Úðýðûøтõ ÷ð øýфþрüðцøѠø ÷ð þñÑÂòûõýøѠÑÂð þт þÑÂýþòýþ ÷ýðчõýøõ ÷ð тþòð хþрðтð ôð üþóðт ôð ÑÂõ þрøõýтøрðт ò ÑÂърòърð тø. áûõô úðтþ ÷ýðõш úðú ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðш рð÷рõшõýøÑÂтð ò Discord, тð÷ø ÑÂтðтøѠщõ тø ÿþüþóýõ ôð рð÷ñõрõш úðú ôð ýðÑÂтрþøш тõ÷ø úðýðûø, úðúòþ ÑÂъôърöðýøõ ôð òúûючøш ò Ñ‚ÑÂÑ… ø úðú ýðù-ôþñрõ ôð óþ ÿрõôÑÂтðòøш, тðúð чõ чûõýþòõтõ ýð þñщýþÑÂттð тø ôð óþ рð÷ñøрðт ûõÑÂýþ.
Information vs. Announcement Channels
First, it’s important to know what information channels and announcement channels are. Generally speaking an information channel contains reference material provided by the server staff team about the server or its purpose. This information is usually updated infrequently throughout the servers’ life.
Úðýðûът ÷ð þñÑÂòûõýøѠÿъú þñøúýþòõýþ õ úðýðû, ò úþùтþ õúøÿът ýð ÑÂърòърð ÿрõôþÑÂтðòѠðúтуðûø÷ðцøø ÷ð ÑÂърòърð øûø ÷ð тõüðтð üу. ×ð рð÷ûøúð þт úðýðûøтõ ÷ð øýфþрüðцøÑÂ, úþøтþ Ñ€ÑÂôúþ ÑÂõ ðúтуðûø÷øрðт, ò úðýðûøтõ ÷ð þñÑÂòûõýøѠрõôþòýþ ÑÂõ ÿþÑÂòÑÂòðт ýþòø ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ. âõ ÿрõôÑÂтðòÃȄÂòðт ø ÑÂÿõцøðûõý тøÿ úðýðû, úþùтþ ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòð ýð ôруóø ÿþтрõñøтõûø ôð óþ ÑÂûõôÑÂÑ‚ ø ôð ÿþûучðòðт ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂтð üу ò ÑÂþñÑÂтòõýøтõ ÑÂø ÑÂърòърø. âуú üþöõш ôð ýðучøш ÿþòõчõ ÷ð тøÿð úðýðû ÷ð þñÑÂòûõýøѠø ÷ð ÿуñûøúуòðýõтþ ýð ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ.
ÃËœ ôòðтð òøôð úðýðûø òúûючòðт þóрðýøчðòðýõ ýð рð÷рõшõýøÑÂтð, тðúð чõ ÑÂðüþ ôþòõрõýø чûõýþòõ – úðтþ õúøÿð ýð ÑÂърòърð –ôð üþóðт ôð ø÷ÿрðщðт ÑÂъþñщõýøѠø ôð ÿрõôþÑÂтðòÑÂÑ‚ òðöýð øýфþрüðцøѠ÷ð ÑÂърòърð øûø тõüðтð üу. âðúð чõ ÷ð ôð ÑÂõ òъ÷ÿþû÷òðш üðúÑÂøüðûýþ þт úðýðûøтõ ÷ð øýфþрüðцøѠø þñÑÂòûõýøÑÂ, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð óø ÿþÑÂтðòøш ò ýðчðûþтþ ýð ÑÂÿøÑÂъúð Ѡúðýðûø øûø úðтõóþрøø ø òýøüðтõûýþ ôð þñüøÑÂûøш úðúъò òøô ÑÂъôърöðýøõ щõ ÑÂõ ÑÂÿþôõûѠò Ñ‚ÑÂÑ….
Announcement Channel Content
Announcement channels can usually be divided into two types: announcements about your server or announcements about your topic. Whenever you make an announcement that will be relevant to those outside of your server, you can also choose to publish it and send the announcement out to those following your server. This can be a great way to inform those across Discord who may be interested in your servers’ intended purpose, but may not be interested in the latest news about your server itself.
