Inviting users to Discourse?

[Claire1]

Hey! I’d appreciate input on how to invite users to join a group and participate in the discussion.
I’ve invited users by email and they never received the email. I’ve invited users via the link, and tried the link out myself, too, but when I click on it I just get the error “Your invite token is invalid. Please [contact staff]”

[IAmGav (Gavin Perch)]

Sounds like the invite link expired or the invite link has been revoked.

Edit: Here is something that will help you explain invites

Configure how users can create and send invites for others to join your community

Discourse allows users in permitted groups to invite new users into the community (default trust level 2). Invites can be configured to redirect the new user to a specific topic when they first join the site. Invites can also be configured to add the user to custom Discourse groups when they accept the invite. Related site settings The following site settings can be adjusted to configure how invites work on your site: Name Description invite allowed groups The groups that are allowe…

[Claire1]

Thanks! Those are the steps I followed for email invites.

And when I tried using the link, I copied it, clicked on it and it was invalid instantly. There wasn’t really time for it to expire or be revoked. Maybe I didn’t have permissions to invite people? But I’m the only admin and I created the discussion board.