# Invite only community and newsletter

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-community-and-newsletter/139029>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** invites\
**Created:** [January 18, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-community-and-newsletter/139029 "2020-01-18T10:58:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-community-and-newsletter/139029/11 "2020-01-18T19:31:53Z")

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> [@merefield](#):
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> [https://mysuperamazing.com/sup3rs3cr3tK3y](https://mysuperamazing.com/sup3rs3cr3tK3y) and anyone can forward this to anyone and they can use the link - what have you gained from the vanilla URL?

Yes. That’s what I think lots of people want. Sure, anyone with the link can forward it, so it’s not _secure_, but it’s enough better than allowing anyone who stumbles on the site’s home page to be able to join.

I think that such a plugin would be useful to a number of communities. Looking at the invite model, however, it’s not immediately clear to me how to go about it. Of course, anything is possible. . . .

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