Build an Affiliate Store with WooCommerce
Datafeedr API works with the Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer to help you search for affiliate products and import them directly into a WooCommerce store. You can create a product-focused website without programming or manually downloading, importing, and parsing large CSV or XML data feeds.
The workflow is designed for affiliate store owners: search across supported networks and merchants, select the products you want to promote, and add them to WooCommerce. Product information can then be maintained through automatic updates, while your store presents products through the familiar WooCommerce environment.
Search Products from Multiple Sources
The product search form lets you search across multiple affiliate networks and merchants at the same time. Filters can be used for product name, description, network, merchant, brand, price, sale price, discount percentage, currency, and sale status. Store-specific merchant selection also helps you focus a particular website on the merchants that fit its niche.
Saved searches provide a practical way to add products in bulk rather than importing items one by one. When new products match a saved search, they can be added during updates. This is useful for stores that cover changing product ranges or need a repeatable way to organize inventory.
Automated Product Management
- Automatic product updates: Product information updates without requiring manual action.
- Automatic additions: New products matching saved searches can be added during updates.
- Automatic removals: Products removed from a merchant’s inventory can be removed from your store.
- Background processing: Updates run in the background.
- Affiliate links: Use affiliate links provided by the affiliate network without intermediary redirects or tracking.
These functions reduce the need to monitor merchant data manually. The service supports products from more than 30 affiliate networks, with merchants and products available across multiple countries. The source describes access to more than 950 million products and more than 26,000 merchants.
Store Presentation and Discovery
Datafeedr supports product ratings and reviews so visitors can rate products and write reviews on your website. Faceted search lets visitors narrow results using product attributes, while sorting options can help them arrange products by rating, price, popularity, newness, and more.
The importer integrates with WooCommerce-based themes, including WooThemes and ThemeForest themes, and can be used with responsive WooCommerce themes for mobile and tablet visitors. It also integrates with the Datafeedr Comparison Sets plugin for price comparison sets.
Plans and Requirements
The Datafeedr API is available through paid API plans, and the importer requires an active subscription to one of them. The source also lists Datafeedr API and Datafeedr Product Sets as free requirements, along with WooCommerce and an account with one or more supported affiliate networks. Every plan includes all features offered by the service.
Technical requirements include PHP 7.4 or greater, MySQL 5.6 or greater, a WordPress memory limit of at least 256 MB, PHP’s CURL extension, WordPress Cron, and HTTPS support.
Installation
Install the Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer in a WordPress website that meets the listed requirements, install or enable WooCommerce and the required Datafeedr components, and connect the site to a paid Datafeedr API account. Follow the Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer Set-up Guide or the available setup video, then configure searches, merchants, and product selections for your store.
