Invite-only

Invite-only registration for FlaskBB. Lets an admin, or a member with an invitation quota, generate an invitation code/link (optionally emailed) that lets someone register even while registration is otherwise closed.

Installation

Install flaskbb-plugin-inviteonly with pip install flaskbb-plugin-inviteonly

For local development against a FlaskBB checkout, see "Developing a new, standalone plugin" in FlaskBB's own plugin development docs - in short, from FlaskBB's root folder:

uv pip install -e ../flaskbb-plugin-inviteonly

Usage

Any logged-in member with a nonzero (or unlimited) invitation quota can create invitations from "My Invitations" (linked in the user menu). Each invitation is a one-time code/link; an email address can optionally be given to send it directly, otherwise the code/link is shown to copy and share manually.

The recipient registers either by following the link (/invite/<code>) or by entering the code on the "Have an invitation code?" page (/invite) - both work even while FlaskBB's own registration is closed (REGISTRATION_ENABLED off).

Admins manage every invitation and grant/adjust any user's quota from the admin panel's "Invitations" page.

Settings

Invite-only Settings, under the admin panel's Plugin Settings, has three options:

• Enable invite-only registration - master toggle for the invitation routes (default: on).
• Default invitation quota - how many invitations a user can create before an admin has granted them a quota (default: 0, meaning invitations are admin-only until granted).
• Invitation expiry (days) - how long an invitation stays valid (default: 7, 0 means it never expires).

Admins always bypass the quota check and can create invitations regardless of their own quota.

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the BSD License.