Published on: Jun 3, 2022 • 6 min read
Attention, this is an important announcement: it is time to learn how to manage your Discord server!
Have you joined other servers on the Discord app, and witness announcements being passed to the community via specific channels?
These are called Announcement Channels, and regardless of the channel name they have, they are a great way to keep your server members informed and send messages to all of them at the same time.
That’s why today, we are going to show you how to make a new announcement channel on the platform.
Keep reading this post to get all the info you need about:
- How to make an announcement channel on Discord?;
- Understanding Discord announcement channels;
- Everything you must know about managing announcement channels on the Discord app.
Table Of Contents
What Are Discord Announcement Channels?
AnAnnouncement Channel is just a text channel where you can send messages to all server members in order to inform them about relevant news within the Discord server.
They properly represent the voice of your server, meaning that each message you send through there must be related to the server’s announcements.
Clearly, only server admins can send selected messages through the channel.
This means that this feature is not available for common members and other users who are not part of the admins.
What Are Community Servers?
In order to make an Announcement Channel on Discord, you need to make a community server first.
Community Servers are the servers that you canjoin on Discord, so they have more social features than private servers.
Since you can only choose Announcement Channel inside a community server, you must create channel beforehand.
How to Make a Discord Community Server
In order to make Community Servers on Discord, you must follow three steps:
- Go to your Server Settings at the top left of the screen and scroll down to the “Community” tab;
- Select “Enable Community” and follow on-screen instructions;
- Configure the channel settings and set up your Discord community.
People will be able to join this server and you can select the only specific roles capable of managing the server options.
These people will be able tounban someone on Discord, make announcements,transfer ownership on Discord (only people with “Admin” power), and more.
How to Make an Announcement Channel on Discord
If your Discord Community is set and ready to go, it’s time to make an announcement channel!
Remember that you can manage the send messages permission if youmake someone Admin on Discord.
Without further ado, let’s make your first announcement channels on the platform!
Step 1: Go to Discord Text Channels
You can only make an Announcement Channel if you do so on text channels.
Open Discord App (on mobile or desktop) and tap on the hamburger icon to see each text channel on Discord.
In PC version, the channel name will be shown on the left sidebar;
Step 2: Tap On the Plus Icon and Click “Create Channel”
Then, select the little “+” icon next to the channel, and a new menu with options will appear.
Here, you must select “Create Channel.”
Step 3: Select “Create Announcement Channel”
Announcement Channels are widely popular within the platform, so you will find a quick option to make them.
Click on “Create Announcement Channel,” and then you will need to rename it.
You have just learned how to make an announcement channel on Discord!
How to Turn an Existing Channel into an Announcement Channel on Discord
In case you don’t want to start from the very beginning and you want to turn an existing channel on your channel list into an announcements channel, then you are also free to do so.
Remember that only a text Discord channel can be turned into an Announcement Channel.
Thus, you can’t continue with the process in case you decide to do so with a voice or multimedia channel on the app.
Step 1: Go to an Existing Text Channel in Your Community Server
On the channel category list, select an existing text Discord channel.
This will be the channel that you want to turn into an announcement channel.
Step 2: Click on the Settings Cog Icon
Now, after selecting the channel, you need to click or tap on the gear icon.
This will open the settings of the channel and you will be able to manage it on your screen.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page, and you will find a list of options.
Step 3: Toggle the “Announcements Channel” Button
Here, you will see a toggle switch that says “Announcement Channel.” Toggle it on, and save your changes.
From now on, the selected channel will turn into an Announcement Channel, meaning that only admins and mods will be capable of sending announcements there.
You have just learned how to make an announcement channel on Discord! Overall, the process is quite simple and straightforward.
Announcement Channels are a really important part of the Discord platform, so don’t hesitate to create one if you need to.
Get more insightful Discord articles by checking the content we have for you here, at Launch Kit.
FAQ
How Do I Add “Follow” Button to Official Announcement Channels on Discord?
You don’t need to manually add a “Follow” button to your Announcement Channel on your server.
As soon as you create the Announcement Channel, the Follow feature will be there, and other users will be able to click it without inconveniences.
How Many Publishes Can I Make on an Announcement Channel?
You can make up to 10 publishes per hour inside any Announcement Channel.
If, by any chance, you need to make more than 10 posts, you will get an error message telling you that this is not possible.
