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You can install the Affiliates Contact Form 7 plugin directly from your WordPress dashboard. The integration works with the free Affiliates and provides enhanced functionality when used with Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise.
Affiliates plugin integration for Contact Form 7. Collect form data & track submissions. Lead tracking, sales, support …
Description
This plugin integrates Affiliates, Affiliates Pro and Affiliates Enterprise with Contact Form 7.
The applications of this integration range from simply recording and tracking form submission data to paying affiliated partners commissions on leads or successful purchases. Clients can be traced back to the referring affiliate, team members can be notified when new form submissions have been received (notifications require Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise).
Contact Form 7 forms are used to gather data which is stored in the form of referrals.
Data storage & referrals
This integration stores data from submitted forms and tracks form submissions to the referring affiliate.
Submissions through one or more forms handled by Contact Form 7 can generate referrals. This integration can generate referrals for all forms, restrict it to selected forms or exclude certain forms.
Form data
All submitted form data is stored and can be viewed on the administrative back end along with each referral. All or parts of submitted form data can be provided in notification emails to affiliates. Form data can also be displayed on the front through referral stats. This allows to display selected pieces of information for example to affiliates or sales team members.
Flexible referral amounts and currencies
Contact Form 7 forms can generate referrals with fixed amounts, rate-based amounts or based on custom methods. Forms can provide fixed referral amount or base amounts for rate calculations. Multi-currency systems are supported by Affiliates Pro and forms can provide different currencies in each submission.
Two special form fields are recognized, if a field is named affiliate_id or affiliate_login, the referrer is taken from the field’s value. This allows to build forms where the submitter can choose the referring affiliate by ID or by the affiliate’s user login. Example fields:
Select the affiliate ID
[select affiliate_id "" "1" "2" "3" "4" "5" "6"]
... or select the affiliate by user login
[select affiliate_login "" "joe" "sue" "linda"]
Notifications
Notifications require Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise.
Upon each form submission, this integration can send notification emails to the site admin as well as to the referring affiliate. Affiliate notification emails for affiliates are customizable and can include information provided in submitted forms.
Application Suggestions
Lead tracking
Sales leads who submit a form managed through Affiliates Pro for Contact Form 7 can be tracked down to the referring affiliate, so that commissions for offline or online sales can be credited to the affiliate. If desired, commissions that are determined upon form submission will appear as referral amounts along with each referral.
Teams
Sales and support teams can use Affiliates Pro for Contact Form 7 to delegate sales and support requests to the right team members. Create an affiliate account for each team member and use affiliate links to direct requests to each.
Requirements
- Contact Form 7
- Affiliates, Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise
- Affiliates Contact Form 7 Integration (this plugin)
Install these, set up your forms, set up your own affiliate program and start gathering new leads!
Installation
1. Install and activate the Contact Form 7 plugin, set up your forms.
2. Install and activate the Affiliates plugin. Use the default settings or configure it to your needs.
3. Install and activate the Affiliates Contact Form 7 Integration plugin.
4. A new Contact Form 7 menu item will appear under the Affiliates menu in WordPress. Follow the instructions to set up the integration there.
Note that you can install the plugins from your WordPress installation directly: use the Add new option found in the Plugins menu.
You can also upload and extract them in your site’s /wp-content/plugins/ directory or use the Upload option.
If you upgrade from Affiliates to Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise, the default referral rate should be set automatically under Affiliates > Settings.
Although this is done automatically, it is advised to double-check that the settings have been adjusted correctly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What features does this integration provide and where can I set it up?
The plugin adds a new menu item *Affiliates > Contact Form 7* where details on the supported features and setup instructions are provided.
How can I set the amount that affiliates earn on each sale?
If you are using Affiliates, go to Affiliates > Contact Form 7 and set the rate and amount options there.
If you are using Affiliates Pro or Affiliates Enterprise, also check the rate settings under Affiliates > Settings.
Example: If you want to give an affiliate 10% of each net total sales amount, set the rate to 0.1.
Screenshots
- Settings
- More settings
- Referral recorded for a contact form submission
- Referral recorded for a form with fixed amount
- Referral recorded for a form that provides a base amount used to calculate the referral amount
- Example form with a hidden fixed amount
- Example form with a base-amount field
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