The Discourse team announced an improvement to the Invite feature, allowing administrators to copy invite links directly from the invites page techAPJ. Following a suggestion by fefrei to auto-select the link, techAPJ confirmed the feature was implemented. watchmanmonitor appreciated the utility for their invite process but suggested enhancing the copy function to include the surrounding explanatory text, not just the URL. tobiaseigen supported this idea, citing GoToMeeting as an example of an application that provides full instructions in the clipboard upon copying.
We just improved the Invite feature, now you can copy invite link and send a personalized invitation email to your users!
To generate copyable invite link go to your invites page, click on “Send an Invite” button, enter the email of the user you want to invite, now click on “Copy Invite Link” button:
That’s it, now you will see copyable invite link:
Copy and paste away! 
Great! Could this auto-select the link, just as the permalink feature can?
Nice suggestion! Done 
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3bc79f6885ee69e9a6fa30fb7b1d57734b60b3ca
I’m refocusing our invite process around this feature.
Rather than telling people to expect an email, I’m including it in an email to them. Brilliant!
Looking at the text in the dialog box.. it’s all useful, not just the URL.
Would it be easy enough to allow me to copy the text inside & outside the well in the same fell swoop?
Discourse Meta
Invite link is only valid for this email address: user@domain.com
I’ll understand if it’s just too ugly… to select both lines, or if there’s no desire to print the URL in plain text next to the invite text.
This isn’t something I feel super strongly about.. but it’d help keep things sorted as I copy/paste invites.
GoToMeeting does it this way too. On the screen it says:
and when you hit copy to clipboard it provides fuller instructions to email/chat to invitees:
- Please join my meeting.
GoTo
- Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone.
Dial +1 (571) 317-3122
Access Code: 148-869-597
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting
Meeting ID: 148-869-597
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