mocara Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Recieved the following from our existing affiliate system people. I was wondering if anyone here has been hit out by this sort of activity? We at KowaBunga!, in a continued effort to ensure our merchants are running themost profitable affiliate programs in the industry, want to alert you to an important issue. Our records indicate that you currently have this affiliate enrolled in your program: Affiliate ID ****, representing **** Direct. This affiliate/company has recently been exposed as engaging in possibly fraudulent activity. A complete analysis of their business practices is here: http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/180-affiliates/ In summary, this company encourages users to install software on their computers, often in exchange for mp3 downloads or other incentives. This software, once installed, will track the user's browser activity and, most importantly, will attempt to take credit for any hit to your web site, regardless of how the visitor finds your site. In this scenario you are rewarding this affiliate for a commission even if the visitor actually found your site through another affiliate, or even if they simply typed your domain into their browser. We believe that these practices not only cheat your other affiliates, they cheat you directly. In most cases, this affiliate can be one of your top earners, so we understand that it may be a difficult decision to drop them from your program, despite this knowledge. Our best advice is to contact them directly and confront them with this information. We would also encourage you to let us know what response you receive from them and what action you do take, as this will help us form policy on our end with respect to new merchants and affiliates in our Kolimbo network. If they assert, for instance, that their practices are not unfairly drawing revenue away from your other affiliates and/or advertising budget, we can work with you to test this assertion. In any event, we again encourage you to keep in touch with us about this matter. Sincerely, Jeff Doak CTO of KowaBunga! Technologies Just thought I would bring it to your attention. Mocara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Hi folks. I wanted a way to display the actual PRODUCT IMAGE in the BUILD A LINK feature instead of displaying an uploaded banner. Therefore, I've reworked a bit of the code in affiliate_banners_build.php to enable this. If you'd like to do this, here's how: Open catalog/affiliate_banners_build.php Firstly, find this line: $link = '<a href="' . HTTPS_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO . '?ref=' . $affiliate_id . '&products_id=' . $individual_banner_id . '&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank"><img src="' . HTTPS_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_IMAGES . $affiliate_pbanners['affiliate_banners_image'] . '" border="0" alt="' . $affiliate_pbanners['products_name'] . '"></a>'; Change it to: $link = '<a href="' . HTTPS_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO . '?ref=' . $affiliate_id . '&products_id=' . $individual_banner_id . '&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank"><img src="' . HTTPS_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_IMAGES . $affiliate_pbanners['products_image'] . $affiliate_pbanners['products_name'] . '"></a>'; Find this line: (This line of code appears TWICE in affiliate_banners_build.php, so make sure you change both lines.) $link1 = '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO . '?ref=' . $affiliate_id . '&products_id=' . $individual_banner_id . '&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank"><img src="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . FILENAME_AFFILIATE_SHOW_BANNER . '?ref=' . $affiliate_id . '&affiliate_pbanner_id=' . $individual_banner_id . '" border="0" alt="' . $affiliate_pbanners['products_name'] . '"></a>'; Change it to: $link1 = '<center><a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO . '?ref=' . $affiliate_id . '&products_id=' . $individual_banner_id . '&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank"><img src="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_IMAGES . $affiliate_pbanners['products_image'] . '" border="0" alt="' . $affiliate_pbanners['products_name'] . '">' . '<br>' . $affiliate_pbanners['products_name'] . '</a></center>'; That's it! :) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 By the way..... As always... ....Be sure to BACK UP BEFORE changing your files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridesign Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 DOesn't the affiliate system display product image as normal? mine shows the product image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 No, mine had two options... either a text link or a banner. You had to upload a banner for that particular product. Maybe the very latest oscAffliate has this feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbartz Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Here is a (hopefully) complete solution - :D - to the needs for Category Banners for osc Affiliate. Installed fine on 2.2MS2. Not sure about anything later. All of the new files and the (few) necessary file changes are in the package, look at CAT BANNERS README.txt in the zip. This adds the ability to create and manage Category banners in Admin, with click counts same as other banners. It also lets affiliates build Category links the same as Product links. The package is available in Contibutions here: osC Affiliate Category Banners The package ONLY contains instructions and the new files for extending an existing