The difference between NodeBB's Invite-only mechanic and the plugin nodebb-plugin-newuser-invitation

[pichalite]

@Hao-Lee Using the built-in invitation system either admins and/or users can invite other users to join the forum. Once the invitation system is enabled you will see a "Invite" button on the /users page.

With the nodebb-plugin-newuser-invitation plugin you can give a limited number of invitations to already existing users and they can track the invitations they have / used using a special page in their profile page menu. Admins can invite from the plugins ACP page.

[pichalite]

@Hao-Lee You can also set max invitations a user can send using the built-in invitation system

[Hao Lee]

@pichalite My browser page is zoomed in, so the "Invite" button can't work properly. Now I have solved this problem.
Thanks a lot !!

[Hao Lee]

@pichalite I have tried the built-in invitation system, but I don't receive any invitation email. How to solve this problem. Thanks.

[pichalite]

@Hao-Lee make sure you have email system configured and test from ACP to see if you can receive emails from your NodeBB installation.

[Hao Lee]

@pichalite Thanks! The invitation email was intercepted by spam fliter.

[yariplus]

The difference is the ideas from my plugin were added into nodebb. XD

I also have not been updating it much, since the invite-only is now in core there aren't many users.

[Hao Lee]

@yariplus Oh, I see. Thanks

[exodo]

@yariplus said in The difference between NodeBB's Invite-only mechanic and the plugin nodebb-plugin-newuser-invitation:

The difference is the ideas from my plugin were added into nodebb. XD

I also have not been updating it much, since the invite-only is now in core there aren't many users.

But yours is more complete.
Waiting for this to begin use it

Award users additional avaliable invites. · Issue #30 · NodeBB-Community/nodebb-plugin-user-invitations

i think this plugin is perfect but its lacking one thing default invites per user is 10 but if i want to give more invitations when people use them how i do it?

GitHub (github.com)

[yariplus]

@exodo Ah, right! Thanks for reminding me of that.

[julian]

@yariplus said in The difference between NodeBB's Invite-only mechanic and the plugin nodebb-plugin-newuser-invitation:

The difference is the ideas from my plugin were added into nodebb. XD

I also have not been updating it much, since the invite-only is now in core there aren't many users.

Definitely wasn't our intention to make your plugin obsolete!

[omega]

Colour me pretty but where exactly is this the invite button or native invite functions particularly for Admins?

I canny see 'em captain!

[omega]

BUMP... can anyone put me out of my misery?

Do I need to activate a plugin or feature to see native invite function or is there a special sequence of events I must observe to invoke the power of invitations when brewing my morning coffee?

[baris]

There should be a invite button on the /users page when you enable invites in the ACP.

[omega]

@baris said in The difference between NodeBB's Invite-only mechanic and the plugin nodebb-plugin-newuser-invitation:

There should be a invite button on the /users page when you enable invites in the ACP.

I assume setting "Maximum Invitations per User" in the ACP to something > 0 is enabling invites.

I also might be misunderstanding invites - is the invite function only for groups of already existing users or invites to register on the forum?

[baris]

You set registration type to invite only, and then you can either set "Maximum Invitations per User" to 0 for unlimited invites or to a specific number.

Invites are used to send invitations to people who are not yet registered to the forum. They will receive a unique link and will be able to register through that.

[omega]

Perfecto!

May I suggest that the INVITE function be available to at least admins permanently?

It's an incredibly useful and powerful feature to encourage registrations, case example, if you pick up a few emails while out networking or have a mail database you'd like to use to drive users to your forum.

or, maybe the plugin handles this?