With Announcement channels, you can now effectively broadcast important updates to your entire Community server. Whether you're sharing critical information or engaging your audience, these channels help you reach everyone who needs to stay informed.

What this article covers:

What are Announcement Channels?
How to Create an Announcement Channel
How to Convert an Existing Channel into an Announcement Channel
Frequently Asked Questions

What are Announcement Channels?

Announcement channels are special text channels that include a Follow button, allowing server members to receive updates in their own servers.

Want to learn more about following channels? Check out our Channel Following FAQ!

When you publish a message in an Announcement channel, it appears as a regular message in all following servers - perfect for sharing updates where your community already spends their time.

Announcement channels cannot receive messages from other Announcement channels.

How to Create an Announcement Channel

Announcement Channels are only available to servers with Community enabled.

1. In the channel list, hover over the channel category where you want your Announcement channel to live and hit the plus icon [] to create a channel.

Select the plus sign icon to create a Channel in a Discord server

2. Select Announcement as the channel type, and enter a channel name.

3. Press the Create Channel button to confirm.

Choose Your Channel Type & Name for an Announcement Channel in a Discord server

How to Convert an Existing Channel into an Announcement Channel

1. Hover over the channel name and press the Edit Channel icon [] to open your channel settings.

2. Scroll down and toggle on the Announcement Channel option.

3. Press Save Changes to confirm your settings.

Open your Channel Settings to enable or disable an Announcement Channel in a Discord server

Grant permissions only to trusted members. Send Messages permission lets members publish their own messages, while Manage Messages allows them to publish any message in the channel. You can configure these settings in the Permissions tab. Learn more about channel permissions here.

After posting a message in the announcement channel, you'll see the Publish option appear. Press Publish to share the message with all servers following your announcement channel.

Publish option after posting a message in an announcement channel

Get creative with your Announcement channels! Use them for everything from #daily-tips to #patch-notes, #giveaways to #going-live, and much more. Need more help? Check out our Channel Following FAQ for detailed guidance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Will @everyone and @here mentions work in following servers?

A: No, these mentions and other similar ones will not be pushed through to following servers.

Q: How do messages appear in following servers?

A: Messages appear exactly as they look in your server when you press Publish, including all embeds, images, videos, emojis, and spoiler tags.

Q: What happens when I edit or delete a published message?

A: Editing a message will update it in following servers. If you delete a message, it will be removed but leave a [Original Message Deleted] note for users.

Example of [Original Message Deleted] note

Q: Is there a limit to how many announcements I can publish?

A: Yes, there is a rate limit of 10 publishes per hour. You'll see an error message if you exceed this limit.