You can now customize Invite email message when inviting user to forum, topic or message.
The resulting invite email will look like:
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This worries me. If Discourse is checking for the link before sending, why not alert the user that they must include the link, instead of silently ignoring the message?
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Good point! Added on my list. 
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Agreed – or just prevent the button from being pressed, if that key string is not present in the text? That might be simpler.
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My concern here is that people don’t understand templates.
Instead why not simply give them a dedicated spot in the invite for a “custom message” and then allow them to add it in here.
It just feels a little bit too flexible and “technical” this way to me.
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Sure, I support that – @techapj can you change it so
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When “custom message” is expanded, a textbox with some suggested copy is shown. No template, just plain text:
Hey, I thought you might enjoy this topic!
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If user enters text, that is inserted into the template on their behalf in the
{user_custom_message}template field or what have you.
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Note that this is also safer – with the current design, the sender could totally subvert the message, maybe even use it for spamming.
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Okay, done via:
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/40e9e1be6642b1faa91c0f8c0aaec8f7cd5dfab5
Updated the OP to reflect the same.
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hmm, this message could be better:
FEATURE: user-friendly custom message · discourse/discourse@40e9e1b · GitHub
This invitation is from a trusted user, so you won’t need to log in.
How about something like this:
This invitation is from a trusted user, so an account will be created for you automatically.
You’ll get another email with instructions on how to sign in next time.
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Sure, I think that suffices; no need to add another extra line.