osC Affiliate installation. Enjoy! RDB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt L Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Ok guys, I haven't read all 113 or so pages of this thread, but I've looked around, and it doesn't look like there's a *SINGLE PAGE* of documentation for this contribution. While the contribution itself looks fantastic, there's zero docs on how it works. The FAQ isn't nearly sufficient. Releasing a contribution without documentation is like selling a car with an opaque windshield. We really need some nice fat documentation for this contribution explaining exactly how it works. I haven't even installed it yet because I don't know if it accomplishes what I want it to do, because there's no documentation explaining it. Guys, as a developer, I appreciate your work. But if you're going to spend the time working so hard on this code, you should spend some time writing thorough documentation for the people that want to use it. I would never release something like this without extensive documentation. There's not even a README file. I've seen many others complaining about this between this forum, sourceforge, and the .au forums, what's it going to take to get someone (even if it's not the developers) to write some good documentation on this contrib? This contrib was originally released in 2002 apparently, and this current version in 2003, and we're still without desperately needed documentation. -Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekindbest Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Well some 1 please figure out how to post the Banner image right, I'm a noob so please find out the script and post the instructions please. Great Mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz16oz2 Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I have a question, and can't figure out how to search just this thread on the forum, so please point me to the solution if it's already available. I only want to offer commission on certain products (our own proprietary products, and not the items we re-sell). Is there a way to select which products generate commissions? I notice that when the affiliate builds links, they can choose from all products (even products that are inactive). Is there any way to customise this? Or... alternatively... is there a way to set different commmission levels for different products (e.g., Product A gets a 10% commission, but Product B gets a 20% commission)? Please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks! OZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz16oz2 Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 FYI... I've found (and installed) OSC-Affiliate add-on authorized products... and although that allows me to set which products the Affiliate can choose to link to, if the customer buys other products, the system still gives commission for those that aren't allowed. (What kind of contribution is THAT?! Defeats the whole purpose of the thing!) I haven't yet set up Variable Products Commission (spelt "commision" on the contribs), but I might try it today. Just doesn't seem to have an interface to select commissions with. Anyone have any ideas? OZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz16oz2 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 This is probably a dumb question, but I can't figure it out. How do I create text links for affiliates? In the Admin section, I see: AffiliatesSummary Affiliates Payment Sales Clicks Banners Affiliate News Affiliate Newsletter Contact Click on "Banners" and you can upload a Banner which has a link, but none of the other options allows me to upload text links and/or product links. (These are the links that would be accessible to the Affiliate on the affiliate_banners_product.php and affiliate_banners_text.php pages.) Please help. Thanks. OZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean.howell Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 This is probly the wrong place to ask this, and I am sure that it has been asked before, I can not seem to search a topic or thread, just do general searches, so please take pity on me as you consider flaming me for not posting in the right spot :unsure: I am having an issue with the affiliate module, I completed a test order and when I go into the affiliate account and look at the Affiliate Sales Report the status is Deleted (Admin) I also try to click on the [?] on the affiliate summary page and the link is /catalog/catalog/affiliate_help7.php I am not sure how to get rid of the second catalog directory that is listed in the link, as I do not have any such directory. (I hope this line is not as confusing as it looks :blink: I really thank you in advance for any help you can offer. Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------ Stop scope creep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 (edited) OZ, you are correct The allow products doesn't give you the opportunity to set the commission off. But my main purpose was to disallow the affiliate to advertise for a specific product. as far as I have checked the "variable commission products" I'll make the hack to disallow the affiliate commission and to finalize my contrib... Thanks Bud! Edited August 20, 2004 by hal1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokestack Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 is it possible for affiliates to get a datafeed of your product line from the affiliate module? in addition to banners & images, I have heard that many webmasters/affiliates want a datafeed that they can download.. anyone know? also, can affiliates create links to individual categories or products? