Invite people to a community
Bring people in with a direct invite or a link anyone can use.
Invite a friend
Send a direct invitation to someone on your Root friends list.
- Invite Users
- Desktop
- Mobile
- Right-click the community icon in the community sidebar.
- Select Invite members.
- Find the friend you want to invite in the list.
- Select Invite.
- Tap the community name at the top of the screen.
- Tap Invite members.
- Find the friend you want to invite in the list.
- Tap Invite.
Your friend receives a notification and can accept or decline the invitation.
Share an invite link
You can also share a link that anyone can use to join.
The first time you open the invite screen, Root creates a link that expires after 7 days with no usage limit. After that it shows you a link you already have, choosing the one that lasts longest. So the link you see won't always be a fresh 7 day one. Check the line under the link, which tells you in plain words when it runs out, such as "Your invite link expires in 6 days" or "Your invite link never expires."
You can change the expiry and usage limit at any time, or generate a new link.
- Invite Users
- Desktop
- Mobile
- Right-click the community icon in the community sidebar.
- Select Invite members.
- (Optional) To customize the link, select Edit invite link, configure the expiration and usage limits, then select Generate invite link.
- Select Copy to copy the invite link to your clipboard.
- Share the link with anyone you want to invite.
- Tap the community name at the top of the screen.
- Tap Invite members.
- (Optional) To customize the link, tap the Settings icon (gear), configure the expiration and usage limits, then tap Generate invite link.
- Tap the Share icon (box with upward arrow) to share the invite link through another app, or tap the Copy icon (overlapping rectangles) to copy it to your clipboard.
- Share the link with anyone you want to invite.
Invite link options
| Option | Values |
|---|---|
| Expire after | 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, 7 days, Never |
| Max number of uses | No limit, 1 use, 5 uses, 10 uses, 25 uses, 50 uses, 100 uses |
Custom invite links
Invite links normally use a code Root generates. Communities at level 2 or above can claim a vanity invite link instead, a short custom link with the community's name in it. See Vanity invite link.