ÃÂðÿрøüõр, ðúþ ÑÂø ÑÂърòър, ÿþÑÂòõтõý ýð úþýúрõтýð øóрð, üþöõ ôð øüðш úðýðû ÷ð þñÑÂòûõýøѠ#game-news, ò úþùтþ ôð ÿуñûøúуòðш ñõûõöúø ÷ð ÿðчþòõ øûø ðúтуðûø÷ðцøø ýð øóрðтð. ÃÂúþ øÑÂúðш ýõщþ ÿþòõчõ, üþöõш ôþрø ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðш Discord ñþт, úþùтþ ôð ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòð ýð хþрðтð ôð ôðòðт ø þтüõýÑÂÑ‚ рþûѠ÷ð уòõôþüÑÂòðýõ ÷ð ýþòøýø, úþÑÂтþ üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂÿþüõýðòð òÑÂõúø ÿът, úþóðтþ øüð ýþòøýø ÷ð ÑÂÿþôõÃȄÂýõ ÑÂÑŠÑ ÑÂърòърð. âþòð óðрðýтøрð, чõ щõ ÿøýóòðш ÑÂðüþ хþрðтð, úþøтþ óþ öõûðÑÂÑ‚, úþõтþ õ ÿþ-ôþñрõ þт тþòð ôð ÑÂÿþüõýðòðш @everyone.
Ãâ€Ã‘€ÑƒÃ³ úðýðû ÷ð þñÑÂòûõýøÑÂ, úþùтþ üþöõш ôð ÑÂъ÷ôðôõш, õ #server-announcements. Ã’ ýõóþ üþöõ ôð ÑÂъþñщðòðш ÷ð ÿрþüõýø ò ÑÂърòърð, рð÷ôðòðýøÑÂ, ÑÂъñøтøѠø ôруóø!
ÃËœ ò ôòðтð ÑÂûучðѠþñÑÂòûõýøÑÂтð Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÑÂð úрðтúø ø ÿþ òъ÷üþöýþÑÂÑ‚ ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂъôърöðт ò õôýþ ÑÂъþñщõýøõ. âðúð щõ õ ø ÿþ-ûõÑÂýþ ôð ÑÂõ ÿуñûøúуòðт, ÷ðщþтþ ýð чðѠüþóðт ôð ÑÂõ ÿуÑÂúðт ÑÂðüþ ôþ ôõÑÂõт ñрþÑÂ. ÃÂúþ ÑÂъþñщõýøõтþ ÷ðÿþчòð Ѡýðù-òðöýðтð øýфþрüðцøѠøûø úþýтõúÑÂÑ‚ ÷ð тþòð úþûúþ õ òðöýþ, тþòð щõ ýðÑÂърчø хþрðтð ôð óþ ÿрþчõтðт ôþúрðù. áûõô úðтþ ÿþôрþñýþ þñÑÂÑÂýøш þñÑÂòûõýøõтþ, üþöõш ôð ÷ðòършøш Ѡúрðтъú ÿþ÷ôрðò ø ðúþ õ ÿþôхþôÑÂщþ, ôð ÿþúðýøш хþрðтð ôð þñÑÂъôÑÂÑ‚ тõüðтð ò ÑÂъþтòõтýøтõ úðýðûø.
ßрøüõр ÷ð ÑÂъþñщõýøõ ò #server-announcements
Hello everyone, we have just opened the #original-art channel! This channel can be used to post artwork that you’ve created yourself. You can also read through the channel pins and topic for more information. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to bring them up in the #server-feedback channel. We hope you enjoy the new channel!
ßрøüõрýþ ÑÂъþñщõýøõ ѠþñÑÂòûõýøõ ò #game-news
@Game Updates Check out the patch notes below for the update coming next week! If you want to talk about them in detail, we encourage you to head to #game-chat to discuss the content with others. Hope you’re looking forward to it!
