Add affiliate ID tag to Permalinks

Hey @blauweogen,

Thank you for reaching out! Technically speaking, this could be achieved using the “post_type_link” filter (you can find more details here: https://developer.www.ads-software.com/reference/hooks/post_type_link/).

What this does, is modify the post’s URL when the get_post_permalink() function is called.

This is sort of what you’d be looking for if I understood the situation correctly. However, it’s not something that I wouldn’t recommend, as it would turn all instances of the post’s link into a referral link.

For any visitor clicking these links on your website, the referral cookie will be set, which in turn will result in a commission for the affiliate (author) if the visitor makes a sale. You could end up with quite a lot of commissions.

If you’d like to have this scenario, please let me know. I can write a small piece of code for you to help with this.

Thank you and best wishes,
Mihai

Hi, iova.mihai (@iovamihai)
Thank you so much for your reply. It is more than I hoped for! That is the scenario I want. I want the author to make commissions on what they post, and hopefully, it will encourage them to share the post more. And easier too. I would be very grateful for any bit of code you could give me.

Thank you!

• This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by blauweogen.

Hey @blauweogen,

In this case, I recommend adding this following block of code to your site:

function slicewp_custom_post_type_link( $post_link, $post ) {
	
	// Make sure SliceWP is active.
	if ( ! function_exists( 'slicewp' ) )
		return $post_link;
	
	// Don't modify links in the admin area.
	if ( is_admin() )
		return $post_link;
	
	// Modify only links for the "custom_post_type" post type.
	if ( $post->post_type != 'custom_post_type' )
		return $post_link;
	
	// Get the affiliate (post author) for this post.
	$affiliate = slicewp_get_affiliate_by_user_id( $post->post_author );
	
	// Make sure the affiliate exists.
	if ( is_null( $affiliate ) )
		return $post_link;
	
	// Make sure the affiliate is active.
	if ( $affiliate->get( 'status' ) != 'active' )
		return $post_link;
	
	// Transform the post link into an affiliate referral link.
	$post_link = slicewp_get_affiliate_url( $affiliate->get( 'id' ), $post_link );
	
	return $post_link;
	
}
add_filter( 'post_type_link', 'slicewp_custom_post_type_link', 10, 2 );

The only thing you’d need to do is change the “custom_post_type” string to your custom post type’s actual key/slug. I’ve commented the code for each step so it’s easier to understand. I hope it makes sense.

If you’re not sure how to add this code to your website, you can use the Code Snippets plugin (https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/code-snippets/).

Please try it out and let me know how it goes.

Thank you and best wishes,
Mihai

Beautiful! Exactly what I needed. Still testing, but works perfectly so far. I am planning to use SliceWP Pro on a few sites in the near future.
Thanks @iovamihai

Hey @blauweogen,

No worries whatsoever! Happy to hear it’s working as you need it to.

If you have any additional questions, please make sure to open a new support topic and I’ll try to get back to you as quickly as I can.

Thank you and best wishes,
Mihai