Description

Force Pending Referrals changes the default status of referrals generated by AffiliateWP, marking every new commission as pending at the moment of creation so each conversion undergoes manual review before being approved for payment. This behavior suits affiliate program managers who need to validate conversions, check for possible fraud, or confirm orders are not canceled before releasing credit to the affiliate.

Main Features

  • Forced pending status: every referral recorded by AffiliateWP automatically receives the “pending” status at the moment it is created.
  • Action during creation flow: the component intercepts the referral immediately after registration, before it enters as “unpaid” ready for payment.
  • Broad compatibility with integrations: applies the same behavior regardless of the source that generated the referral within AffiliateWP.
  • No settings panel: the addon activates as soon as it is enabled, with no extra options to configure in the admin.
  • Mandatory manual approval: no commission moves to the payment stage without the manager manually changing the status in the AffiliateWP dashboard.

Benefits of Force Pending Referrals

  • Financial control: prevents commissions from being accounted for payment before the manager’s review.
  • Fraud protection: allows time to identify suspicious conversions or duplicate accounts before approving credit.
  • Compatibility with cancellations: enables confirming whether the related order has not been refunded or reversed before releasing the commission.
  • Simplified auditing: centralizes all referrals in a single review queue, facilitating the manager’s tracking.

Who Is It For?

  • Affiliate program managers who want to manually validate each referral before approving payment.
  • Stores with a high rate of cancellation, refund, or dispute that need to confirm order integrity before issuing commissions.
  • Operations that apply antifraud rules or require human review of conversions generated by AffiliateWP.

Recommended for AffiliateWP administrators who need an additional review layer before converting referrals into payable commissions.

Frequently asked questions

Is AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals GPL-licensed?

Yes. AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals cost at Ultrapack?

AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals include updates?

Yes. The current version of AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals is 1.2, published at Ultrapack on Nov 3, 2021. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.

What are the requirements for the plugin AffiliateWP Force Pending Referrals?

Requires WordPress 5.2 or higher and PHP 5.6 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.