Turn off a circle invite link
Stop an invite link from working on your circle's Members page on the website, and make a fresh one to share instead.
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If an invite link has gone further than you meant, for example forwarded beyond your building's WhatsApp group, an admin can turn it off on the website. Anyone who opens it after that is told it no longer works.
Go to the website
Open www.zinola.in (opens in a new tab) on a phone or computer and log in. The app can make and share links, but turning one off is done on the website.Open the circle's Members page
Open the circle and choose Manage circle › Members.Find Invite by link
Your links are listed with how many times each has been used.Tap Turn off
You'll see “Link turned off. It will not work any more.”
Make a new link
On the same page, tap Create an invite link to make a fresh one, and share that instead. In the app, you can share a link any time from Invite people. See Invite people to your circle.
What turning it off does and doesn't do
- People who already joined with the link stay in the circle. To take someone out, see Manage members.
- People who open the old link see that it has expired or been turned off, and are asked to get a new one from whoever sent it.
- Other links you've made keep working until you turn them off too.
For what a person sees when they open a link, see Join from an invite link or QR code.
Common questions
How do I stop people joining my circle with an old link?
On the website, open the circle's Members page, find Invite by link and tap Turn off next to the link.
Can I turn off an invite link in the Zinola app?
Not yet. Turning a link off is done on the circle's Members page on www.zinola.in (opens in a new tab).
Are people who joined with the link removed when I turn it off?
No. They stay members. Turning off the link only stops new people from using it.
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