Blog readers often research hosting, WordPress add-ons and SEO tools. This list joins web hosting, WordPress themes and plugins and AI writing and SEO tools.
Programs are picked by category only. Not ranked.
WP Engine has the longest cookie here, 180 days. 5 pay for life. Bunny.net: $20 per new paying customer. Bluehost: $65+ per qualified sale (commissions start at $65). 4 of 25 approve automatically.
Terms were checked between 2026-10-05 and 2026-11-01 against each program's own terms or partner page. Open a program page for its source link.
| Name | Commission | Cookie | Recurring | Approval | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VerifiedKinsta | One-time bonus of up to $500 ($50 to $500) plus lifetime monthly commissions of 10% | 60 days | Lifetime | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedWP Engine | One-time: $100 on Lite plan; all other plans $200 minimum or first month's payment, whichever is higher | 180 days | One-time | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedCloudways | Slab: up to $125 per sale (performance slabs); Hybrid: $30 per sale + 7% lifetime commission; Custom plans; switch anytime | 90 days | Lifetime | auto | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedHostinger | Up to 40% of initial purchase (shared/cloud/VPS 12+ mo); up to 60% AI Builder (offer-specific) | 30 days | One-time | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedDigitalOcean | 10% commission each month, for an entire year, on monthly spend of referred paying users | Not disclosed | 12 months | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedBunny.net | $20 per new paying customer | Not disclosed | One-time | invite | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedBluehost | $65+ per qualified sale (commissions start at $65) | 30 days | Not stated | manual | 2026-10-05 |
| VerifiedSiteGround | Per hosting sale by monthly volume: 1-5 sales $50; 6-10 $75; 11-20 up to $100 (KB: $100); 21+ custom. Other services (Website Builder, Coderick AI, Email Marketing): 60% of first-year revenue | 60 days | Not stated | undisclosed | 2026-10-05 |
| VerifiedNamecheap | First order: Domains (registrations/transfers) 20%; Hosting (Stellar, Reseller, VPS, Dedicated) 35%; SSL 35%; Private Email 20%; PremiumDNS 20%. VPN (FastVPN): 1-month plan 100% first purchase + 53% next 6 renewals; 1-year plan 53% (new sales only, not renewals) | Not disclosed | One-time | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedDreamHost | Earn up to $1,000 per referral; fixed payouts by product and term, e.g. Web Hosting Launch $15 monthly / $50 1-yr / $100 2-yr / $140 4-yr; Growth $30/$70/$130/$180; Scale $45/$100/$200/$300; DreamPress 1 $75/$200/$550 (3-yr) | Not disclosed | One-time | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedInMotion Hosting | Earn up to $200 on a sale (Shared, WordPress, VPS, Dedicated, Cloud); custom commissions available | 90 days | One-time | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedElementor | 45% of first purchase (Editor Pro, Elementor Host); 55% of first purchase for Elementor One during launch phase (monthly One plans: 55% of first 3 months' payments) | 45 days | One-time | manual | 2026-10-05 |
| VerifiedDivi (Elegant Themes) | 50% commissions on new purchases and all subscription renewal payments (Divi memberships and Divi Cloud); 15% on Divi Marketplace purchases and 15% of yearly license renewals | 30 days | Lifetime | undisclosed | 2026-10-05 |
| VerifiedAstra | 30% commission on any sale generated through your affiliate link; up to $240 per single sale ($799 lifetime sale) | 60 days | Not stated | undisclosed | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedWPForms | 20% commission on every sale (up to $59.90 per sale): Basic $7.90, Plus $19.90, Pro $39.90, Elite $59.90 | Not disclosed | Not stated | manual | 2026-10-05 |
| VerifiedFormidable Forms | 20% commission on every sale, up to $120 per referral (Basic $79 -> up to $15.80; Plus $199 -> up to $39.80; Business $399 -> up to $79.80; Elite $599 -> up to $119.80) | Not disclosed | One-time | manual | 2026-10-05 |
