Especially for advertisers who use Magento-1, Daisycon developed an extension for the implementation of the conversion pixel. This extension adds the conversion pixel to the Magento success page without modifying code.
The Daisycon extension for Magento-1 can be viewed and downloaded here.
General information about the Daisycon conversion pixel can be viewed here.
Installation of the Daisycon affiliate tracking extension
A Magento Marketplace account is required to download the extension or access key.
Installation using Magento Connect
Download the access key here. This access key is required for installation of the extension in the Magento-1 admin area. In your Magento Admin Area navigate to System –> Magento Connect –> Magento Connect Manager. In the Install New Extension section, paste the key you have downloaded earlier and click Install. Click proceed in the next step.
Manual installation
Download the extension here. Extract the content of the archive (the folder app and skin). Connect to the server where your Magento store is installed via SSH or FTP. Copy the entire unpacked app folder into your store installation root folder.
Extension setup
In the main menu go to DAISYCON -> Affiliatemarketing to setup the Daisycon conversion tracking extension.
Login with your Daisycon username and password.
Multiple settings will be available to setup the Daisycon conversion tracking.
General Settings
Campaign
Choose the campaign for which you want to activate the conversion pixel.
LCC Cookie / LCC Network
The extenstion has an LCC (Last Click Count) functionality, which can be used to deduplicate transactions on other affiliate networks. This setting requires some adjustments in the Daisycon campaign settings and can only be set in consultation with your contact at Daisycon.
Compensation
VAT
Does the amount in the pixel needs to be including or excluding VAT? Indicate your preference in the settings of the VAT field.
Field
You can setup a compensation code based on category-id or a product attribute. With this compensation code your channel manager can setup variable compensations.
Tracking
Extra 1 - 5
- The conversion pixel can be enriched with extra variables (Extra 1 - Extra 5) such as payment method, shipping method, category-id or product attributes. These extra variables can be used to filter your statistics in the Daisycon interface. With these enriched statistics it is possible to easily optimize your campaign. These fields are not mandatory.
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Questions and more information
- Do you have any questions regarding the installation of this extension? Please contact your channel manager.
Testing the conversion pixel
After a developer has implemented the conversion pixel or if you have activated one of our standard solutions, the operation of the conversion pixel needs to be tested. You can do this by following each step of the Test Instructions manual.