Categorizing group slash commands in Folders.

Numerous fuss about how messy slash commands look and the overloading of commands from different bots are absolutely the worse. An idea I developed from someone else was to categorize these commands by groups or their group commands.

The format will look something like:

↓ Folder (closed folder)

> Folder (open folder showing commands)
   command
   command

eg. Using the "Highlight" discord bot (found in the dpy server):

↓ /highlight (closed folder)

> /highlight (open folder)
    add
    remove
    show
    import
    block
    unblock
etc.

As you can see this has a much cleaner and formatted look than the current discord format.

With this method I'm presenting, I did take into account some new users might take this as a form of category for the bot, rather than a command. Take this example:

↓ information

Some users might think this represents information about the bot. Rather than it being a command of itself. Solution?

> /information
    add
    view


>>> /information add (when issuing/issued. Mainly when a user has selected a command.)

By placing a slash (/) before the folder name, this indicates that it is a command. And when issuing the command, the folder name should be attached in front of the command as "/information add" to also better represent this. Problem solved in my eyes. Anymore than that a person needs is therapy.

I also think there should be an option to search "by folders" or "by command".

eg.

user input: "h"

(if "by folder" is selected)

↓ /highlight
↓ /help


(if "by command" is selected)

/highlight add
/highlight remove
/highlight show
/help categories
/help command
/help tutorial

This can cater to users who'd like to keep the current look and those who'd like to experience this idea.

Thursty Waffle

June 18, 2023 22:03

This is a must-have feature, I hope discord see this

chelminski

June 19, 2023 10:30

It would also be nice if discord gave the ability to easily remove commands from the server. I've been testing a lot of APIs with my BOT recently and now I'm in a mess of commands :(

⃟⃝⃟⃝⃟⃝ٴۢ.yellowtapes.

June 19, 2023 18:36

I am pretty sure that is possible. Both in the server and within your code.

1. When creating a slash command you have a "guilds" kwarg that takes a guild id in form of a object.

eg. (in discord python)

@bot.tree.command(
  name = "ping", 
  description = 'pong',
  guilds = [discord.Object(id), discord.Object(id)]
)

2. Should be available in your discord server itself. You should be able to disable whole commands or to specific channel iirc.

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