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title: "Affiliate Center - How to Manually Create an Affiliate"
slug: "affiliate-center-how-to-manually-create-an-affiliate"
description: "Learn how to manually add affiliates in ClickFunnels Affiliate Center for better control over your program without registration hassles."
updated: 2025-07-09T16:07:20Z
published: 2025-07-09T16:07:20Z
canonical: "support.myclickfunnels.com/affiliate-center-how-to-manually-create-an-affiliate"
---

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# Affiliate Center - How to Manually Create an Affiliate

Adding affiliates manually in the ClickFunnels Affiliate Center allows you to bypass the standard registration process, giving you greater control over who joins your affiliate program. This method is especially useful when you want to add affiliates directly without requiring them to fill out a registration form. In this article, you will learn how to create an affiliate in the Affiliate Center manually.

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## Requirements

- An active ClickFunnels account
- [The Affiliate Center app added to the Workspace](/v1/docs/adding-apps-to-your-clickfunnels-workspace)
- Available on the [Optimize and Dominate plan](/v1/docs/clickfunnels-pricing)

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## How to Manually Create an Affiliate

1. **Create a Contact in the Customers Menu**:
  - Navigate to **Customers » Contacts** from the ClickFunnels dashboard.
  - Click on the **Add Contact** button to create a new contact.

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  - Fill in the required details like name, email address, and any other relevant information for the contact.
  - Once the contact is created, it will appear in the list of contacts and be ready to be used to create an affiliate.
2. **Create a New Affiliate in the Affiliate Center App**:
  - From the ClickFunnels dashboard, go to the **Affiliate Center** app and click on the **Affiliates** tab.

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  - This will display a list of all the affiliates currently in your system.
  - Click the **Create Affiliate** button located at the top right corner of the Affiliates page.
  - In the **New Affiliate** window, enter the **name** of the affiliate.
  - Under **Contact**, click the dropdown and select the contact you created earlier from the list.
  - Once selected, click **Create Affiliate** to add the affiliate to your Affiliate Center.

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## Related

- [Affiliate Center - Create Your Affiliate Program in ClickFunnels](/affiliate-center-create-your-affiliate-program-in-clickfunnels.md)
- [Affiliate Center - Creating and Managing Commission Plans](/affiliate-center-creating-and-managing-commission-plans.md)
- [Affiliate Center - How to Create an Affiliate Campaign](/affiliate-center-how-to-create-an-affiliate-campaign.md)
- [Affiliate Center - Customizing System Emails](/affiliate-center-customizing-system-emails.md)
- [Affiliate Center - How Your Affiliates Register and Log in to Affiliate Area](/affiliate-center-how-your-affiliates-register-and-log-in-to-affiliate-area.md)
- [Affiliate Center - Create Your Affiliate Program in ClickFunnels](/affiliate-center-create-your-affiliate-program-in-clickfunnels-1.md)