@tracyingram if you are using WordPress, you could use the invite function of WP SlackSync, and hide the login with Slack button. A little tweak but will work fine!
@rossdcurrie Yes it does! One of our customers is replacing their forums with Slack and uses our plugin as a replacement. Its pretty awesome!
You can take the plugin for a test drive over here: http://www.wpslacksync.com/demo/
@lucyeind@rossdcurrie Oh, we'll definitely be keeping our forums. But there's a need to augment with live chat too, especially since our group hosts regular, spontaneous meetups, there's always a need to see "who's out right now?".. while still saving our core forum structure for longer posts.
WP SlackSync is a Wordpress plugin that lets you integrate and synchronize your Slack channels with your Wordpress website. There is an auto invite function for team/community members who don't have access to your Slack team yet. If they do, they can easily login with their account.
This plugin is created because of my own needs, but apparently there were more people who would like to have such an addon/plugin. Thats why we extended some functions, and we will be adding more soon. If you have any ideas or requests, just let us know. Would love to hear your thoughts!
If you guys have any questions regarding WP SlackSync, don't hesitate to ask them!
**UPDATE:
There is a demo of the plugin now, see: http://www.wpslacksync.com/demo/
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