Tides docs

Welcome messages

What happens when someone joins, leaves, or boosts.

#Joins

A welcome message can go to a channel, to the member's DMs, or both. The wording is a template, so it takes the same ${variables} as everything else, such as ${usermention}, ${servername} and ${membercount}.

Option What it does
Channel Where the public welcome goes
Direct message A private welcome, which survives them missing the channel
Delete after Remove the welcome after a number of seconds

Deleting after a minute keeps a busy server's general channel from becoming a wall of welcomes.

#Leaves

The same idea in reverse, to a channel of your choice. Most servers point leaves at a staff channel rather than the one members read.

#Boosts

A separate message for when someone boosts the server, with its own channel and wording.

#Join roles

Roles handed out on join. See Join & reaction roles.

Write the welcome so it points somewhere. "Welcome!" is wasted; "Welcome, rules are in #rules and roles are in #roles" saves a question.