Managing partners
The operating guide for the administration: where the sections are, what the partner list shows, the six tabs of the partner file, the difference between Activated and Active, manual entries, code requests and the Payouts section.
Manual
The complete documentation for the plugin Affiliate & Partner Program for Shopware 6. Operating the administration, the entire commission concept, both routes of reward and all 93 settings. The settings page comes straight out of the plugin configuration and therefore cannot drift away from it.
Chapters
Commission
The complete commission concept: why the commission arises at the reconciliation and not at the purchase, the three commission types, the six places for a rate, which rate wins on a collision, the five brakes and what a cancellation triggers.
The calculation path
The log that sits on every order, explained line by line: the fixed order of the six commission rates, what the priority setting really picks, the two points where the calculation stops at zero, and the two events where your own code can step in.
Reward and payout
How the balance comes back out: voucher or payout, tiered amounts against a free amount, the bonus and what it really costs, minimum amounts, the receipt with its number range, the net calculation with a VAT identification number and the order for the warehouse system.
All settings
Each of the 93 settings with purpose, type, default value and available options, ordered by the 24 areas of the configuration. Generated from the plugin, not maintained by hand.
Glossary
Partner code, assignment, reconciliation, commission rate, balance, reward, receipt, calculation log: every term in one sentence.
Before you start
Three decisions that come first
The plugin is ready to use as delivered. These three points are still worth setting deliberately, because they determine the character of your program.
All three can be changed later. The third, however, does not act retroactively on commissions already booked.
Everything on this page is generated straight from the plugin configuration. When a setting changes in the plugin, this page changes with it.
Common questions
Is there a manual for the partner program for Shopware?
Yes, this page. It describes the plugin Affiliate & Partner Program for Shopware 6 in full: operating the administration, the entire commission concept, both routes of reward, and each of the 93 settings with purpose, default value and available options. The settings come straight out of the plugin and therefore cannot drift away from it.
Where do I find the plugin settings in Shopware?
In the administration under Extensions, My extensions, Affiliate & Partner Program, Configuration. Every setting applies separately per sales channel. The daily work with partners lives separately under Marketing, Partner program.
How many settings does the plugin bring?
93 settings across 24 areas, from the general settings through partner link and partner voucher to emails, the cookie and logging. All of them are described individually in the chapter All settings.
Do I have to read the manual before I start?
No. The plugin is ready to use as delivered: partners sign up in the customer account, get 5 percent commission, and after 14 days an entry is booked. The manual is meant for looking things up. Two chapters are worth reading before the start though: Commission and Reward.
What should I decide before the first partner?
Three things: whether partners are in straight away or apply, whether they receive vouchers or payouts, and from when an order earns a commission. All three can be changed later, but the third does not act retroactively on commissions already booked.