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What is the difference between tracking links and coupon codes?

Troubleshooting

An affiliate's coupon code is not being attributed. What should I check?

I installed the tracking script but clicks are not being tracked. What now?

My Stripe webhook shows 200 but no conversions are recorded. Why?

My team member cannot sign in or is stuck choosing a role. How do I fix it?

Why is an affiliate conversion not showing up?

Why is my dashboard showing the wrong currency?

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Troubleshooting

An affiliate's coupon code is not being attributed. What should I check?

Confirm the exact code is registered in LinkJolt against the affiliate, that the code on the order matches it, and that the affiliate is not rejected on the campaign. Codes are matched by id, promotion code, then text.

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Updated Jun 25, 2026

When a coupon based sale is not attributed, the issue is usually a mismatch between the code in your processor and the code registered in LinkJolt.

Check the registration

LinkJolt only attributes a coupon it knows about. Confirm the exact code is registered against the affiliate in LinkJolt, with the right provider selected (for example Stripe or Paddle).

Check how codes are matched

LinkJolt tries to match the order's discount in this order:

  1. The processor coupon id
  2. The promotion code id
  3. The code text

If your processor only exposes the display name, matching is more fragile, so registering the underlying coupon id is the most reliable.

Check the affiliate status

A rejected affiliate earns nothing even with a valid code. Confirm they are approved or pending.

Codes registered after an order was placed cannot match that earlier order automatically. Register codes before they go out, or ask support about a backfill.

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Related questions

What is the difference between tracking links and coupon codes?

Tracking links attribute a sale by a URL parameter stored in the visitor's browser. Coupon codes attribute a sale by the discount code used at checkout. LinkJolt supports both at the same time so no sale slips through.

Why is an affiliate conversion not showing up?

The usual causes are a missing or misconfigured payment webhook, the tracking script not installed, no tracking reference reaching checkout, or a rejected affiliate. Work through these in order to find the gap.

How does LinkJolt decide which affiliate gets credit for a sale?

LinkJolt checks the tracking reference stored from the affiliate link first, then falls back to a registered coupon code. Whichever it finds maps the sale to that affiliate, as long as they are not rejected on the campaign.

My Stripe webhook shows 200 but no conversions are recorded. Why?

Almost always because your Stripe checkouts are not carrying tracking data. The webhook is connected (that is the 200), but if a checkout completes with no tracking reference and no registered coupon, there is nothing to attribute, so no conversion is created.

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