Feature · Smart Links

Affiliate smart links: the right offer for every click

A smart link bundles several campaigns behind a single tracking URL. Your affiliate promotes one link; AffClix decides, click by click, which offer the visitor lands on — by weight, by priority, in rotation or by live performance.

4Routing algorithms
UnlimitedSmart links on every plan
1 URLFor affiliates to promote
How it works

From one link to the best-fit offer

  1. Group your campaignsCreate a smart campaign and add two or more child campaigns — the offers that can receive this traffic.
  2. Pick a routing algorithmWeighted splits traffic by the weights you set, Priority fills the top campaign first, Rotation shares clicks equally, and Performance shifts more traffic to the campaigns that convert best.
  3. Add routing rulesNarrow which clicks each campaign can receive using the same rule dimensions as campaign targeting — country, device, operating system, browser, language, sub-ID and more.
  4. Share one tracking linkAffiliates get a single URL with their sub-ID macros. Every click is still recorded against the child campaign it went to, so payouts and reports stay per-offer.
Capabilities

What you can do with smart links

Weighted splits

Send 60% of traffic to one offer and 40% to another, then change the weights without touching the affiliate's link.

Priority ordering

Rank campaigns so the one you rank highest receives traffic first — useful when one offer pays clearly better than the rest.

Round-robin rotation

Share traffic equally across campaigns when you want a clean comparison with no extra configuration.

Performance routing

Let the system move traffic toward the campaigns that are converting better, instead of re-balancing weights by hand.

Rule-based routing

Route by country, region, city, device type, operating system, browser, ISP, user language, day of week or sub-ID values.

Per-offer reporting

Clicks, conversions and payouts are attributed to the child campaign that received them, so a smart link never blurs your reports.

Smart links are unlimited on every AffClix plan, including Free. Advanced targeting is included from the Network plan. Compare plans →

Who uses it

Who uses smart links

Affiliate networks

Give publishers one link per vertical and monetise every geo and device, instead of asking them to swap links when an offer caps or pauses.

Media buyers

Buy broad traffic and route each click to the offer most likely to convert for that country and device.

In-house programs

Test two landing offers side by side with a weighted split before committing your affiliates to one.

Frequently asked questions

What is an affiliate smart link?

A smart link is one tracking URL that sits in front of several offers. When someone clicks it, the platform chooses which offer to send them to, based on the routing algorithm and rules you configure.

Which routing algorithms does AffClix support?

Four: Weighted (traffic split by the weights you set), Priority (the highest-priority campaign first), Rotation (equal round-robin) and Performance (more traffic to better-converting campaigns).

Do affiliates need a new link when I change offers?

No. You change the campaigns, weights or rules behind the smart link; the URL your affiliates published stays the same.

How many campaigns does a smart link need?

At least two child campaigns. Smart links themselves are unlimited on every plan, including Free.

Are smart link conversions reported separately?

Yes. Each click and conversion is recorded against the child campaign that received it, so payouts, caps and reports work per offer.

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