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WP Referral Clarity

Replaces AffiliateWP's basic reporting with a modern, plain-language analytics suite for admins and affiliates.

Needs: AffiliateWP
Tested up to: WordPress 7.1
Version: 1.1.0 Changelog
Updated: 30 September 2026
Licence: 1, 3, 5 or unlimited sites per key

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$79a year, for one site

Every feature, whatever the number of sites
Licences for 1, 3, 5 or unlimited sites
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WP Referral Clarity dashboard with revenue, referrals, conversion rate and a 30-day revenue chart

What it does

WP Referral Clarity is an add-on for AffiliateWP that explains every referral in plain language, to you and to your affiliates. Affiliates finally see their pending referrals and roughly when they will clear. You get a charted dashboard, saved and scheduled reports, and flags for suspicious patterns. It only reads AffiliateWP's data and never changes it.

A dashboard you can read at a glance

Revenue, referrals, conversion rate and flagged anomalies at the top, a 30-day revenue chart, and your top affiliates ranked by what they earned.

Every referral status explained in plain language

Affiliates see why each referral is still pending and when it should clear, right in their Affiliate Area. The same explanations show up for admins, so you stop answering "where is my commission?" emails.

Segment, save and export any report

Combine filters for status, date range, affiliate, campaign, source and product. Save the view, schedule it as an email digest, or export it to CSV or PDF.

Suspicious patterns flagged for review

Rapid repeat conversions, referrer/referee matches and volume spikes are flagged for a human to review. Nothing is blocked automatically, and AffiliateWP stays the system of record.

Wording you control

Edit the admin and affiliate wording for every status and context, including your own custom hold reasons.

The problem

AffiliateWP is good at tracking referrals. It is less good at explaining them. In an affiliate’s own dashboard, paid, unpaid and rejected referrals show up, but a referral that is still pending doesn’t appear at all. From where the affiliate sits, a sale they drove has vanished, so they email you to ask where it went.

The admin side has its own version of the gap. You get lists and totals, not reasons, and anything beyond the default reports ends up in a spreadsheet.

What changes for your affiliates

A Referral Clarity panel at the top of their Referrals tab shows their approved-but-unpaid total and every pending referral, each with a plain-language reason and, where you have set a rule, an expected clearing date.
Their existing referral history gains a “Why” column with the same explanations.
If you allow it, they can opt in to a regular email digest of their own referrals and anything still pending.

What changes for you

A dashboard you can read quickly. Today’s revenue, referrals, conversion rate, pending count, this month against last month, a 30-day revenue chart and your top affiliates by revenue. It reads from a snapshot refreshed every hour by default, so large programmes stay fast. “Refresh now” updates it on demand.
Reports you can keep. Combine filters for status, date range, affiliate, campaign, tier, product and referral source. Save the view, share it with other admins, email it daily, weekly or monthly, or export it to CSV or a print-ready PDF page.
Flags worth a second look. Three patterns are checked automatically: rapid repeat conversions from one affiliate, a referred customer whose name or email domain matches the affiliate’s own, and a daily volume far above that affiliate’s normal.
Your own wording. Every status (pending, unpaid, paid, rejected and forced pending) has admin and affiliate wording you can edit, with extra contexts for holds specific to your store, such as a return window.

What it doesn’t do

It never changes a referral’s status. Approving, rejecting and paying still happen in AffiliateWP.
The anomaly checks only flag. They don’t block or reject anything, and AffiliateWP’s own fraud settings keep running as normal.
“Export PDF” opens a print-ready page and uses your browser’s Save as PDF. There is no server-generated PDF file.
The dashboard is a snapshot, so it can be up to one refresh interval behind. Reports always run live.

Requirements and compatibility

Your site needs

Plugins: AffiliateWP
WordPress: 6.5 or newer
PHP: 8.0 or newer
Multisite: Supported

This release

Version: 1.1.0
Updated: 30 September 2026
Tested up to: WordPress 7.1
Known conflicts: None known

Changelog

Version 1.1.0

* Multisite: one license covers the whole network, and each subsite running the plugin counts
as one site against the license's site limit (1, 3, 5, or unlimited). The license is stored
network-wide and only a network (super) admin can activate or deactivate it.
* Adding a subsite, or activating the plugin on one, takes an activation automatically; deactivating
the plugin on a subsite or deleting the subsite frees it again. Updates are only offered while
every subsite running the plugin is activated.

It runs alongside AffiliateWP and never changes its files, so you can keep updating AffiliateWP as usual.

Setup guides: WP Referral Clarity user guide

How it compares

	AffiliateWP on its own	With WP Referral Clarity
Affiliates see pending referrals	No	Yes, with a reason and expected date
Explanation for each referral	Status label only	Plain-language, editable, for admins and affiliates
Saved and scheduled reports	No	Save, share, email daily, weekly or monthly
Filters	Basic filters and search on the Referrals screen	Status, date, affiliate, campaign, tier, product and referral source, combined
Review flags for odd patterns	No	Three patterns, flag-only
Changes your referral data	N/A	Never. Read-only.

Full comparison: AffiliateWP reports vs WP Referral Clarity

Who it's for, and who it isn't

Buy this if

You run an affiliate program on AffiliateWP and spend time explaining referral statuses or building reports by hand.

Don't buy this if

You don't use AffiliateWP, or you only need the default referral list.

Frequently asked questions

Does this replace AffiliateWP?

No. It is an add-on that requires AffiliateWP. AffiliateWP remains the system of record for referrals, affiliates and payouts.

Can affiliates see why a referral is pending?

Yes. Pending referrals appear in a panel at the top of their Referrals tab with a plain-language reason, and an expected clearing date if you have set an estimated resolution rule for that status.

Can I change the wording affiliates see?

Yes. Referral Clarity → Status Explanations has admin and affiliate wording for every status, and you can add contexts for holds specific to your store.

Will it slow my site down?

The dashboard reads a precomputed snapshot instead of querying your whole referral history on every page load. Reports run live, but only when you apply a filter.

Does the anomaly detector reject referrals?

No. It only lists patterns for a person to review, with a link into AffiliateWP's own referral screen.

Who can see the admin screens?

Anyone with AffiliateWP's manage_referrals capability, which is the same people who can already manage referrals in AffiliateWP.

What happens if AffiliateWP is deactivated?

WP Referral Clarity shows an admin notice and does nothing else until AffiliateWP is active again. Nothing in AffiliateWP is changed either way.

What does the licence include?

One licence key for 1, 3, 5 or unlimited sites, whichever you pick at checkout, valid for a year. Every licence has every feature, plus all updates and support for that year. If you don't renew, the plugin keeps working but stops receiving updates.

Is there a refund policy?

Yes. Email support@pluginsprout.com within 14 days of buying, from the address you bought with, and we refund the full amount.

WP Referral Clarity $79 a year, one site

WP Referral Clarity