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Controlling Your Experience
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Four steps to a super safe server
Role of administrators and moderators on Discord
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Moderator Academy
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Basics
100: An Intro to the DMA
103: Basic Channel Setup
104: How To Report Content To Discord
110: Moderator Etiquette
111: Your Responsibilities as a Moderator
151: An Intro to the Moderator Ecosystem
Setup and Function
201: Permissions on Discord
202: Handling Difficult Scenarios
203: Developing Server Rules
204: Ban Appeals
205: Utilizing Role Colors
206: Best Practices for Reporting Tools
207: Server Information and Announcement Channels
208: Channel Categories and Names
210: Moderator Recruitment
211: Creating Moderation Team Channels
231: Fundamentals of Family-Friendly Servers
241: Securing Your Discord Account
Advanced Community Management
301: Implementing Verification Gates
302: Developing Moderator Guidelines
303: Facilitating Positive Environments
304: Moderating Safely and Securely
310: Managing Moderation Teams
311: Understanding and Avoiding Moderator Burnout
312: Internal Conflict Resolution
313: How to Moderate Voice Channels
314: Training and Onboarding New Moderators
321: Auto Moderation in Discord
322: Using Webhooks and Embeds
323: Using XP Systems
324: Using Modmail Bots
331: Community Engagement
332: Fostering Healthy Communities
333: Planning Community Events
334: Community Partnerships
341: Understanding Your Community Through Insights
345: Best Practices for Moderating Content Creation
Moderation Seminars
401: Transparency in Moderation
402: Confidentiality in Moderation
403: Sensitive Topics
404: Considering Mental Health in Your Community
405: Practicalities of Moderating Adult Channels
407: Managing Exponential Membership Growth
431: Ethical Community Growth
432: Internationalization of a Community
441: Community Governance Structures
442: Using Insights to Improve Community Growth and Engagement
443: Ban Evasion and Advanced Harassment
444: Managing Interpersonal Relationships
451: Reddit X Discord
452: Twitch X Discord
453: Patreon X Discord
455: Schools X Discord
459: Bringing Other Communities to Discord
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531: Parasocial Relationships
541: The Application of Metaphors in Moderation
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MAKING COMMUNITY MAGIC
Turn your Discord server into a community where anyone can find belonging! Explore this portal for resources and inspiration to build, engage, grow, and keep your server safe.
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Onboarding New Members & Helping Your Community Find Its Way
Providing new members with an excellent first experience and showing server value will retain members and keep engagement high.
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Securing Your Discord Server & Creating a Safe Community
One of the building blocks of a successful community on Discord is making sure your members feel safe and secure.
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Growing and Promoting Your Discord Server
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Regularly Engaging Your Community
Keep your community engaged with a little touch of consistency.
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Moderation & Community Support to Manage Your Server
Discover how to foster a safer server, even when you're not online.
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Identifying and Assigning Server Moderators
Running a server is hard work, but you don’t have to do it alone.
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Growing Your Community Through Server Insights & Analytics
Understanding Server Insights can help admins build growth, promotion, and sustainability in your community.
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The Basics of a Safe, Active Server
Making sure your community is an engaging, safe place to be is a key step for any admin. Learn tips, tricks, and advice from Discord.
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Set the foundation of a community destined for success! Learn the ins and outs of what epic admins to do create successful servers.
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Safety and Moderation
Discord provides tons of tools, resources, and tips so you can keep yourself and your members safe. Flex your moderation muscles here!
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Success doesn't happen overnight! Behind every thriving community are admins who took intentional steps to get there.
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Keep 'em coming back for more! Make your community even more enticing by leveraging Discord's features and best practices to retain and entertain members.
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Learn from the best! Get ideas for your own community from these spotlights on how different admin create belonging.
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Not sure where to start? Complete these courses designed for wherever your knowledge of being a Discord admin is at.
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