# Allow non-staff site members to create invite to topic

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-non-staff-site-members-to-create-invite-to-topic/385235
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** invites
**Created:** [October 10, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-non-staff-site-members-to-create-invite-to-topic/385235 "2025-10-10T10:10:50Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-non-staff-site-members-to-create-invite-to-topic/385235/4 "2025-10-10T13:13:43Z")

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> [@Overgrow](#):
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> Seems like there must be some other setting (or hard-coded) limit to use topic invites.

Yes you are right. It’s limited to staff

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/aa2c407e80997471a7da945b711333505b36bf70/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/create-invite.gjs#L183-L185>

Sorry for asking whether the topic is public. I just remembered that it mattered in some cases.  
For example [Rules for inviting people to topics? - #10 by JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rules-for-inviting-people-to-topics/167896/10)

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