# Prevent Unwanted Registrations

### To prevent unwanted/spam accounts from registering to your affiliate program, you can follow these steps:

* Disable Automatic Affiliate Approval 
* Additional Signup Fields
* Disable Marketplace Listing
* Block/Delete Accounts

### Disable Automatic Affiliate Approval 

You can disable the automatic approval of affiliates, by going to Settings > General > Affiliate Registrations and disabling the "**Auto approve registrations**" option.

{% hint style="info" %}
After disabling the automatic approval option, you can [manually approve/reject affiliates](https://docs.goaffpro.com/how-tos/approve-reject-an-affiliate-account) from the Affiliates > Pending Approval section.
{% endhint %}

![Disable Automatic Affiliate Approval](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MUngpPQBc8S79BgqUX4%2F-MUpG44dHZNBcTVLbvBN%2FScreenshot%202021-03-03%20045608.png?alt=media\&token=1ef89f6b-c130-4a02-9bd3-9ee6b90de171)

{% content-ref url="../program-settings/manage-affiliate-registrations/disable-automatic-approval-of-affiliates" %}
[disable-automatic-approval-of-affiliates](https://docs.goaffpro.com/program-settings/manage-affiliate-registrations/disable-automatic-approval-of-affiliates)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Additional Signup Fields

You can add additional signup fields to the signup page of your affiliate portal by going to Look and Feel > Signup Page > Click on Select & Customize > Enable the signup fields from there. 

{% hint style="info" %}
After adding additional signup fields to the signup page, you will be able to collect more information from affiliates who register for your program and evaluate them accordingly.
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2Fuploads%2F4XjhLnHJg4xTGKisqlls%2FScreenshot%202023-02-21%20164159.png?alt=media&#x26;token=5beefd95-9498-4ddd-a173-7e9fbefc1338" alt=""><figcaption><p>Additional Signup Fields</p></figcaption></figure>

{% content-ref url="../affiliate-portal-customization/signup-page/additional-signup-fields-for-signup-page" %}
[additional-signup-fields-for-signup-page](https://docs.goaffpro.com/affiliate-portal-customization/signup-page/additional-signup-fields-for-signup-page)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Disable Marketplace Listing

To prevent affiliates from the GoAffPro marketplace from registering for your program, go to the Marketplace tab and turn off the toggle.&#x20;

![Disable Marketplace Listing](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MUngpPQBc8S79BgqUX4%2F-MUpF7iSes6Nj0Bt-NvK%2FScreenshot%202021-03-03%20045200.png?alt=media\&token=0c741639-c675-47a8-99b1-1896f21cdfec)

{% content-ref url="recruiting-affiliates/setup-marketplace-listing/disable-marketplace-listing" %}
[disable-marketplace-listing](https://docs.goaffpro.com/how-tos/recruiting-affiliates/setup-marketplace-listing/disable-marketplace-listing)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Block/Delete Accounts

You can block the spam/bot affiliate accounts by going to Affiliates > All Affiliates > Click on the affiliate's name to open up their profile and click on **Block**.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
After blocking the affiliate account, you will also then get the option to delete the account.
{% endhint %}

![Block/Delete Account](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MUngpPQBc8S79BgqUX4%2F-MUpESHm14SiDG0v3ZoX%2FScreenshot%202021-03-03%20044913.png?alt=media\&token=b01e0cdc-dabe-49a1-a2b6-2cce535abdaf)

{% content-ref url="../program-management/manage-affiliates/approve-reject-an-affiliate-account/block-delete-an-affiliate-account" %}
[block-delete-an-affiliate-account](https://docs.goaffpro.com/program-management/manage-affiliates/approve-reject-an-affiliate-account/block-delete-an-affiliate-account)
{% endcontent-ref %}