# Create users without sending an immediate invite (Softr-style) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Created:** [March 16, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-users-without-sending-an-immediate-invite-softr-style/10572 "2026-03-16T11:12:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ID.000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/id.000/32/14109_2.png) [@ID.000](https://community.fibery.io/u/ID.000)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-users-without-sending-an-immediate-invite-softr-style/10572/1 "2026-03-16T11:12:41Z")
Hi Fibery team! Currently, Fibery forces an immediate email invitation when adding a user. This makes it very difficult to deploy complex workspaces professionally. The Current Clunky Workaround: We’ve found a way to “fake” this by creating a separate “Employees” Database. We populate this database with names, set up the logic, and then use Auto-linking to connect these records to real User accounts once they finally accept their invitations. Why the workaround is not ideal: 1. Double the Work: It requires maintaining two separate lists (the custom DB and the system User list). 2. Permission Testing: You can’t accurately test Access Levels or “Me” filters for a user who doesn’t technically exist in the system yet. 3. Friction: It adds unnecessary complexity (scripts or auto-linking rules) to a process that should be simple. 4. It is not uses the primary User field and base for deploy complex workspaces professionally. **The Proposal (Inspired by [Softr.io](http://Softr.io)):** Add an **“Invite Later”** mode for User Management. - When adding a user, provide a simple toggle: **“Send invitation email now”** (On/Off). - If Off, the user is created as a **“Not Activated”** user. - Admins can assign them to fields, set up their permissions, and build the workspace. - When the system is ready for “Go-Live,” we can send the invite with one click. **Conclusion:** Building a workspace is about professional deployment. We shouldn’t have to use “workaround databases” just to set up our team structure before they arrive. This feature would allow for a much cleaner and more controlled onboarding experience. ![23](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/2/2087af3f67f1069ee5c5194e798f26695c010ba9.png) ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-users-without-sending-an-immediate-invite-softr-style/10572/2 "2026-03-16T13:14:41Z")
As an alternative (but still a workaround, so not denying the need) you can create users with dummy emails, e.g. [person1@nomail.com](mailto:person1@nomail.com), and then when you’re ready for the actual person to start using Fibery, you can update the user account with their real email address. ---
**Author:** ![ID.000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/id.000/32/14109_2.png) [@ID.000](https://community.fibery.io/u/ID.000)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-users-without-sending-an-immediate-invite-softr-style/10572/3 "2026-03-16T13:20:44Z")
> [@Chr1sG](#): > > workaround Thank you - good workaround 👍 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ichter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/michael_ichter/32/9931_2.png) [@Michael\_Ichter](https://community.fibery.io/u/Michael_Ichter)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-users-without-sending-an-immediate-invite-softr-style/10572/4 "2026-03-16T15:55:26Z")
When the email is changed, will an invite be sent to the new email? Or will a link need to be sent? ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-users-without-sending-an-immediate-invite-softr-style/10572/5 "2026-03-16T16:11:10Z")
An email will be sent to the new address (but it won’t be the ‘You’ve been invited …’ email. but rather ‘Confirm the change of email …’