| VerifiedGravity Forms | 20-30% commission for every new Gravity Forms customer; contracts start at 20%, high performers can increase to 30% (Elite $259 -> $51.80; Pro $159 -> $31.80; Basic $59 -> $11.80). PartnerStack listing: '20% revenue share on a customer's first purchase, with the chance to earn up to 30% for top sellers' | 30 days | One-time | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedWritesonic | 20% of every payment for up to 12 months per referral | 60 days | 12 months | manual | 2026-10-05 |
| VerifiedQuillBot | 10% on monthly plans, 15% on semi-annual plans, 20% on annual plans (up to $20 per subscriber) | 30 days | Not stated | manual | 2026-10-05 |
| VerifiedSurfer | Starter (0-10): 75% CPA of first monthly payment or 15% of yearly; Silver (11-50): 100% or 20%; Gold (51+): 125% or 25% | 90 days | One-time | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedSemrush | $10 per trial + per-sale by product and loyalty tier (1-4 / 5-19 / 20-49 / 50+ sales per quarter): Semrush One $300/$350/$400/$450; SEO Toolkit $200/$250/$300/$350; Traffic & Market $200-$350; Content/Advertising $100-$150; Local/Social $50-$80; AI Visibility $100 | 120 days | One-time | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedSE Ranking | 30% commission on each subscription sale | 120 days | Ongoing | auto | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedMangools | Up to 35% lifetime recurring commission on every full-price monthly or annual payment (3 tiers: 25%, 30%, 35%) | 30 days | Lifetime | auto | 2026-10-05 |
| VerifiedRytr | 30% recurring commission for 12 months on every customer you refer; $15 activation bonus | 60 days | 12 months | manual | 2026-11-01 |
| VerifiedUndetectable AI | 25% recurring commissions for as long as referrals stay active; 10% second-tier on recruited affiliates' commissions | 60 days | Lifetime | auto | 2026-11-01 |
Notes from the program records
From each program's AffilMap record.
- Kinsta: Runs on Kinsta's own dashboard with last-touch attribution and a 60-day cookie. Payouts are monthly. Tiers (Starter, Experienced, Pro, Master) depend on your active referrals and monthly revenue.
- WP Engine: Annual plans are paid out as the annual amount divided by 12. You are paid around the 20th once a referral reaches 62 days.
- Cloudways: Two-tier: 7% of sub-affiliate commissions. Page says 'No approval delays'.
- Hostinger: Agreement: up to 40% on initial purchase of 12+ month plans; AI Builder up to 60% via specific offers. Landing: "starts at 40% and grows depending on sales volume". Cookie up to 30 days (agreement §5). Refund within 45 days voids commission. Need 3 approved conversions; min payout PayPal $100, wire $500.
- DigitalOcean: Page confirms 10%/12 months. Network (CJ) and cookie not stated on page today.
- Bunny.net: Existing customers can turn it on with one click in the Affiliate tab of the dashboard. Payouts are monthly on request, or you can take credits with a 25% bonus ($20 becomes $25). The cookie length is not stated.
- Bluehost: WEB HOSTING / WordPress. Newfold Digital in-house program; application then approval ('Approval is fast and easy'). Newfold Affiliate Agreement (assets.web.com/legal/English/NewfoldAffiliateAgreement.pdf): rates per Affiliate Dashboard; referred customer must remain >=30 days; cookie window reduced from 90 to 30 days.
- SiteGround: WEB HOSTING / WordPress. In-house. Weekly payouts, no minimum threshold. KB (siteground.com/kb/affiliate_program_earnings, updated 2025-08-07) gives currency rates: 50/75/100 USD/AUD, 30/50/65 GBP, 40/60/75 EUR. Signup asks how you'll refer sales; approval process not specified. Non-hosting sales don't count toward hosting tiers.
- Namecheap: Runs on Impact. Most products pay on the first order only, for both new and existing customers. FastVPN 1-month plans also pay 53% on the next 6 renewals; 1-year VPN plans pay on the new sale only. Coupon, cashback and sub-affiliate sites may get a lower rate. Apps (except RelateSocial and FastVPN), marketplace and premium domains, and hosting add-ons earn nothing, and EasyWP has its own program. The cookie length is not stated.
