Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP

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1. ★★★★★ alexsteninge

   4.9y ago

   There are quite a lot of bugs given the price. The development seems to be a little too fast. The problem is that the support cannot help you. I have an error which the support now finally accepts but cannot provide ETA on. A rather important one: Registered users cannot be upgraded by forms to affiliates meaning they cannot register themselves. You have to do it. And another where the admin area throws an exception. It seems easy, but you are locked in, so be sure to make the right choice.

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2. ★★★★★ Chris

   10.4y ago
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3. ★★★★★ worldtravlr

   10.9y ago

   Huge thanks so Andrew and the team on this plugin as it allows me to easily and fully customize the affiliate experience for my site. Thanks so much and keep up the awesome work!

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4. ★★★★★ Cory Lamle

   10.9y ago

   Very nice addon for an already great product!

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5. ★★★★★ teustis

   11.5y ago

   Great addition to Affiliate WP. Love it.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3.1 New: Requires PHP 7.4 minimum Improved: Activation class Improved: Tested up to WordPress 6.1.1 1.3.1
2. — Version 1.3.0 New: Requires WordPress 5.2 minimum 1.3.0
3. — Version 1.2.0 New: Enforce minimum dependency requirements checking New: Requires PHP 5.6 minimum New: Requires WordPress 5.0 minimum New: Requires AffiliateWP 2.6 minimum New: Polish translation added Improved: Tested up to WordPress 1.2.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1

Translated into 25 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Plus 1 more locale with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-07-25 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2025-07-22 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-07-21 3K+ → 2K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D
• Pochipp 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• Apollo13 Framework Extensions 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• ND Shortcodes 20K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag C

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Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP: 2K+ active installs, 4.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/affiliatewp-affiliate-area-shortcodes