What a Sub-source Block Does
Affiliates pass their placements on tracking links as source= and sub_aff1 … sub_aff10. A block rule matches one of those values and stops the traffic. Open Affiliates → Blocked Sub-sources.
Conversions are checked against the click they came from, so a block also stops conversions on clicks sent before the block was added.
Finding Bad Sub-sources
Click Find sub-sources. Pick a parameter, a period (last 24 hours or a number of days) and a minimum number of clicks, then click Find. You get the busiest values with their clicks, conversions, conversion rate and suspicious share.
High traffic with zero conversions, or a high suspicious share, is a good block candidate. Tick the rows, choose whether to block them for that affiliate or every affiliate, and click Block selected.
Adding a Block
Click Block sub-sources
Choose the parameter (source or Sub ID 1–10) and how to match: exact, starts with or contains.
Paste the values
One per line or comma-separated. Matching ignores upper and lower case.
Choose affiliates and campaigns
Leave either empty to mean all. One rule is created per value, campaign and affiliate.
Pick the action and duration, then click Block
The tracker applies the rules within seconds.
Block Options
| Option | Choices |
|---|---|
| Applies to | Clicks, conversions, or clicks and conversions |
| Blocked clicks are | Fallback — sent to your campaign or account fallback URL (trigger: fraud detected). Hard block — an error page, no redirect. |
| Duration | Permanent, or until an expiry date |
| Note | Why it was blocked — internal only |
Managing Rules
The rule list shows each block, what it applies to, its action and Hits — the clicks it blocked recently. Filter by value, parameter, affiliate, campaign or status, and select rules to activate, pause or delete them in bulk.
Pausing a rule lets the traffic through again without losing the rule. Blocked clicks are marked in click logs with the rule number.
Blocked and trusted IPs live on Settings → Fraud Protection. To stop an affiliate on one campaign, reject them on the campaign's Affiliates tab.