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Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2011-03-06T07:51:53-05:00

Just spotted this question.

timjcarter wrote:
Is Paydotcom integration going to happen?

Adding a site to their marketplace will get you many more potential affiliates than a stand alone self administered one.

I've been waiting for this for a long time. I hope it gets done.

I believe it *might* be possible to integrate PayDotCom with s2Member's PayPal IPN Processor, using the Proxy Key provided by s2Member. Please check your Dashboard under: s2Member -> PayPal Options -> PayPal IPN Integration -> Proxy Key. In the latest release of s2Member v3.5.2+ we've improved the documentation regarding this feature. All of that being said; I'm sorry, but s2Member is NOT yet tested or officially compatible with PayDotCom. There are plans to integrate this and eJunkie in the future though.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — March 6th, 2011, 7:51 am

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2011-03-04T16:18:19-05:00

A lesson I have learned...
I have iDev installed at another website and it does not have SSL. My membersite with S2 is SSL to take advantage of the onsite payments via paypal pro. So because the tracking pixel is not https it gets rejected on the transaction therefore not tracked because it is not secure. So once I put SSL on the iDev site it all worked. FYI

Statistics: Posted by behnt — March 4th, 2011, 4:18 pm

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2011-01-19T14:56:45-05:00

Is Paydotcom integration going to happen?

Adding a site to their marketplace will get you many more potential affiliates than a stand alone self administered one.

I've been waiting for this for a long time. I hope it gets done.

Statistics: Posted by timjcarter — January 19th, 2011, 2:56 pm

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-11-17T12:05:38-05:00

Thanks - that's not so bad. Keeps the process clear, one for members and one for affiliates. Members can then choose to become affiliates or not.

Statistics: Posted by echoleaf — November 17th, 2010, 12:05 pm

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-11-17T11:47:23-05:00

Yes, the affiliate account is separate from the membership account because iDevAffiliate is a completely separate piece of software.
1. I don't think this is possible right now.
2. Yes, they just sign up at your iDevAffiliate signup page as per usual.

Statistics: Posted by crushthenet — November 17th, 2010, 11:47 am

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-11-12T11:08:59-05:00

Is the affiliate account separate from the membership account? I'm unclear on this:
1) can members automatically become affiliates?
2) can someone be an affiliate without being a site member?

Thanks!

Statistics: Posted by echoleaf — November 12th, 2010, 11:08 am

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-11-02T11:32:30-05:00

The issue seemed to be the way that the path was being called over https - this was likely caused by my use of nginx over apache... for anyone else who has this problem, it can be fixed by hardcoding the $path into the /API/config.php file of idevaffiliate.

N

Statistics: Posted by nathardwick — November 2nd, 2010, 11:32 am

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-10-27T02:04:23-05:00

Thanks for the update.
~ Much appreciated.

Please let me know how it goes.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — October 27th, 2010, 2:04 am

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-10-26T04:35:45-05:00

Hi Jason

Yes, it's in the right place in my theme... seems to be an issue with http/https

The force_ssl is on and the hidden pixel is being called over https but my install of idevaffiliate doesn't seem to accept calls over https and is stating the the license is invalid (but all is fine over http)

I've got a support request in to them to see what's what...

N

Statistics: Posted by nathardwick — October 26th, 2010, 4:35 am

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-10-26T02:31:07-05:00

Thanks for the follow-up Nathan.

That Plugin API call should be inside of your footer.php file. However, this could vary depending on your theme. For instance, if you're running one of our themes ( a PriMoTheme ), it would be inside the wpf.x.php file instead. The important thing is that it's called upon somewhere after the main content of your site. So footer.php is the default location for many themes.

Also, let me correct an earlier mistake. The Plugin API call should be:

Code:: (); ?>

Sorry about any confusion.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — October 26th, 2010, 2:31 am

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-10-26T01:41:50-05:00

Hi Jason

Thanks for the swift reply... This was something I'd already checked. I'm using a child theme of bp-default which has wp_footer() in the footer div... Where should the do_action call be...?

Thanks,
N

Statistics: Posted by nathardwick — October 26th, 2010, 1:41 am

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-10-25T21:52:04-05:00

Hi Nathan. Thanks for reporting this important issue.

It sounds like your theme may not be equipped with standard Plugin API Hooks.
See: http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Develo ... _API_Hooks

Make sure that your theme has a footer.php file, and that it includes this Plugin API call:

Code:: (); ?>

This way s2Member can integrate your Tracking Codes properly.

If you continue to have trouble, please let me know.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — October 25th, 2010, 9:52 pm

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-10-25T11:47:22-05:00

Tested with my own php file and it updates idev OK so doesn't look like issue with idev... it looks like S2Member isn't including hidden pixel on registration response page (PayPal pro form)... have you come across this?

Statistics: Posted by nathardwick — October 25th, 2010, 11:47 am

Re: Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-10-25T11:16:37-05:00

Hi Jason

I took your advice and bought iDevaffiliate - got it all set up but it doesn't appear to be updating any commissions - did a bit of testing and I can't see the hidden pixel any where on the registration page after successfully paying - where should I be looking?

Thanks,
N

Statistics: Posted by nathardwick — October 25th, 2010, 11:16 am

Integrating an affiliate system.

2010-10-24T02:28:25-05:00

s2Member is fully compatible with iDevAffiliate. I highly recommend this software. We use it for all of our sites, and it works beautifully. I suggest the Standard version ( $99 ). s2Member supports everything that iDev has to offer.

Demo: here is our affiliate program, powered by iDevAffiliate:
http://www.websharks-inc.com/affiliates/

To integrate s2Member with iDevAffiliate:

From your Dashboard, go to:
s2Member -> API Tracking -> iDevAffiliate

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — October 24th, 2010, 2:28 am