I see, on the sidebar, a new item: Invite. It seems that I can send invite links like this, as well as editing the length of expiry for these links. Surely  this is new, or am I just ignorant of this?
             
            
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                Lilly  
                
                  
                    October 30, 2024,  2:35pm
                   
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              yes new feature.
  
  
    
    
  
      
    
      discourse:main ← discourse:feature/invite-button-sidebar
    
      
        
          opened 08:12PM - 28 Oct 24 UTC 
        
        
        
       
   
 
  
    This PR adds a new "Invite members" link to the sidebar for all users who can in… vite to the site. Clicking the link opens the invite modal without changing the current route the user is on.
Screenshot:
<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e3425351-5df5-4530-bca9-2426921babc9" width=300>
Internal topic: t/129752. 
   
   
  
    
    
  
  
 
but it is just like any link in that section that an admin can add, remove or edit:
edit: oh hey what do you know? Tobias has the info here 
  
  
    Good news! We have now added the invite link to the sidebar on all sites, and selecting it opens the invite popup directly. The link is only shown to people who have permission to invite. 
 [Screenshot 2024-10-30 at 8.19.09 AM]  
For those sites that prefer not to have the invite link so prominent or want to move it below ... more they can set it up as they see fit by using “Customize this section”. 
You can also add link to the popup directly from anywhere using the https://yoursite.com/new-invi…
   
 
             
            
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