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Invite your first members

A community needs people. This tutorial covers inviting members one by one, inviting in bulk, choosing their role, and making sure they land somewhere useful. About 8 minutes.

1. Prepare a landing space

Before you invite anyone, make sure there's a place to greet them.

  1. Open the Admin panel and go to Admin → Spaces.
  2. Confirm you have a Welcome space with an introductions channel (created during launch).
  3. Optional: go to Admin → Onboarding and add a short welcome message.

2. Invite people one at a time

  1. Go to Admin → Members → Invitations.
  2. Enter an email address.
  3. Choose a role: member for most people, admin for co-organizers.
  4. Click Send invite. They receive a join link by email.

3. Invite in bulk

For a launch list, invite everyone at once.

  1. In Admin → Members → Invitations, choose Bulk invite.
  2. Paste multiple email addresses (one per line) or upload a CSV.
  3. Pick the default role for the batch.
  4. Click Send invites.

Bulk invites all share the same role. Promote individuals to admin afterward from Admin → Members.

4. Track who has joined

  1. Open Admin → Members.
  2. The list shows pending invitations versus joined members.
  3. Resend or revoke any pending invite from the row actions.

5. Welcome them in

  1. Post a message in introductions greeting new arrivals.
  2. Turn on gamification (Admin → Gamification) so first posts earn XP and members see a leaderboard.
  3. Check Admin → Analytics after a few days to watch member growth.

Tip: Ask the AI Owner Copilot to "invite three admins and send the welcome list" — it drafts the invitations and asks you to confirm before sending.

Related

  • Launch your community
  • Join a community
  • Your first API call

FAQ

What roles can I assign? owner (you), admin (full management), and member (standard access). Set roles at invite time or change them later in Admin → Members.

Is there a limit on bulk invites? You can paste a long list or upload a CSV. Very large lists may be processed in batches.

Can I revoke an invite before someone joins? Yes. Find the pending invite in Admin → Members and choose Revoke.

Do invited members need a password? They sign in with email or Google. No separate password setup is required for Google sign-in.