Information Channel Content
Content in an information channel should be useful for understanding the server or its topic. Although it is important to remain as brief as possible to ensure users read the whole channel, it’s inevitable that you may need to send the information across multiple messages and even scroll for users to see all of the content provided. Including a disclaimer at the bottom encouraging users to scroll up to the top of the channel can help users understand there is more to the channel than what is immediately visible. Pinning the top-most message of the channel can also help users quickly jump to the top and start reading.
One common type of information channel is a #rules channel where members can find a list of behavioral guidelines to follow on the server. This channel may also include a post asking people to react to a message in order to acknowledge that they have read the rules and gain access to the rest of the server. This sort of verification gate can help ensure users read your most important information channels thoroughly. With Community enabled, you can also designate the channel with your server rules as the “Rules Or Guidelines Channel,” which will give it a special icon to help it stand out. You can learn more about how to come up with rules for your community through this article.
Òðöýþ õ þñðчõ ôð ýõ ÷ðñрðòÑÂш, чõ ÿþýÑÂúþóð üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ ýðûþöø ôð ÿрõôðôõш ÑÂûþöýð øýфþрüðцøÑÂ, ÷ð úþÑÂтþ ÑÂð ýуöýø ýÑÂúþûúþ ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ. ×ð ôð ÑÂø ÑÂøóурõý, чõ øýфþрüðцøÑÂтð òÑÂõ ÿðú õ ôþÑÂтðтъчýþ ÑÂÑÂýð, ÿþüøÑÂûø úðúòð рþûѠø÷øóрðòð фþрüðтøрðýõтþ ýð ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂтð тø ÷ð рð÷ñøрðýõтþ ýð тõúÑÂтð, ÷ð ôð ø÷ñõóýõш ñõ÷úрðùýøтõ ÑÂтõýø þт тõúÑÂÑ‚.
Formatting Content
When it comes to formatting, it’s important to have a basic understanding of how markdown works on Discord. This will let you appropriately bold, underline, italicize, and otherwise add basic formatting to your messages.
In addition to basic formatting, it may be necessary to break up your content into paragraphs or multiple messages to ensure people aren’t overwhelmed with a wall of text in your information channels. You can also use formatting to provide section headers, further breaking up the content into easily understandable chunks. Here’s an example showing a “community links” informational section for a game.

To better explain what you’re seeing in this image, we’ll explore exactly how we utilized special formatting to make this visually appealing.
- Header 1: Embedded image link. In this example, it is found in the section named “Community Links”
- It’s recommended to avoid uploading a file directly as uploaded files cannot be edited
- Header 2: Code block formatting to create section break across the screen. In this example there are two kinds of community links: “Game Info Links” and “Social Media Links”
- Header 3: Bold and Underlined text surrounded with emoji. The emoji especially provide another visual break and in this example, denote links that are all related to the game’s wikia.
- ßþô÷ðóûðòøõ 4: ßþôчõртðý тõúÑÂÑ‚. âþù ÿрõôûðóð ÿþ-üðûúþ ÷ðñõûõöøüþ ÿрõúъÑÂòðýõ ýð рð÷ôõûð, úðтþ ø÷ÿþû÷òð õфõúтð ýð ÿþôчõртðòðýõтþ, ÷ð ôð òýõÑÂõ ûõú хþрø÷þýтðûõý õûõüõýт
- Content: Use emoji to make new paragraphs or different pieces of information stand out, especially if using a bullet point format. Various shape-related default emoji, such as :small_blue_diamond: or :green_circle: are great for this. You can also use custom emoji to further label content, and with Discord Nitro you don’t even need to have those emoji on your community’s server either.
Although the first part of this example uses four levels of headers, you’ll see that the second section only uses two levels. Depending on the information you’re trying to convey, you might not need that many different sections in your information channels. This is also true for messages for announcements, as they tend to be shorter than information provided in an informational channel. However, using paragraphs and some section headers well can still help make long messages easier to read and understand.
Although information and announcement channels both provide important information to users in your server, the longevity and detail of the information in each is somewhat different. Remember that being succinct in conveying this information and providing it in an easy to understand format will help your community members better comprehend both your servers’ purpose and the community itself. Keeping this information in mind as you build your server will surely make the passing of new and important information to your community a more comfortable and efficient experience overall.