Conditional rules

Conditional rules let one commission plan pay different rewards for different sales. Instead of a single flat rate, you add conditions that describe when a higher or lower reward should apply, for example “pay more when the order is above a certain amount” or “pay a special rate only for one product.” You set these up while creating or editing a commission plan, under Settings → Program details → Commission plans. This article explains how Referly decides which reward to use, and walks through every type of condition with an example.

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How Referly decides which reward applies

A commission plan is made up of one or more commissions, shown as tabs across the top of the editor. Every plan has a Default commission plus any extra commissions you add. When a referred sale comes in, Referly checks your commissions in priority order and uses the first one whose conditions match. The Default commission is the catch-all: it applies to any sale that doesn’t match the conditions on your other commissions, so it never needs conditions of its own. A few things to keep in mind:

• Every commission other than the Default must have at least one condition so Referly knows when to use it.
• Each commission has its own reward. To learn how rewards themselves are set, see Commission plans overview.
• Once a sale matches a commission, checking stops, so the order of your commissions matters. See Set the priority between commissions below.

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Add a condition

Open a commission other than the Default, then choose Add condition. Each condition has three parts:

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Match all or any of your conditions

When a commission has two or more conditions, a dropdown appears with two choices:

• ALL conditions must match — the sale must meet every condition for this commission to apply.
• ANY condition can match — the sale only needs to meet one of the conditions.

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Condition types

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Order amount

Pay a different reward based on how large the sale is. Choose Greater than or Less than, then enter an amount in your store’s currency. Example: To reward affiliates more for big orders, add a commission with the condition Order Amount → Greater than → 200 and give it a higher rate. Any sale above 200 uses this reward; everything else falls through to your Default.

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Product

Pay a different reward based on which product the customer bought. Choose Any of or None of, then select one or more products. If you’ve connected Shopify, you can also select collections. Leave the selection blank to apply the reward to all products. Example: To pay a premium rate only on your annual plan, add a commission with Product → Any of → Annual plan. For a deeper look at paying per product, see Product-based commissions.

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Coupon used

Pay a different reward based on which discount code the customer used at checkout. Choose Any of or None of, then pick from the coupons in your program. Example: If a few affiliates promote with a special launch code, add a commission with Coupon Used → Any of → LAUNCH25 to give those sales their own rate. You’ll need the coupon set up first, see Coupons and promo codes.

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Landing page

Pay a different reward based on the page the customer first landed on. Choose Is, Is not, Contains, or Does not contain, then type one or more page addresses. Press enter after each one to add it. Example: To reward traffic sent to a specific campaign page, add a commission with Landing Page → Contains → /black-friday. Sales that started on any page containing that text use this reward.

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Statement description

Pay a different reward based on the description that appears on the customer’s card statement for the purchase. This condition offers Contains, then you type the text to look for. Example: If your billing shows different descriptors for different products or brands, add a commission with Statement Description → Contains → PRO to route those sales to their own reward. This is an advanced option, most programs use order amount, product, or coupon instead.

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Set the priority between commissions

Because Referly stops at the first commission that matches, put your most specific commissions before broader ones. Commissions are checked in the order they appear across the tabs, and the Default is always applied last. If two commissions could both match the same sale, the earlier one wins. For example, if you have one commission for orders over 100 and another for orders over 500, list the “over 500” commission first so large orders get the higher reward instead of stopping at “over 100.”

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