Platform/Browser (Windows 10, Firefox): Description of problem Step 1: Go to iNat Project Step 2: Select “Members” Step 3: Select “Invite new members here” Step 4: Type in username into search bar. Problem: When a full username is submitted as a search string e.g. “treehu” (see: screenshot), t…

interesting. i suppose you could work around the problem by making the project not invite-only, and then just message or e-mail (if you have their e-mails) your proposed members a link to the project and ask them to join it. (i’m not sure, but maybe it’s even possible to turn off invite-only for a …

Thanks for sharing, @pisum ! Looks like others have identified a similar problem in other aspects of the website that use search, which is reassuring in that it’s not just me that finds this to be an obstacle! For the interim I’ll take your advice and open the project’s invite setting temporarily to…

Searching usernames to add to project - name does not appear in the dropdown results

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mannfred October 6, 2021, 3:33am 5

Much appreciated, @tiwane!

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Searching usernames to add to project - name does not appear in the dropdown results

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