The discussion revolves around who can invite new users to a Discourse forum and whether this permission can be configured. BjornW notes that while trust level 2 (TL2) users can invite others, this setting is not configurable and is not clearly documented. codinghorror confirms that TL2 or staff members are required to send invites, and this cannot currently be adjusted. gh_irina questions the inconsistency between trust levels for different permissions and suggests making the setting configurable. Remah provides links to related discussions where the Discourse team plans to make invite permissions customizable, including a pull request that may change the requirement. Moin adds that the invite requirement may soon no longer depend on trust level, indicating potential future changes.
My users didn’t think it was very easy to find the button for inviting new users, but I’m find with that being something you have to learn.
But, I was asked who can invite new users to the forum and I find myself unable to answer. I can’t find any information in the post about trust levels, nor the moderation guide. I’ve seen somewhere on my forum (can’t find it now) that only “trusted users” can invite others, but no mention of what constitutes a “trusted user” anywhere.
This topic clarifies that you need to be trust level 2, but leaves the question of whether this can be configured open. Can it? Is it still trust level 2?
Yes, you need to be trust level 2 or staff to send invites. This isn’t configurable at the moment, so you’ll need to grant TL2 to any users who need to have this ability.
I don’t understand why “trusted user” means tl2 or above for this, but tl3 and above for other things.
Can this not be changed so everything is the same? (Or made configurable would be even better! )