WordPress × Affiliate program
Run an affiliate program on WordPress
Siren is the WordPress plugin for real affiliate programs. Pay partners a commission on the sales they refer, tracked by link, coupon, or code and calculated the moment an order completes, all on the site you already own. Here is how it works, and the recipe to install it.
Free to start on the WordPress plugin. Installs from a recipe in one click.
Is there a WordPress plugin to run an affiliate program?
Yes. Siren is a WordPress affiliate plugin. Install the Basic Affiliate Program recipe on your site, and Siren tracks each referred sale natively and pays a percentage commission. There is no external service, and it starts free on Lite.
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How affiliate program runs on WordPress
The same recipe everywhere. Here is the path a referral takes through WordPress.
A partner refers
They share a tracking link, or an assigned coupon code on Essentials.
A customer buys
The sale completes natively on your WordPress site, with no redirect and no middleman.
Siren attributes it
Last-touch by link or code. The right affiliate is credited the moment the order completes.
Commission is paid
As store credit, or real money via Stripe Connect on Plus.
What is specific to WordPress
The WordPress details that change how this program runs.
Where it runs
On the site you own
Siren is a plugin on your own WordPress install, so your affiliates, links, and payout history live in your database, not a third party's.
Tracking
Link, coupon, or manual credit
Give affiliates a tracking link on Lite, assign a coupon on Essentials, or credit a referral by hand. Every matching sale is attributed automatically.
Payouts
Store credit or real money
Pay as store credit on Lite and Essentials, or real money via Stripe Connect on Plus.
What you can reward, and what counts
The reward options and the WordPress events that trigger them for this program.
Ways to reward
- Flat or percentage commission
- Per-product or per-category rates
- Recurring on subscription renewals (Essentials)
- Signup and first-order bonuses
What counts on WordPress
- Completed order or sale
- Subscription renewal
- Refund or clawback reversal
- Specific-product or category sale
Real ways teams run it
Any WordPress store
WooCommerce, EDD, and more
Siren tracks affiliate sales across WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, and your LMS, because it runs on the same site they do.
Influencers
Track by coupon code
On Essentials, give an influencer a coupon instead of a link, and every checkout that uses it is attributed automatically.
Clawbacks
Refunds reverse the commission
If a referred order is refunded inside your window, Siren reverses the commission automatically.
Basic Affiliate Program
Simple percentage commission on every referred sale, with automatic attribution.
The exact configuration. Install it on your WordPress site in one click.
What you need
To run this on WordPress
- A WordPress site, with WooCommerce, EDD, or an LMS for automatic sale tracking.
- The free Lite tier runs the Basic Affiliate Program out of the box.
- Essentials for coupon and renewal commissions. Plus for automatic real-money payouts via Stripe Connect.
- Nothing to integrate and no API keys. It is a plugin on your own site.
Affiliate program on WordPress questions answered
Is there a free WordPress affiliate plugin?
Yes. The Basic Affiliate Program recipe runs on Siren Lite, which is free: unlimited programs and partners, link and manual tracking, and flat or percentage commissions. Upgrade later for coupons, renewals, automatic payouts, and team features.
How are affiliates attributed on WordPress?
By tracking link, cookie-based and last-touch, or by an assigned coupon code on Essentials. You can also credit a referral manually from the admin.
Can affiliates use coupon codes instead of links?
Yes, on the Essentials tier. Assign a coupon to a collaborator and every checkout that uses it is credited to them. This is useful for influencers who would rather share a code.
Does it work with any WordPress store or just WooCommerce?
Siren tracks WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads natively, plus LifterLMS and LearnDash course sales and Gravity Forms leads. Any sale your WordPress site records, Siren can attribute and reward.
How do affiliates get paid?
As store credit on Lite and Essentials, or as real money through Stripe Connect on the Plus tier. Partners self-onboard and are paid automatically.
Other programs on WordPress
Same platform, different reward shape. Each has its own page and recipe.