WP Ecommerce Is Funded Through Commissions

💻 Our Advertising Philosophy

You won’t find banner ads or annoying popups on WP Ecommerce.

We believe traditional ads are distracting and make it harder for you to get what you came here for: honest, helpful content about building your WordPress store.

So instead of cluttering your experience, we fund the site through carefully chosen affiliate partnerships.

🔗 What Are Affiliate Links?

Affiliate links are like regular links—but with a little twist.

When you click one, it includes a unique tracking code. If you end up making a purchase, the seller knows you came from us and may share a percentage of the sale with WP Ecommerce.

✅ You don’t pay anything extra.
❌ The price doesn’t go up.
💖 The support helps us continue doing what we love.

🤝 Why We Use Affiliate Links

We see affiliate links as a win-win-win:

• You get honest reviews, comparisons, and tutorials tailored to your needs.
• Vendors get introduced to people who are genuinely looking for their tools.
• We get to keep doing what we do—publishing helpful, free content every week.

But there’s a big difference between any affiliate site and what we do:

💬 We only recommend tools we’ve tested, trust, and would use ourselves.
And we tell you when something isn’t worth your time.

Our recommendations are based on in-depth research, testing, real-world experience, and our commitment to helping you make smart decisions.

You’ll often see affiliate links in:

• Head-to-head plugin comparisons
• In-depth product reviews
• Setup guides for ecommerce stores
• Toolkits for growing your shop

These aren’t throwaway recommendations—they’re the result of hours of testing and a lot of geeky debate behind the scenes.

🧭 Are Affiliate Links Making Us Biased?

It’s a fair question.

Here’s our honest answer:

No—our editorial independence comes first.

• Writers choose what to recommend based on usefulness, quality, and context—not on affiliate status.
• We’ve recommended many tools that don’t have affiliate programs at all.
• We’re not paid to promote any specific product, and we never accept money in exchange for a positive review.

If something’s not good, we’ll say so. And if we love it, we’ll tell you why.

✨ Our Values

This site is built around clear, empowering, and honest communication. That includes how we fund our work.

Our values—Integrity, Empowerment, Clarity, and Accuracy—guide every piece we publish. That’s why we’re upfront about how affiliate marketing works and how it fits into our mission to support ecommerce entrepreneurs like you.

📜 Why We’re Sharing This

First, it’s the law. (Hi, FTC 👋)

But more importantly, we believe in full transparency. You deserve to know how and why recommendations are made.

If you ever have questions about how we make money, feel free to get in touch and ask.

With gratitude,
The WP Ecommerce Team 💚