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Add members to your Tightknit community, set up appropriate permissions, and designate admins to help you manage and grow your community effectively.

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Invite Members to Your Slack Workspace

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Navigate to your Slack dashboard

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Click on Members in the left sidebar

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Select Invite People

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Choose your preferred invitation method

  • Email invitations: Enter email addresses separated by commas
  • Invite link: Generate a shareable link that anyone can use to join
  • Domain allowlist: Allow anyone with a specific email domain to join automatically
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Click Send Invitations or Copy Link

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Set Up Member Permissions and Profiles

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Go to Settings → Permissions in your Slack dashboard

Configure member and admin permissions
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Configure member and admin permissions

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Add Community Admins

Having admins ensures:
  • Someone is always available to welcome new members and moderate
  • Decision-making is distributed and sustainable
  • You avoid single points of failure if someone becomes unavailable
Choose admins who are active, aligned with your community values, and represent diverse perspectives in your community.
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Navigate to Members in your Slack dashboard

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Find the member you want to promote to admin

Click on their name to open their profile
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Click Edit Role or the three-dot menu

Select Workspace Admin from the dropdown
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Confirm the role change

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Configure Admin Permissions

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Go to Settings → Roles & Permissions

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Define what admins can do:

  • Member management: Approve, remove, or ban members
  • Content moderation: Edit or delete posts and comments
  • Channel management: Create, edit, or archive channels
  • Analytics access: View community metrics and insights
  • Settings access: Modify community settings and configurations
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Save your admin permission settings

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Troubleshooting

Check that:
  • Email addresses are spelled correctly
  • Invitations haven’t been caught in spam filters (ask members to check)
  • Your email sending limits haven’t been reached
  • The member hasn’t already been invited or is already in the community
If issues persist, try using an invite link instead of email invitations
Verify that:
  • Channel permissions are set to allow new members
  • The channels aren’t set to “Admin Only” or restricted to specific roles
  • Member groups or segments aren’t limiting access
Go to Settings → Channels and review the visibility settings for each channel.
Check the admin role permissions:
  • Go to Settings → Admin Roles
  • Ensure the specific permission is enabled for admins
  • Remember that some features may be owner-only
You may need to create custom admin roles with different permission levels.

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Start small and onboard intentionally

Don’t invite your entire audience at once. Begin with 10-20 engaged members who align with your community’s values. This allows you to:
  • Test your onboarding flow and gather feedback
  • Set the tone and culture before scaling
  • Create initial content and conversations that new members will see
  • Identify and empower early champions who can become admins or moderators
Quality over quantity creates stronger communities. Once you’ve activated your first members and established healthy participation patterns, you can confidently invite more people.