Affiliates
Learn how to manage affiliates using Yuko
Affiliates are the people who promote your store and drive sales in exchange for a commission. Yuko gives you multiple ways to add, onboard, review, and manage affiliates, all from within your Shopify admin.
Viewing Affiliates
To view the affiliates in a program:
Go to Programs in your Yuko dashboard
Click View on the program you want to manage
You'll see a list of all affiliates in that program with the following details:
Affiliate
Name and email address of the affiliate
Revenue
Total revenue generated by the affiliate
Status
Current status — Pending or Approved
Referral Code
The unique code assigned to the affiliate
From this view, you can also:
Search affiliates by name or email
Import affiliates in bulk via CSV
Export the full affiliate list as a CSV
Add Affiliate manually
Edit Program settings
The right panel shows a live Insights summary, total number of affiliates, and total revenue generated, along with your Sign-Up Form and Program details.
Adding Affiliates
Yuko provides there ways to bring affiliates into your program.
1. Manually via the Dashboard
Add affiliates directly without requiring them to fill out a form, ideal for onboarding partners you've already spoken to.
Go to your program and click Add Affiliate
Fill in the affiliate details:
First Name and Last Name
Email Address
Language
Phone Number (optional)
Referral Code — enter a custom code or leave it to be auto-generated
Under Choose the program for the affiliate, search and select the program
Click Save
⚠️ Selecting a program is mandatory. An affiliate cannot be created without being assigned to a program.
2. Via the Affiliate Signup Form
Share your signup form link or embed it on your Shopify store so potential affiliates can apply themselves. Once they submit the form, they appear in your affiliate list with a Pending status for your review.
See Signup Form for full setup instructions.
3. Via the Thank You Page
Turn customers into affiliates automatically after a purchase. The Thank You Page widget appears on the Shopify order confirmation page, allowing customers to join your affiliate program by entering their email.
This is one of the most effective ways to grow your affiliate base — your best customers become your best promoters.
See Widgets for setup instructions.
Importing Affiliates in Bulk
If you have an existing list of affiliates, you can import them all at once using a CSV file.
Go to your program and click View -> Import
Download the CSV template if needed
Fill in affiliate details, name, email, and optionally a referral code
Upload the CSV file and assign a program
Click Upload CSV
⚠️ Referral codes are auto-generated for any affiliate where the field is left blank. Rows with invalid or missing required fields are skipped. CSV files must be under 1 MB and contain a maximum of 1,000 records.
Approving Affiliates
Affiliates who apply through your signup form are added with a Pending status by default. You must approve them before they can start promoting.
Open the affiliate from the list
On the right panel, change the Status from Pending to Approved
Click Save
The affiliate will receive a welcome notification and gain access to their referral link and portal.
Individual Affiliate View
Clicking on an affiliate's name opens their full profile. This gives you a detailed breakdown of their activity across four tabs:
Commissions
A log of all orders referred by the affiliate, showing:
Order ID — links directly to the Shopify order
Customer — the referred customer
Amount — commission earned on that order
Status — Approved or Pending
Date — when the commission was recorded
Payout History
A record of all payouts sent to this affiliate.
Rewards
Any rewards or bonuses issued to the affiliate.
Details
The affiliate's profile information, like payment details, social media.
At the top of the profile, you'll see a summary of key metrics:
No. of Sales
Total number of orders referred
No. of Referrals
Total number of customers referred
Revenue
Total revenue generated
Commissions Earned
Total commissions accumulated
Balance
Unpaid commission balance
Click Pay to initiate a payout directly from this screen.
Timeline
Below the tabs, the Timeline gives a chronological activity log for the affiliate, every sale, commission approval, and account event is recorded here with a timestamp.
Editing an Affiliate
To update an affiliate's details:
Open the affiliate's profile
Click Edit Affiliate in the top right
Update any of the following:
First Name, Last Name
Email Address
Language
Phone Number
Referral Code — enter a custom code or click Change to generate a new one
Program — search and assign a different program if needed
Click Save
The Summary panel on the right shows a live preview of the affiliate's current details and their assigned program's commission and discount settings.
Changing an Affiliate's Program
Each affiliate can belong to only one program at a time. To move an affiliate to a different program:
Open the affiliate's profile
Click Change Program
Select an active program from the list
Confirm the assignment
Exporting Affiliates
To download a full list of your affiliates:
Go to your program view
Click Export
A CSV file containing all affiliate details will be downloaded instantly, useful for reporting, record-keeping, or migrating to another system.
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