How to Create a Discord Community
Discord has become a popular platform for online communities, especially for gamers, live streamers, and content creators. With its versatile features, it’s possible to create a thriving community on Discord. Learn the basics of building a successful Discord community with our guide.
This article will cover how to:
- Create a Discord Server
- Welcome Screen
- Implement Auto Moderation
- Establish Your Server as a Community
- Screen Memberships
- Manage Threads
- Announcement Channels
- Server Insights
- Server Discovery
Create a Discord Server
To create a server on Discord, click on the “+” icon in the Discord app or website, then select “Create Server”. Choose a name and a unique invite link for your server, then select a region closest to your target audience.
Starting a new community on Discord requires a crucial step: marking your server as a community. This can be easily done by navigating to Server Settings > Community and following the setup process.
Welcome Screen
Greet new visitors to your server with a customized welcome screen that gives them an overview of your community and helps them get started. This way, they can easily navigate to the right channels without feeling overwhelmed.
Implement Auto Moderation
Auto moderation helps enforce rules in your Discord server. To enable it, you can use a bot such as Dyno or MEE6, which you can add to your server. Configure the bot’s moderation settings, such as anti-spam, anti-swearing, and anti-duplicate messages, to enforce the rules in your community.
Establish Your Server as a Community
To turn your server into a community, you can create channels for different topics, set up role assignments, and create rules. It’s also a good idea to create a welcome channel and a FAQ channel for new members to get started.
Screen Memberships
Screening memberships is important to keep out unwanted users. To screen memberships, you can use a bot such as Dyno or MEE6, which allows you to set up an application form for new members to fill out. You can also assign moderators to review the applications.
Manage Threads
Managing threads is important to keep the Discord server organized. To manage threads, you can use a bot such as Dyno or MEE6, which allows you to create categories and subcategories for different topics, and set up rules for each category.
Announcement Channels
Make announcements to your community and beyond with
Announcement Channels. Users can follow your channels and receive updates directly on their own servers.
Server Insights
Get valuable insights into your server's performance with Server Insights. Monitor the health of your community, see who's talking, and track member retention.
Server Discovery
Showcase your community on Discord's Server Discovery and attract new members without the need for additional advertising. The requirements for being listed on Server Discovery can be found in Server Settings