Affiliatly introduced automation features to protect merchant margins by limiting commission payouts on discounted orders. The software provider announced on February 20, 2025, that these tools allow advertisers to invalidate or hide transactions where specific coupon criteria are met.
The update introduces two primary controls within the general settings of the application. These features target e-commerce merchants using Shopify or Ecwid who face "commission stacking"—a situation where high discount rates combined with affiliate payouts result in unprofitable sales.
Automated Order Cancellation Based on Coupons
The first new feature, "Cancel orders in which a coupon code was used," rejects any tracked order that includes a discount code. Merchants can apply this to all codes or specifically to those not attributed to a particular affiliate. Shopify and Ecwid users can access this tool immediately.
These options address cases where the discount lowers your profit and prevents you from paying affiliate commission for those orders.
The second feature offers granular control for Shopify users through a maximum discount threshold. If a customer uses a coupon exceeding this predefined percentage or value, Affiliatly cancels the commission for that order.
Visibility and Precision in Tracking
Affiliatly confirms that while the system "cancels" these orders to prevent payout, it does not delete them. The transactions remain visible to the merchant on the "Orders" page under a "Hidden" status. Consequently, publishers do not see these earnings in their dashboard, while advertisers maintain a full record of traffic and conversion data.
Technical details from the Affiliatly support team indicate that the system supports decimal values for these thresholds. A merchant can set a limit of 9.5% to allow standard 9% discounts while blocking commissions for 10% coupons. The automation triggers only when the discount value strictly exceeds the user-defined limit. Equal values still result in an approved commission.
Affilitizer Editorial Team
This article was created with AI assistance and editorially reviewed.
