Affiliate Tag Rules
Automatically apply your affiliate tags to every matching link
Affiliate Tag Rules are the engine behind MakerManifest's affiliate monetization. You set up a rule for each store once — providing your affiliate tag or link format — and MakerManifest applies it automatically to every matching URL across every gear list and short link you have.
For Amazon, you provide your Associates tag (e.g. yourname-20) and MakerManifest appends it as a query parameter to every amazon.com URL. For networks that use link wrappers (like AWIN for Etsy, or VigLink), you provide the URL template and MakerManifest builds the correct affiliate URL at click time.
Built-in presets are available for Amazon, Howl (which covers Anker, Target, Best Buy, and 17+ stores via a single bulk setup), eBay EPN, Etsy via AWIN, VigLink, and SkimLinks. VigLink and SkimLinks work as catch-all rules — they apply to any store that doesn't have its own specific rule.
Affiliate rules apply retroactively. Updating your tag in Settings takes effect on all existing lists immediately because the tag is applied at click time rather than stored in the link itself.
Key capabilities
- Set your tag once — it applies everywhere automatically
- Supports query-param rules (Amazon, eBay) and URL wrapper rules (AWIN, VigLink)
- Built-in presets for major affiliate networks
- Howl bulk setup covers 17+ stores in one step
- Catch-all rules (VigLink, SkimLinks) cover any unmatched store
- Retroactive — changing your tag takes effect immediately on all links
- Available to Basic and Premium subscribers
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