In a support discussion titled “Direct users into closed categories,” Roni asks if it’s possible to direct new users to closed (private) categories upon registration. ondrej explains that this is achievable by creating an invite link tied to a specific group that has access to the private category — new users registering via that link are automatically added to the group and gain access. th21 confirms this behavior. Roni seeks clarification on how users are assigned to the group, and later asks where to find the “create invite” page. ondrej directs them to your.community-name/my/invited and provides helpful links to Meta Discourse guides on sending and configuring invites and adding users to groups. The process hinges on group-based permissions for private categories, and invites are the mechanism to automate group assignment during onboarding.
Hey everyone.
As our community grows, we are exploring the possibility of sending users directly into closed categories within Discourse.
In other words, offering users a link to register and then directing them to a closed category during the onboarding process. Could we do that, and if so, what is the right process?
Thank you!
Thank you @ondrej for answering! So this is possible? I’m not sure I understand how they register per a specific group that we choose for them?
as @ondrej said, if a new user registers with the invite link you provided, after sign up, they will be added automatically to the group you set in the invite.
@ondrej can you kindly guide me to where can I find the “create invite” page? I can’t seems to find it anywhere
Go to your.community-name/my/invited
See this topic for extra guidance 
(sorry replied to wrong post. )
