recipe in one click, on the same site as your courses.
Can you run an affiliate program on LifterLMS?
Yes. Install the Course Affiliate Program recipe on a WordPress site running LifterLMS. Siren reads each enrollment, course sale, and membership purchase natively on the same site and pays a percentage commission to the referring partner. There is no external service, and it starts free on Lite.
“Finally, a WordPress solution that allows you to turn your learning site into a Netflix or Udemy clone. This is the future of affiliate marketing and partnerships for the eLearning and WordPress industries.” Chris Badgett · CEO, LifterLMS
How affiliate program runs on LifterLMS
The same recipe everywhere. Here is the path a referral takes through LifterLMS.
A partner refers
They share a tracking link to your course catalog, or an assigned coupon code.
A student enrolls
The student buys a course or joins a membership natively in LifterLMS, with no redirect and no middleman.
Siren attributes it
Newest engagement wins. The right affiliate is credited the moment the LifterLMS transaction completes.
Commission is paid
As store credit on Essentials and up, or real money via Stripe Connect on Plus.
What is specific to LifterLMS
The LifterLMS details that change how this program runs.
Events
Fires on LifterLMS enrollments
Course and membership purchases, read natively on the same WordPress site as your courses. Later membership payments don't create renewal commissions yet.
Tracking
Link, manual credit, or coupon
Give affiliates a tracking link to your catalog, credit an enrollment manually, or assign a coupon code, and every matching enrollment is attributed automatically.
Completions
Reward more than the sale
Beyond the enrollment sale, you can fire rewards on course or lesson completion to align payouts with students who finish.
What you can reward, and what counts
The reward options and the LifterLMS events that trigger them for this program.
Ways to reward
- Flat or percentage commission
- Per-course or per-membership rates
- Completion-based bonuses (Essentials)
What counts on LifterLMS
- Course or membership purchase
- Course completion
- Lesson completion
Real ways teams run it
Memberships
Commission on the membership sale
Pay the referring affiliate when a student joins a recurring membership. Siren pays on the first payment. Later membership payments don't create renewal commissions yet.
Influencers
Track by coupon code
Give an instructor or influencer a coupon instead of a link, and every enrollment that uses it is attributed automatically.
Completions
Reward students who finish
Tie a bonus to course or lesson completion so payouts follow the outcomes that matter, not only the initial sale.
Course Affiliate Program
Affiliates earn a percentage commission on every referred course enrollment, with automatic attribution.
The exact configuration. Install it on your LifterLMS site in one click.
What you need
To run this on LifterLMS
- A WordPress site with LifterLMS active.
- The free Lite tier runs the Course Affiliate Program out of the box.
- Essentials for completion-based rewards. Plus for automatic real-money payouts via Stripe Connect.
- Nothing to integrate and no API keys. It is the same WordPress site.
Affiliate program on LifterLMS questions answered
Is the affiliate program free on LifterLMS?
Yes. The Course Affiliate Program recipe runs on Siren Lite, which is free. It tracks referred course and membership enrollments and pays a percentage commission out of the box. Coupon tracking is included too. Upgrade later for completion rewards and automatic payouts.
How are affiliates attributed on LifterLMS?
By tracking link, last-touch and cookie-based, or by an assigned coupon code. When a student clicks an affiliate link and then enrolls in a course, Siren credits the most recent referral. You can also credit an enrollment manually.
Can I pay different commission rates for different courses or memberships?
Yes. You can set per-course and per-membership commission rules, so a high-ticket cohort program, a recurring membership, and a low-priced single course can each pay affiliates a different rate.
Can affiliates earn on recurring membership renewals?
Not yet. Siren pays the affiliate on the first payment of a recurring membership. The program editor offers Renewals while LifterLMS is active, but later LifterLMS membership payments don't create renewal commissions.
How do affiliates get paid on LifterLMS?
As store credit on Essentials and up, or as real money through Stripe Connect on the Plus tier. Partners self-onboard through Stripe Express and are paid automatically once their commissions are approved.
Can I run an affiliate program alongside instructor revenue share on the same site?
Yes. Siren treats them as separate programs, so an affiliate earns a commission for referring the sale while an instructor earns their share for creating the course. The two stack on the same LifterLMS transaction without competing.
Other programs on LifterLMS
Same platform, different reward shape. Each has its own page and recipe.