Following members
Keep an eye on someone without watching every channel. /follow tells you when they join or leave the server, join, leave or move voice channels, or start posting.
To use it, turn on the Utilities plugin on the Plugins page of /settings.
Commands
Section titled “Commands”| Command | What it does | Options |
|---|---|---|
/follow add |
Start following someone. | user, duration |
/follow remove |
Stop following someone. | user |
/follow list |
List who you’re following. | none |
/notifications |
Choose where your notices go: your DMs or the notifications channel. | where |
duration is how long to follow them, like 7d. It defaults to a day, and must be at least an hour. See Durations.
You can’t follow yourself or bots. Following ends by itself if you lose the utilities.follow permission.
What you’re told
Section titled “What you’re told”- When they join or leave the server.
- When they join, leave or move between voice channels.
- When they start posting in a channel, with a link. You aren’t told about every message.
- When your follow ends.
Notifications
Section titled “Notifications”Run /notifications to choose where your notices go:
- DMs: the default.
- Notifications channel (DMs off): posted in the server’s notifications channel, with a ping for you.
This covers /follow notices and workspace expiry warnings. Moderation, ticket and appeal DMs aren’t affected.
The server owner sets the notifications channel on the General page of /settings. If you choose it and there isn’t one, /follow add tells you to ask for one.
Limits
Section titled “Limits”| Starter | Plus | Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longest follow | 30 days | 365 days | 730 days |
| Follows per moderator | 5 | 15 | 25 |
Permissions
Section titled “Permissions”/follow is shown to members with Time Out Members by default. /notifications is open to everyone.
| Permission | Allows | Default groups |
|---|---|---|
utilities.follow |
Follow members’ voice moves and messages | moderator, administrator |