Inviting People to Your Community
Whether your Altar Live community is brand new or it’s been around for a while, read on the learn how to invite others to join.
People don't need an account to join your events, however, there are some things that only members can do. Learn more about the difference between members and anonymous users.
Your ability to invite others to your Community depends on your permissions in Altar.
Step 1: Click on Members in your left side panel to navigate to your Member directory.
Step 2: Click on + Add New Member in the upper right-hand corner. If you do not see this button, you do not have admin access permissions.
Step 3: Enter the Member details.
Step 4: Check Give this Member admin access if applicable. Members can always be given admin access later.
Step 5: Check Send Invitation immediately if you want the Member to receive an email immediately. Members can always be sent an invitation at a later time via email or a link.
Step 6: Click Add Member
Every community has a self-registration link that can be sent out for people to add themselves to the community. You can send this link to a group of people or an individual and it will prompt them to set up an account and join them automatically into your community.
Note: Anyone with this link can join your community. Be careful to only send to people you want to invite. It is not recommended to post the link publicly.
Step 1: Click on Community Profile in the left-side column.
Step 2: In the Community Profile details on the right side of the screen, find the Invitation Link. Copy the Invitation Link.
Step 3: Send or embed the link to anyone you’d like.
Community Managers can view unsent, pending, and accepted invitations and make the following changes:
Check the status of the invitation
Step 1: Click on the Member you want to check for pending or accepted invitations.
Step 2: Check the status of the invitation on the Member details panel.
Not Invited
Send an existing member who you added but have not yet invited.
Step 1: Select the Member you want to invite.
Step 2: On the member details panel, click on Invite under status. An email will automatically be sent to the member.
Invite Pending
Send an invitation again to an existing member who has already been invited.
Step 1: Select the Member you want to invite.
Step 2: On the member details panel, click on Invite Again under status.
Step 3: An email will automatically be sent to the member.
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Learn about running events, interactions, and other host & greeter functions.
Learn about running events, interactions, and other host & greeter functions.
Learn about running events, interactions, and other host & greeter functions.
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