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Affiliate Disclosure Setup: Stay Transparent Without Hurting Conversions

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Affiliate Disclosure Setup: Stay Transparent Without Hurting Conversions

Compliance / Disclosures

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Clear disclosure protects trust and reduces policy risk while keeping conversions healthy.

When to Use This Guide

Use this before campaign launches and during routine policy checks so monetization stays transparent and compliant.


Before You Start

  • You are logged into WordPress with an Administrator account.
  • You can edit settings and network disclosure profiles.
  • You know where monetized content appears on your site.

Exact Menu Path

WordPress Admin -> PassiveWP

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Step 1: Place disclosure near monetized content and links.

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Do this In WordPress AdminPassiveWP, do this in order: open the relevant panel, find the control related to "Place disclosure near monetized content and links.", apply one change, click Save/Run, then reload once to confirm it stuck.

Confirm Test clicks should land on the expected destination with attribution parameters intact.

Step 2: Use plain language readers can understand quickly.

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Do this Use WordPress AdminPassiveWP to run generation for one item first, review the output manually, then continue with the remaining items.

Confirm Generation should complete without authentication, quota, or model errors.

Step 3: Apply the same standard across templates and automation output.

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Do this In WordPress AdminPassiveWP, do this in order: open the relevant panel, find the control related to "Apply the same standard across templates and automation output.", apply one change, click Save/Run, then reload once to confirm it stuck.

Confirm No blocking error banner appears, and the next step is available.

Step 4: Audit top pages monthly for disclosure consistency.

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Do this In WordPress AdminPassiveWP, do this in order: open the relevant panel, find the control related to "Audit top pages monthly for disclosure consistency.", apply one change, click Save/Run, then reload once to confirm it stuck.

Confirm No blocking error banner appears, and the next step is available.

Quick Troubleshooting Checks

  • Preview a monetized page and verify disclosure placement near affiliate elements.
  • Confirm disclosure profile text is assigned to the right network.
  • Re-check disclosure visibility on mobile.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Hiding disclosure text where users cannot reasonably see it.
  • Using claims that are hard to verify consistently.
  • Applying one policy template across different traffic sources without checks.

Success Checklist

  • Disclosure appears near monetized elements.
  • Claims are accurate and regularly reviewed.
  • Team understands affiliate and platform policy boundaries.

Pro Tips for Affiliate Marketers

  • Keep a simple compliance checklist for every new campaign.
  • Audit top pages monthly for policy drift.
  • When in doubt, choose clearer language and stronger disclosure.

If You Get Stuck

Open the matching troubleshooting article in this help center and repeat one step at a time instead of changing multiple settings at once.

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