Q: I have a link that I wish to change. The new link will no longer be using an affiliate system. How do I make sure it doesn't automatically add a 'subid'?

Remove the affiliate system (i.e. ' impact ') and ' automanaged ' tags. Also, make sure you enter a clean link for the destination URL as well.

Question 1

I have a link that I wish to change. The new link will no longer be using an affiliate system. How do I make sure it doesn't automatically add a 'subid'?

Accepted Answer

Remove the affiliate system (i.e. 'impact') and 'automanaged' tags. Also, make sure you enter a clean link for the destination URL as well.

Question 2

What happens when I replace an existing merchant link with a new one?

Accepted Answer

If it auto-detects or you left the existing tag for that affiliate system, it automatically adds the correct 'subid' information to ensure tracking still happens.

Question 3

What happens if I replace an existing affiliate link with a new link in a different affiliate system?

Accepted Answer

To ensure a correct change over make sure you remove the affiliate tag (i.e. 'impact') and remove any conversion entry. You can optionally remove the 'automanaged' tag as well.

If the new affiliate system cannot be detected automatically, add the new tag (i.e. 'cj') to the link.

Question 4

I'm using an affiliate system that supports multiple 'subid's can I manually add these to an affiliate link?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Impact for example supports 'subid1' which we use, but you can also pass 'subid2', 'subid3' and 'shareid'. Just append these variables and the plugin will not touch these links.

Question 5

For CSV uploads does it matter how often you upload data?

Accepted Answer

No, and they can overlap too! If the data has already been uploaded you cannot replace the existing data, but you don't have to be concerned if data has already been uploaded for conversion. The data will not be counted twice. You are best to overshoot the data you upload if you aren't sure when was the last upload.

Question 6

How do I set Cake timezone to GMT?

Accepted Answer

For each Cake account, you must set the timezone to GMT in order to get the correct conversion date from their API. To do this, login into your admin console and select 'Account Info'.

Next, in the Timezone drop-down list select 'GMT Standard Time' and press the 'Save' button to complete the change.

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