Hi Everyone,
I purchased MagicParser to help with an XML feed for sponsored links (UKFindit.com). Im also having a "play" with PT with the option to include it UKFindit.
Ive managed to get the script working, but have a simple question...
Ive signed up to affiliatefuture and registered a few feeds. On the URL part of the feeds, it sends the click direct to the merchant site to view the product. How does affiliatefuture track these? I would have expected the click to be re-directed from affiliatefuture so they could track it?
Cheers.
P.S Fantasic scripts!!
Thanks!
I assuming then that I must sign up to each merchant to get the correct parameters for the tracking code?
Got it working now! Thanks for your help :-)
The affiliate future feeds do not contain affiliate code, which is my only gripe with the otherwise excellent network. (And as such the reason why we have not got round to bothering to use their feeds at this time).
To add the correct code from your admin page you will need to wallop on a filter for the affiliate tracking code i.e.:
1. Click "filters"
2. Filter Type: Text Before
3. Field: Buy URL
4. in the Text box enter the Affiliate future tracking code which looks like:
http://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=AFFILIATEID&merchantID=MERCHANT&programmeID=PROG&mediaID=0&tracking=&url=
Ensure that you leave the &url= intact, or it will not redirect.