diff --git a/bookwyrm/connectors/connector_manager.py b/bookwyrm/connectors/connector_manager.py
index 853609de4..caf6bcbe2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/connectors/connector_manager.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/connectors/connector_manager.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import importlib
 import re
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+from django.db.models import signals
+
 from requests import HTTPError
 
 from bookwyrm import models
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ def search(query, min_confidence=0.1):
             except (HTTPError, ConnectorException):
                 continue
 
+        # if the search results look the same, ignore them
         result_set = [r for r in result_set if dedup_slug(r) not in result_index]
         # `|=` concats two sets. WE ARE GETTING FANCY HERE
         result_index |= set(dedup_slug(r) for r in result_set)
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ def get_connectors():
 
 
 def get_or_create_connector(remote_id):
-    """ get the connector related to the author's server """
+    """ get the connector related to the object's server """
     url = urlparse(remote_id)
     identifier = url.netloc
     if not identifier:
@@ -122,3 +126,11 @@ def load_connector(connector_info):
         "bookwyrm.connectors.%s" % connector_info.connector_file
     )
     return connector.Connector(connector_info.identifier)
+
+
+@receiver(signals.post_save, sender="bookwyrm.FederatedServer")
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def create_connector(sender, instance, created, *args, **kwargs):
+    """ create a connector to an external bookwyrm server """
+    if instance.application_type == "bookwyrm":
+        get_or_create_connector("https://{:s}".format(instance.server_name))
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0060_siteinvite_invitees.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0060_siteinvite_invitees.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acd009779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0060_siteinvite_invitees.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.1.6 on 2021-04-02 00:14
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0059_user_preferred_timezone"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="siteinvite",
+            name="invitees",
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(
+                related_name="invitees", to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/site.py b/bookwyrm/models/site.py
index c3c1d8a45..1eb318694 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/site.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/site.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class SiteInvite(models.Model):
     use_limit = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True)
     times_used = models.IntegerField(default=0)
     user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    invitees = models.ManyToManyField(User, related_name="invitees")
 
     def valid(self):
         """ make sure it hasn't expired or been used """
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/manage_invite_requests.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/manage_invite_requests.html
index 03ddd2104..f28118bf5 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/manage_invite_requests.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/manage_invite_requests.html
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
                 {% endif %}
             </td>
             <td class="field is-grouped">
+                {# no invite OR invite not yet used #}
+                {% if not req.invite.times_used %}
                 <form name="send-invite" method="post">
                     {% csrf_token %}
                     <input type="hidden" name="invite-request" value="{{ req.id }}">
@@ -68,9 +70,16 @@
                     <button type="submit" class="button is-link is-light is-small">{% trans "Re-send invite" %}</button>
                     {% endif %}
                 </form>
+                {% endif %}
 
+                {# invite created but not used #}
                 {% if req.invite and not req.invite.times_used %}
                 {# <button class="button is-danger is-light is-small">{% trans "Revoke invite" %}</button> #}
+                {% elif req.invite %}
+                {# accepted #}
+                {% if req.invite.invitees.exists %}
+                <a href="{{ req.invite.invitees.first.local_path }}">@{{ req.invite.invitees.first.localname }}</a>
+                {% endif %}
                 {% else %}
                 <form name="ignore-request" method="post" action="{% url 'settings-invite-requests-ignore' %}">
                     {% csrf_token %}
@@ -78,7 +87,7 @@
                     {% if not req.ignored %}
                     <button type="submit" class="button is-danger is-light is-small">{% trans "Ignore" %}</button>
                     {% else %}
-                    <button type="submit" class="button is-danger is-light is-small">{% trans "Un-gnore" %}</button>
+                    <button type="submit" class="button is-danger is-light is-small">{% trans "Un-ignore" %}</button>
                     {% endif %}
                 </form>
                 {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/filters_panel/filters_panel.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/filters_panel/filters_panel.html
index 185f5bc48..8c1788600 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/filters_panel/filters_panel.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/filters_panel/filters_panel.html
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
         </span>
     </h2>
 
-    <form class="hidden mt-3" id="filters" method-"get" action="{{ request.path }}" tabindex="0">
+    <form class="hidden mt-3" id="filters" method="get" action="{{ request.path }}" tabindex="0">
+        {% if sort %}
+        <input type="hidden" name="sort" value="{{ sort }}">
+        {% endif %}
         <div class="columns">
             {% block filter_fields %}
             {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/table-sort-header.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/table-sort-header.html
index ae54f4153..f016b4e27 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/table-sort-header.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/table-sort-header.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% load i18n %}
-<a href="{{ url }}?sort={% if sort == field %}-{% endif %}{{ field }}">
+<a href="{{ url }}?sort={% if sort == field %}-{% endif %}{{ field }}{% for k, v in request.GET.items %}{% if k != "sort" %}&{{ k }}={{ v }}{% endif %}{% endfor %}">
     {{ text }}
     {% if sort == field %}
     <span class="icon icon-arrow-up">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/authentication.py b/bookwyrm/views/authentication.py
index eef5c79f0..22689a28c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/authentication.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/authentication.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class Register(View):
         )
         if invite:
             invite.times_used += 1
+            invite.invitees.add(user)
             invite.save()
 
         login(request, user)