If you manage a Discord server, you sometimes need to let members read past conversations without letting them type new messages. This is common for announcement channels, support archives, or read-only news feeds. The default permission system treats reading message history and sending messages as separate switches. This article shows you exactly how to configure … Read more
When you assign the Manage Roles permission to a server member, you expect them to be able to mention any role in chat. But that doesn’t happen by default. The Manage Roles permission controls role creation, deletion, and editing, not the ability to @mention those roles. This article explains the exact difference between these two … Read more
You want to allow or restrict members from using stickers from other servers in a specific text channel on your Discord server. The Use External Stickers permission controls whether a user can send stickers that were uploaded to a different server, not the one where the message is posted. By default, this permission is inherited … Read more
When managing a Discord server, you may find that a role’s permissions are not being inherited as expected. For example, a Moderator role might lose access to a channel even though the Admin role above it has full permissions. This happens because Discord’s permission system uses a strict hierarchy where a role that appears higher … Read more
Discord server moderators often need to allow members to share links that generate rich embed previews while preventing them from uploading files. The default permission structure groups these actions under the same Attach Files permission, which can cause confusion. This article explains how to use Discord’s built-in permission system to grant embed link capabilities without … Read more
You are trying to send a poll in a Discord server but the poll button or the option to start a poll appears greyed out or disabled. This happens in certain channel types where Discord restricts the polling feature by design. The cause is a permission setting called Send Polls that is only available in … Read more
Discord server administrators often need to send a broadcast message to all members using the @everyone mention, but they may want to prevent the @here mention from pinging only online members. By default, both permissions are tied to the same setting, which can cause confusion. This article explains how to grant the ability to use … Read more
You set a custom permission override on a text or voice channel in Discord. After syncing the channel permissions with its parent category, that override is gone. This happens because the sync process replaces all channel-level overrides with the category’s permission set. This article explains why sync erases manual overrides and shows you how to … Read more
Many Discord server administrators want to let specific members create or manage webhooks in certain channels without giving them full server-wide permissions. The default permission settings often force you to either grant the Manage Webhooks permission to an entire role across the server or not at all. This article explains how to use Discord’s channel-specific … Read more
Discord server administrators often need to grant bots the Manage Server permission so they can perform actions like changing server name, region, or verification level. However, giving this permission to every bot on the server creates a security risk. A compromised or malicious bot with Manage Server can rename channels, delete roles, or even delete … Read more