# Invite links to topic send user to home page, not to topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-links-to-topic-send-user-to-home-page-not-to-topic/221078>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** invites\
**Created:** [March 16, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-links-to-topic-send-user-to-home-page-not-to-topic/221078 "2022-03-16T07:12:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-links-to-topic-send-user-to-home-page-not-to-topic/221078/1 "2022-03-16T07:12:52Z")

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> [@Multiple use invites to existing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-use-invites-to-existing-users/246629/19):
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> - In my own testing, I see that the “invite to topic” flow does not seem to be working as designed any more - maybe there was a regression. Needs more exploration, but it seems that the new user does not land in the topic but on the homepage, after creating their new account and confirming their email address and so on. The user is still correctly added to any groups specified in the invite.

@dan I swear I tested all this back when we implemented the latest changes, but I can reproduce this bug. It affects only invite _links_, not invite emails. To repro:

1. go to a topic, select 🔗 share button on topic menu, and create invite to the topic. If it’s in a secure category, add a group to add the user to. (bug can be replicated in either case). Save link and copy it to clipboard.
2. Paste link into address bar in incognito mode to accept the invitation. Fill in required fields (password not required - bug can be replicated whether or not you provide a password) and submit form.
3. In your email, click the link to confirm your email address and log in (or to add your password, if you did not specify one).
4. You will be taken to the home page, not to the topic you wre invited to. 😭
5. If you added the user to a group, you can confirm this by looking at the user’s admin page.

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