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I'm not sure about datafeed, but affiliates CAN link to specific products with the "Build A Link" feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz16oz2 Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hi... Can anyone answer this? It seems like a pretty basic question, and yet I can't find an answer: How do I create text links for affiliates? In the Admin section, I see: AffiliatesSummary Affiliates Payment Sales Clicks Banners Affiliate News Affiliate Newsletter Contact If I click on "Banners", I can upload a Banner which has a link, but none of the other options allows me (the Admin) to upload text links and/or product links. (These are the links that would be accessible to my Affiliates on their affiliate_banners_product.php and affiliate_banners_text.php pages.) In other words: Where do the "text links" come from? How do I put them in? Surely someone (everyone?) has come across this? Please help! Thanks. OZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 The text links are automatically generated from your banner links. i.e. Everytime you upload a banner, a text link is created as a text alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz16oz2 Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Ah. Thanks Mikey. But, um... what if you don't want banners? OZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maquido Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hello, Ihave this error, can some one helpme? Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_OLD_FUNCTION' or `T_FUNCTION' or `T_VAR' or `'}'' in /home/totalbie/public_html/compras2/admin/includes/classes/message_stack.php on line 61 Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: messagestack in /home/totalbie/public_html/compras2/admin/includes/application_top.php on line 148 Thansk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Ah. Thanks Mikey. But, um... what if you don't want banners? OZ Er.... good question. :blink: Hopefully someone will be able to answer this. Hello, Ihave this error, can some one helpme? Sorry, can't help you....never seen that error before, maquido. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maquido Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Hello, I install osCommerce 2.2-MS2, via fantastico utility, i install this contributions, 7dana.com-osClite.zip (template) Signup_Confirm_Email_os2_2_millestone_2.zip (password via email) htmlbar_v3.zip (html editor for product description) default_image_in_products_and_categories_v1.0.zip PWA_0.80.zip (pay with out account) And i install osCaffiliate from this page... http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,158 And i have this error in admin area... demo site http://www.totalbienestar.com/compras2/admin/ "Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_OLD_FUNCTION' or `T_FUNCTION' or `T_VAR' or `'}'' in /home/totalbie/public_html/compras2/admin/includes/classes/message_stack.php on line 61 Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: messagestack in /home/totalbie/public_html/compras2/admin/includes/application_top.php on line 148" Can you helpme? And How do i can for activate or show the affiliate box in the end users area? http://www.totalbienestar.com/compras2/ Thanks so much, can you helpme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PropioWeb Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 (edited) I'm running an older version of osC Affiliate and am having a problem. I'm transfering my site to a new host and for some reason when I try to access the admin section I get this warning: Warning: main(includes/affiliate_configure.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/nisi/public_html/admin/includes/affiliate_application_top.php on line 20 Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'includes/affiliate_configure.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/nisi/public_html/admin/includes/affiliate_application_top.php on line 20 What does this mean and how do I fix it? The files are all there so I'm assuming it must be some kind of code error. I will probably upgrade to the new version but the problem is that I'm running BTS 1.0 and it took me a while just to get osC Addiliate to work with BTS so I'm in no hurry. It' works fine for now. Thanks in advance. Edited August 26, 2004 by PropioWeb Quote Samuel Mateo, Jr. osC 2.2 MS2 Installed Mods: WYSIWYG HTMLArea 1.7 | Basic Template System 1.0 | osC-Affiliate | OSC-SupportTicket Featured Products 1.3 | LoginBox 5.2 | LatestNews 1.1.3 | Extras for IE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PropioWeb Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 OK! Thats weird. :blink: Everything is working fine now. Quote Samuel Mateo, Jr. osC 2.2 MS2 Installed Mods: WYSIWYG HTMLArea 1.7 | Basic Template System 1.0 | osC-Affiliate | OSC-SupportTicket Featured Products 1.3 | LoginBox 5.2 | LatestNews 1.1.3 | Extras for IE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokestack Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Can someone explain the "Build A Link" feature a little more? Does that mean an affiliate can build a link to any product in my store or to any category? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Can someone explain the "Build A Link" feature a little more? Does that mean an affiliate can build a link to any product in my store or to any category? Yes, that's right. It is a very cool feature. Affiliates simply choose a product that they want to link to, and the product link code is generated for them with a click of a button. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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