It shouldn't need a user to take multiple steps to access a community page.

Make the steps

Get's sent link to join

Enters email and password

Is then taken to the community.

From here they can access their other data etc.

Rather than

Sent Link

Enters email

Scrolls to find community

Enters email and password again

Taken to a clunky dashboard

Then click around to find where they are meant to be heading

Then click on the hamburger menu to find the channels