Bug: Slack invite link is inactive on Project List page

[kuramaSeige-OFC]

Description

The Slack invitation link provided on the First Contributions project list page is no longer active. When clicked, it displays the following error:

"This link is no longer active. To join this workspace, you’ll need to ask the person who originally invited you for a new link."

Page URL

https://firstcontributions.github.io/#project-list

Steps to Reproduce

1. Navigate to the First Contributions Project List.
2. Locate the link to join the Slack community.
3. Click the link and observe the Slack error page.

Expected Behavior

The link should provide a valid invite to the First Contributions Slack workspace.

Suggested Fix

Update the invitation URL with a fresh, non-expiring link, or remove the Slack section if the workspace is no longer being actively maintained.

[kuramaSeige-OFC]

📝 Follow-up on #233: Proposal for a Permanent Solution

I noticed that this issue with the Slack link has occurred multiple times in the past. To prevent #233 (and previous similar issues) from recurring, I suggest we move toward a more permanent solution rather than another static link.

Here are two ways we could solve this for the long term:

1. "Never Expire" Admin Setting

When a Workspace Admin generates a new invite link, they can click "Edit link settings" and change the expiration to "Never". This is the simplest fix, though Slack sometimes resets these if they hit a massive join limit.

2. Automated Invite Tools (The Industry Standard)

For high-traffic open-source communities, using an automation tool ensures the link on the website never has to be manually updated again. We could implement:

• Slack-Invite-Automation: A lightweight Node.js app that creates a landing page for users to invite themselves via email.
• Activepieces: An open-source automation tool that can trigger a Slack invite workflow.
• Zapier/Make.com: A no-code solution to connect a simple web form to the Slack "Send Invite" API.

I’m happy to help research the implementation of these tools or help test a new "Never Expire" link if an admin can provide one!

[HarishDomma]

Hi, I’d like to fix this issue.
Could a maintainer or Slack workspace admin please generate a new invite link (preferably non-expiring)?

[HarishDomma]

Hello @kuramaSeige-OFC ,I understand that a new invite link needs to be generated by a workspace admin.

I have located the Slack link in the navbar and I’m ready to update it.

Could a maintainer please provide a new non-expiring invite link?
I’d be happy to update it and create a PR.

Also, I support the idea of using automation to avoid this issue in the future.

[kuramaSeige-OFC]

Hi @HarishDomma as i researched about the Non-Expiring links even though we set it as Non-Expiring the link automatically invalidate after 1000 users or something so, this issue will reappear

So, better way is to use a Automator to get the live link each time a user clicks or via emails...

Or we can completely remove the Slack Link from the UI