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How to set up a warning system in Discord

A warning system lets moderators record a reason each time a member breaks a rule, and steps in on its own when the warnings add up. The warnings template gives you /warn, /warnings and /clearwarnings, keeps every warning in a collection, times a member out for an hour at three and bans at five. It runs on slash commands, so it is free.

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Steps

  1. Start from the warnings template

    Open the warnings template in Buildcord. It makes a bot with the three commands and the warnings collection already set up.

  2. Connect and deploy

    Paste your Discord application's token, add the bot to your server with its invite link and deploy.

  3. Put the bot's role high enough

    A bot can only time out or ban members whose roles are below its own. Drag the bot's role above the roles of the members it might act on.

  4. Warn someone

    Run /warn on a test member with a reason. The bot saves the warning and replies with how many they have. Only members with the Moderate Members permission can use it.

  5. Tune the numbers

    Open the warn flow and change the counts in its Switch step: a longer timeout, a kick at four, or a ban sooner.

Good to know

  • Every warning is a row in the warnings collection, with who, why, who gave it and when. Read and edit it on the bot's Data page.
  • /warnings shows a member's count and their latest warning, only to the moderator who asked.
  • Add a step that posts each warning in a log channel, or sends the member a private message with the reason.

Questions

Can warnings expire?

Not as the template comes. Count only recent rows to let old warnings lapse, with a Date and time step that works out a month back.

Who can warn members?

Members with Discord's Moderate Members permission. The permission check is a step in the flow, so you can change it to a role.

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Draw the first flow.

A command, a reply and a deploy is a working bot. It takes a few minutes.

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