# Disable Automatic Approval of Affiliates

**GoAffPro** provides you with the option to disable the automatic approval of affiliate accounts.

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By disabling the automatic approval of affiliates, you can manually approve or reject them from the Affiliates > Pending Approval section, based on your requirements.
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To disable the automatic approval of affiliate accounts, go to the **General** section in the **Settings** tab of the GoAffPro admin panel.

<figure><img src="https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2Fuploads%2FtptBU6NxLd1IIlUWzNcc%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=ef73ef26-9bdb-4125-ac94-725922769735" alt=""><figcaption><p>Settings > General</p></figcaption></figure>

Here, uncheck the "Auto approve registrations" option

![Uncheck the "Auto approve registrations" option](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MTdsWu5l74qj_F-bQLe%2F-MTeewI1O4utiYUH8gSk%2FScreenshot%202021-02-16%20171751.png?alt=media\&token=749f7ec9-80a8-41a6-b953-e1e631bc636b)

After this, affiliates will not get approved automatically.

![Not approved automatically](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MTdsWu5l74qj_F-bQLe%2F-MTef005GfR-FryAL8Hb%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=2f8c2c2d-49bc-45ea-9a48-1d1975617af7)

You can manually approve or reject affiliate accounts from the Pending Approval section in the Affiliates tab.

![](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MTdsWu5l74qj_F-bQLe%2F-MTef70hIbi5-pG6mdT9%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=486ae20d-933b-4d56-a3df-0e5d0fc7ed94)

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Disable Automatic Approval of Affiliates
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