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Affiliation
Affiliate and webmaster program settings.
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- Affiliate systemMaster switch for pay-per-sale commissions, attribution cookies, and affiliate withdrawals. Default off.View article
- Webmaster programLet approved webmasters register sites and earn on traffic via ?wm= or Referer. Default off. Needs Affiliate system on.View article
- Commission hold period (days)Days new commissions stay Pending before auto-approval. Default 7. 0 = approve immediately.View article
- Attribution modelLast-click only. The last qualifying ?aff= or ?wm= within cookie life gets credit.View article
- Affiliate cookie durationHow long xfa_aff and xfa_wm cookies stay valid after a qualifying visit. Default 30 days (1-365).View article
- Preserve attribution on direct revisitWhen on (default), a later visit with empty Referer and no new ?aff=/?wm= does not clear cookies early.View article
- Manual approval for verified websitesWhen on (default), verified websites stay pending until approved in Admin → Websites.View article
- Website meta tag verificationAllow ownership proof via meta tag xfile-affiliate-verification. Default on.View article
- Website DNS verificationAllow ownership proof via DNS TXT at _xfile-affiliate.{domain}. Default on.View article
- Uploader commission (%)Default % of sale paid to the file owner (approved affiliate) on attributed file checkouts. Default 30. Not the ?aff= cookie user.View article
- Webmaster commission (%)Default % of sale paid to the webmaster site owner on ?wm= / Referer attributed sales. Default 10.View article
- Direct premium affiliatePay approved affiliates/webmasters on /premium?aff= sales with no file or webmaster site. Default on. Commission default 30%.View article
- Per-plan commission overridesPer-plan uploader, webmaster, and direct premium percents for Premium and Premium Pro. Overrides globals when set.View article
- Refund reversalWhen a payment is refunded, reverse related commissions (full clawback). Default on. Partial refunds are not prorated.View article
- Registration referralBind signups from ?aff= to a referrer. Bonus is % of later commissions (default 5%), not % of sale. Default on.View article
- Block self-purchase commissionsSkip commission when the buyer is the uploader, webmaster owner, or direct premium earner. Default on.View article
- Block same-IP commissionsSkip commission when checkout IP matches a recent session IP of the earner. Default on.View article
- Max commission per dayPer-earner UTC daily cap. Admin UI is dollars; stored as cents. 0 = unlimited (default).View article
- Minimum payout amountMinimum for external affiliate withdrawals. Default $10 (1000 cents). Balance transfer bypasses this.View article
- Manual withdrawal approvalExternal affiliate payout requests start Pending until an admin approves. Default on.View article