People
Joining and Inviting
How people join, and what an invitation actually does
How you join a Group depends on how the Group is set up, and who sent your invitation decides what happens the moment you accept it.
Finding a Group
A Group's URL is how you reach it. You'll usually get a link from a member, receive an invitation, or be given the URL by your team. Open the link and you'll land on the Group's join page.
The three join settings
- Open
- Click Join and you're in.
- Request
- Submit a join request. An Owner reviews it and approves or declines. You're added once approved.
- Invite only
- You need an invitation, usually a link, sometimes a code. There's no public Join button.
What accepting an invitation actually does
Who sent your invitation decides whether accepting it makes you a member right away, or puts you on a list an Owner reviews.
| Who sent it | What accepting does | Behaves like |
|---|---|---|
| Someone holding the Owner role | Admits you the moment you accept | The Open setting |
| Anyone else | Raises a join request. An Owner still has to approve you before you're actually in. | The Request setting |
An invitation is addressed to one person and works once. It expires, so an old one has to be replaced rather than reused.
The link ends in a short code. If someone passes you the code on its own, choose “I have an invite code” on the Welcome page when you sign in and enter it there. It takes you to the same place the link would.
Sending invitations
Any member holding the invite permission can send an invitation. Sending and admitting are different authorities. Only an invitation from an Owner admits someone on acceptance; a non-Owner's invitation still works, it just routes through the same approval an Owner would give a Request-to-join.
- Open the Members tab.
- Enter the email address of the person you're inviting.
- Choose their role, if you're allowed to set one.
- Have EnDAO email the invitation, or copy the link and share it yourself.
After you join
You're added as a member with the default role for that Group. The Group's sections unlock: Decisions, Discussions, Members, and Treasury become visible based on your role. See Who Can Do What in Your Group for what each role includes.
Related guides
- Create Your Account: sign up before you join your first Group.
- Who Can Do What in Your Group: what comes with each role.
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