# Referral overview
### ℹ️ What Is a Referral in Jaka?
The **Referral Program** in Jaka helps your customers promote your store by sharing a referral link or discount code.\
When someone buys through that referral, both the referrer and your store benefit.
A referral happens when:
1. A customer (referrer) shares their referral link or discount code
2. A new customer clicks the link or uses the code
3. The new customer places an order
4. The referrer earns a reward (discount, commission, or benefit you define)
Jaka tracks this entire flow for you — no manual work needed.
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### 🧩 Key Referral Terms
Here are a few important terms you’ll see in the referral feature:
* **Referrer (Advocate)**\
The person who shares your store and refers new customers.
* **Referral Link**\
A unique link assigned to the referrer. Orders made through this link are tracked automatically.
* **Referral Discount Code**\
A code the referrer can share instead of a link. It also tracks referral orders.
* **Referral Reward**\
What the referrer earns after a successful referral (for example: discount, cashback, or store credit).
* **Referral Conversion**\
A successful referral order created using a referral link or code.
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### ✅ How the Referral Program Works
Currently Jaka app provides referral popup and reward customers with discount only.
1. Store owner displays the referral **Widget** (Displays for advocates) on the online store.
2. Customer 1 (referrer) click on referral popup > enter their email address > get a referral link right away
Customer 1 (referrer) share referral link to their fiend (customer 2) and offer him x % discount > their friends open the referral link to purchase products > the **Popup (Displays for friends)** shows up
3\. Customer 2 will purchase the products on your store and use the discount code at checkout. If the order is created, the referrer who shared the discount code will receive a discount too.
Email notification will sent with discount code.
* set discount for referrer here
* email will look like this
On the **Setting** window pops up, you can edit the coupon of the Referral with a **Percentage** or a **Fixed** **Amount** and other conditions of the coupon below:
* This discount requires a minimum order subtotal: the minimum amount of the order of Referral friend so the Referral will get a coupon as a reward from the Merchant
* The reward will expire in: the valid day's number from the day the reward is sent so that Referral can use it
Also, you also can customize the front-end interface of the Referral contains **button** and **popup** after clicking the button.
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