# 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](/files/-MUpG44dHZNBcTVLbvBN)

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MTedNIQUSnW2C-TUrG9" %}
[Disable Automatic Approval of Affiliates](/program-settings/manage-affiliate-registrations/disable-automatic-approval-of-affiliates.md)
{% 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="/files/0L0FPX8gZwUdcB6MPnFn" alt=""><figcaption><p>Additional Signup Fields</p></figcaption></figure>

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MWR4pzTPW1nLAhpNaAq" %}
[Additional Fields for Signup Page](/affiliate-portal-customization/signup-page/additional-signup-fields-for-signup-page.md)
{% 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](/files/-MUpF7iSes6Nj0Bt-NvK)

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MUKSXokC9-84T-OS272" %}
[Disable Marketplace Listing](/how-tos/recruiting-affiliates/setup-marketplace-listing/disable-marketplace-listing.md)
{% 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](/files/-MUpESHm14SiDG0v3ZoX)

{% content-ref url="/pages/-Lx20GvxBMU0ubjbRIb8" %}
[Block/Delete an Affiliate Account](/program-management/manage-affiliates/approve-reject-an-affiliate-account/block-delete-an-affiliate-account.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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