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Adding Affiliates and Tracking Codes

The Affiliate Management section of the Broadleaf Admin is located in the settings tab found in the left navigation bar.

Adding Affiliate

Once on the Affiliate Management page, click the Add Affiliate button and enter a name of a new affiliate. Be sure to Save your progress whenever you make changes.

Affiliate Name

To add tracking codes for this affiliate, navigate to the Tracking Codes tab and click Add.

Adding Tracking Code

For each Tracking Code, you must specify the TRACKING CODE property that will be used as a URL parameter and a CODE START DATE.

Tracking Code Fields

You may also specify the following optional attributes of a tracking code:

  • To specify the last date that a code can be used, set the CODE END DATE.
  • To indicate that you would like a tracking code to be persisted in a cookie, select YES for PERSIST BETWEEN VISITS.
  • To indicate that you would like a tracking code to apply after its initial order, select YES for APPLY TO SUBSEQUENT ORDERS.
  • To specify the lifetime for a code persisting in a cookie, set EXPIRES IN DAYS.
  • To provide a brief description of the code, fill out CODE DESCRIPTION.