We had the same issue when it came to new members who needed to have access to PMs in order to get their group hub invite. In our community we don't allow new members to access the PM feature from Day 1 to mitigate possible spam activity. We have had to get group owners to send us names of people they want to invite who are new members so we can upgrade their role to the level where they can get a PM for other more established members this is not an issue. However in answer to your question it seems like PMs and group hub invites are intrinsically linked unless Khoros has a workaround.  ... View more

@SheenaK - This would work for all the users, logged-in/ anon/ logged-out. Moreover, could be limited or extended to do more of custom behavior, let me know if you need more details. ... View more

@Adrian_Cabello  For what it's worth, I've created a hidden discussion forum where I can quickly upload images and use them wherever needed.   It's a lot faster and easier than using Studio to upload images.   I don't use it for system images,  but mostly for custom content boxes.   You could do the same with a library of images to use in posts.    ... View more