# Invite link from group owner via group page has missing group paramater
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-link-from-group-owner-via-group-page-has-missing-group-paramater/412653
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [17 september 2026 om 13:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-link-from-group-owner-via-group-page-has-missing-group-paramater/412653 "2026-09-17T13:34:22Z")
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### Author:  [@nina.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nina.d)
#### Post date: [17 september 2026 om 13:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-link-from-group-owner-via-group-page-has-missing-group-paramater/412653/1 "2026-09-17T13:34:22Z")
Sorry for the many ‘groups’ in the title… I tried to be precise 😅
In the documentation it says a group owner (with the needed invitation rights) can [Invite users to a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-users-to-a-group/15544) via the button on top of the list of group members.
A popup appears and this is my observation: If the group owner is just using the ‘Create link’ button on the first popup without clicking the button to configure options, the invite will _not_ lead to the specific group. If they use the ‘Create link’ button on the second popup the invite parameters are correct and it leads to the group. It is the same for admins as for regular group owners.
On our disourse instance the users should not roam freely without a specific group. Each group owner independently decides who joins the platform and their group. But if users get invited onto the platform without the proper invite to group route they end up in a sort of limbus where nothing happens. So if it were to us, the group owner should solely be allowed to invite users to their specific group. But it could be that just the documentation is incomplete, if my observation matches the intended behavior ✌
Hint: Activating`enable_invite_modal_with_roles` lets one work around this issue, as the new popup always invites to the specific group, whether you configure the link options or not.
(Tested in 2026.7.2)
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [17 september 2026 om 14:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-link-from-group-owner-via-group-page-has-missing-group-paramater/412653/2 "2026-09-17T14:37:30Z")
I think this might be the same issue reported here last year:
> [@Allow group owners to invite users to a group they own in the initial invite](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owners-to-invite-users-to-a-group-they-own-in-the-initial-invite/66560/5):
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> Priority/Severity: normal(?) Platform: all (I assume). Tested with Discourse 3.6.0-beta1-dev Description: There are two places to create an invite: main menu within a group page As an admin or moderator I can create an invite within the group page. Opening the “link options“ within the pop-up dialog the respective group is pre-selected, thus invited people end up in the group directly. That’s great. If I as a group owner and normal user (member of a group having rights to create invites) …
If so, you might want to add your vote on that topic.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [18 september 2026 om 03:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-link-from-group-owner-via-group-page-has-missing-group-paramater/412653/3 "2026-09-18T03:42:18Z")
Will be fixed per:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/43800](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/43800)
It is a bit messy there are a few more edge cases here, but for now this feels like a good start.