- DreamHost: HOSTING. Network shown as TUNE. No minimum payout; direct bank transfer monthly after 97-day holding period. Custom tiers for high performers. Full table on page.
- InMotion Hosting: THIN: headline 'up to' only. HOSTING. 90-day cookie. Banking info entered after approval (payout by bank). Min payout not stated.
- Elementor: In-house program. First purchase only (no recurring). Min payout $200 via PayPal, paid within 30 days after 30-day refund window clears. No coupon sites, no PPC (search/social/video), no self-purchases. 55% One rate labeled a 'special launch phase'. Recheck.
- Divi (Elegant Themes): WORDPRESS THEME/BUILDER. In-house. 30-day referral window for new purchases; commissions on all renewals ('Earn Recurring Commissions Forever'). PayPal only, paid first week of each month, $200 minimum threshold.
- Astra: In-house dashboard. PayPal monthly (3rd week) for sales >=45 days old; min payout $210 USD and 2 referrals. Re-read today: the '$270/per sale' string no longer appears in the page's main copy as a clear claim (one stray occurrence); table clearly states '$240 Up to, per single sale' - $240 used. Renewals not addressed.
- WPForms: WORDPRESS FORM BUILDER. In-house (EDD) program. Manual review, up to 48h. Terms: paid monthly; referred account must stay active 37 days; one commission per referral (first order only); no PPC bidding without permission; no coupon/kickback rebates. Cookie length not stated. Renewals not stated.
- Formidable Forms: WORDPRESS FORM BUILDER (Strategy11). Approval typically 1-2 business days. Affiliate T&C (formidableforms.com/affiliate-terms-and-conditions/): commissions on initial purchases only - none on subsequent purchases or yearly renewals; paid monthly, $100 min payout; referred account must stay active 37 days; one commission per referral; no PPC bidding without permission. Cookie not stated.
- Gravity Forms: Runs on PartnerStack; an Impact campaign also exists. You can be paid on the 1st or 15th of the month or when you reach a balance threshold, with a $10 minimum, about 8 weeks after the sale. Commission is on the first purchase only and is removed if the customer refunds within 30 days.
- Writesonic: FirstPromoter. Most applications reviewed within 24h; no traffic minimum. Last-click. Paid monthly, 30-day hold on new commissions; W-9/W-8BEN required. No coupon/deal sites, no brand-term bidding; ad-driven commissions held for review. Enterprise: 20% of deal.
- QuillBot: PartnerStack. Plan-based % from QuillBot's official PartnerStack listing; 'up to $20 per subscriber' and 30-day cookie (resets on re-click) from quillbot.com/affiliates. Commission period 'stated in your specific affiliate partner group'. Not public, so recurring left blank. Paid month after earning (e.g., Feb earnings available Mar 16).
- Surfer: Runs on PartnerStack with last-click attribution. Commission is one-time, on the first payment.
- Semrush: Runs on Impact. You earn $100 to $300 per sale plus $10 per free trial, as a one-time payment. Attribution is last click with a 120-day cookie.
- SE Ranking: First-cookie, first claim; forever credited after signup. PayPal twice a month, $50 min.
- Mangools: In-house; no approval process. Affiliate section available in any free Mangools account. Cookie 30 days to register; later subscription still credited. $150 min payout via PayPal monthly; payout may wait until 2+ distinct referred users. Tier thresholds not stated. No coupon sites, no direct-link PPC or brand PPC, no self-referrals.
- Rytr: AI WRITING. PayPal once >$100 threshold AND more than one customer referred; paid ~1st working day of second month after earning.
- Undetectable AI: AI WRITING/HUMANIZER. Net 30 (paid 30th of following month), $50 minimum. Payout method not stated on page. Separate influencer program ($1 per 1,000 views, up to $1,000/video).