# Add 'Inviter' rank to custom servers

**URL:** <https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758>\
**Category:** Custom Servers\
**Created:** [July 15, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758 "2024-07-15T11:54:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/ajtheotter/32/83588_2.png) [@AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/u/AJtheOtter)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/1 "2024-07-15T11:54:22Z")

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Add ‘inviter’ rank to custom servers

The basic idea is that you can give people in a custom server an ‘inviter’ rank that allows them to invite people to the server and nothing more.

There is an “Editor” rank that allows people to change settings and not invite people, so my idea is to make that, but with inviting and no settings.

When you give people in a custom server the ‘Owner’ rank so they can invite people, then they can mess with the server settings. To prevent this, I want a way to invite people without giving them the ability to change the settings.

As an inviter, you could publish presets in the presets tab of the server. HOWEVER, you cannot load a preset, rather, just make it publicly available during the lobby waiting-for-the-start time of the server.

In addition to owner giving them permission to change settings, it also allows people to kick other players, which sometimes isn’t what you want.

Sometimes you just want people to invite and no more.

I know some of you will say that this is unnecessary because you can reload the settings with a preset and re-invite people, but it’s just a nice little quality-of-life feature I would love to see added, just to make custom server playing a little easier to handle.

Thanks for reading my first forum post! I hope I was persuasive and convinced you to vote!

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**Author:** ![Stellar6666](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/stellar6666/32/75600_2.png) [@Stellar6666](https://forum.playhive.com/u/Stellar6666)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/2 "2024-07-15T12:38:24Z")

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Welcome to the forums! So I like this idea, it sounds useful. Voted!

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**Author:** ![AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/ajtheotter/32/83588_2.png) [@AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/u/AJtheOtter)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/3 "2024-07-15T15:29:56Z")

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I’m glad you like the idea! Thanks for welcoming me, I’m glad to be part of this community.

One side note: There is ONE more problem with giving people you only want to invite owner: They can kick other players.

EDIT: Will the Hive team ever decide whether to close this or not? Been a while.

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**Author:** ![IBearBladeI](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/ibearbladei/32/80338_2.png) [@IBearBladeI](https://forum.playhive.com/u/IBearBladeI)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/4 "2024-09-15T01:07:21Z")

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I love this idea

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**Author:** ![AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/ajtheotter/32/83588_2.png) [@AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/u/AJtheOtter)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/5 "2024-09-15T19:03:05Z")

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Thank you!!! It’s not actually my idea directly, but I unfortunately do not know the name of the person who gave it to me so I can’t credit them. :frowning: I met them in a cs and they were like, “There should be an inviter rank!”

If you’re that person reading this, tell me please, I want to credit you pretty bad!

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**Author:** ![Alterboom](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/alterboom/32/80134_2.png) [@Alterboom](https://forum.playhive.com/u/Alterboom)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/6 "2024-09-17T16:16:47Z")

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Nice idea!

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**Author:** ![IBearBladeI](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/ibearbladei/32/80338_2.png) [@IBearBladeI](https://forum.playhive.com/u/IBearBladeI)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/7 "2024-09-17T19:17:30Z")

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How is your first ever suggestion so good

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**Author:** ![AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/ajtheotter/32/83588_2.png) [@AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/u/AJtheOtter)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/8 "2024-09-18T10:44:44Z")

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I’ve been thinking about suggestions on these forums for a long time… Before I actually posted them, that is. I’ve only made one post because I can’t find the button to create a post :skull:

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**Author:** ![IBearBladeI](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/ibearbladei/32/80338_2.png) [@IBearBladeI](https://forum.playhive.com/u/IBearBladeI)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/9 "2024-09-18T13:04:23Z")

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xd idk how I found about hive forums

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**Author:** ![kingcjt98](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/kingcjt98/32/82941_2.png) [@kingcjt98](https://forum.playhive.com/u/kingcjt98)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/10 "2024-09-18T21:24:13Z")

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for your help, you go to topics on the sidebar, and on the left of the page, you should see the +New Topic button. click on that make a new topic. 🙂  
Also: WE NEED THIS I WANT THIS VERY MUCH…PLEASE ADD

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**Author:** ![Blockbyblock98](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/blockbyblock98/32/73879_2.png) [@Blockbyblock98](https://forum.playhive.com/u/Blockbyblock98)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/11 "2024-09-18T23:23:00Z")

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XD only works if its in capitals cus the eyes are like theyre closed cus your laughing really hard

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**Author:** ![xTarheels44](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/xtarheels44/32/85898_2.png) [@xTarheels44](https://forum.playhive.com/u/xTarheels44)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/12 "2024-09-19T01:07:33Z")

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This would be helpful if you are holding large cs events and want people to inv without changing something like a preset. I HOPE THIS IS ADDED!!!

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**Author:** ![IBearBladeI](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/ibearbladei/32/80338_2.png) [@IBearBladeI](https://forum.playhive.com/u/IBearBladeI)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/13 "2024-09-19T13:19:48Z")

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@Blockbyblock98 sorry I didn’t know

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**Author:** ![Blockbyblock98](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/blockbyblock98/32/73879_2.png) [@Blockbyblock98](https://forum.playhive.com/u/Blockbyblock98)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/14 "2024-09-19T22:48:02Z")

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You should also be able to publish presets as an Inviter that others can use in the Presets tab

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**Author:** ![AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/ajtheotter/32/83588_2.png) [@AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/u/AJtheOtter)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/15 "2024-09-20T10:50:55Z")

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that’s another suggestion, go make a companion post, I’ll edit to link yours if you link mine lol

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**Author:** ![Blockbyblock98](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/blockbyblock98/32/73879_2.png) [@Blockbyblock98](https://forum.playhive.com/u/Blockbyblock98)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/16 "2024-09-20T22:39:14Z")

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But as part of the inviter rank?

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**Author:** ![Chewy174266](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/chewy174266/32/92179_2.png) [@Chewy174266](https://forum.playhive.com/u/Chewy174266)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/17 "2024-09-21T08:48:45Z")

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I NEED THIS SO BAD

Will this get accepted? @hivebot fortune

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**Author:** ![hivebot](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/hivebot/32/81174_2.png) [@hivebot](https://forum.playhive.com/u/hivebot)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/18 "2024-09-21T08:48:47Z")

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> 🔮 Yes definitely

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**Author:** ![Chewy174266](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/chewy174266/32/92179_2.png) [@Chewy174266](https://forum.playhive.com/u/Chewy174266)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/19 "2024-09-21T08:49:11Z")

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LETSS GOOO  
I love this idea

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**Author:** ![AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/user_avatar/forum.playhive.com/ajtheotter/32/83588_2.png) [@AJtheOtter](https://forum.playhive.com/u/AJtheOtter)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.playhive.com/t/add-inviter-rank-to-custom-servers/87758/21 "2024-09-24T10:49:31Z")

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Thanks so much for all the votes ❤

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