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10 Things to Check in Your Discord Server's Roles, Permissions and Layout
A checklist of ten permission and layout problems that most Discord servers have, why each one matters, and how to fix it. Check them yourself or run a free checkup.
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How to Use Cordary's Checkup: Findings, Fix This and Scheduled Checkups
A walk through Cordary's Checkup tab. Read the findings, fix one with a change you review, dismiss what's fine, run the full checkup, and set up scheduled checkups with an optional Discord post.
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Introducing: Cordary Can Set Up Discord Onboarding for You
Describe how new members should find their way, and Cordary drafts your Discord Onboarding questions, the roles and channels each answer gives, and your default channels.
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How to Set Up Discord Onboarding and the Server Guide (2026)
A step-by-step guide to Discord Onboarding: default channels, questions that give roles and channels, the Server Guide, and the mistakes that stop it from switching on.
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How to Set Up Discord AutoMod: Rules, Keywords and Exceptions
A practical guide to Discord's built-in AutoMod: which rules to turn on, how to write keyword lists that don't misfire, what each action does, and who to exempt.
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How to Write Discord Server Rules and a Welcome Message (With Templates)
How to write Discord rules people actually read and a welcome message that gets new members talking, with copy-ready templates for different kinds of servers.
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How to Turn On Community in Your Discord Server (and Is It Worth It?)
What a Discord Community server is, what it unlocks (Onboarding, announcement channels, the Welcome Screen and more), what Discord requires first, and how to turn it on.
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How to Undo Changes to a Discord Server (and What You Can't Get Back)
Discord has no undo button. Here's how to find out what changed, fix it by hand, protect yourself before big changes, and what's gone for good once it's deleted.
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Best Discord Server Layout for a Study Group or Class
Ready-to-use Discord layouts for a study group, a class and a larger study community: channels, voice study rooms, roles and settings that keep people focused.
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Best Discord Server Layout for Streamers and Content Creators
Discord layouts for streamers, YouTubers and creators: channels for announcements, clips and fan art, watch-party voice rooms, supporter roles and a mod team.
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How to Set Up a Discord Server for Your Small Business or Customer Support
A Discord layout for a small business: announcements, FAQ, customer support, feedback and a private staff area, plus roles, permissions and tips for keeping customers' details private.
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How to Set Up a Discord Server for an Open-Source Project
A Discord layout for an open-source project: releases, help, contributing and development channels, maintainer and contributor roles, and how to keep chat from replacing your issue tracker.
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Discord Forum Channels: When to Use One and How to Set It Up
What Discord forum channels are, when they beat a text channel, and how to set one up well: tags, post guidelines, default reactions, layout, slowmode and permissions.
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How to Make a Read-Only Channel in Discord (Step by Step)
How to make a Discord channel that everyone can read but only staff can post in, for rules, announcements and info, plus the thread, reaction and category settings people miss.
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Discord Announcement Channels Explained: Publishing, Following and Tips
What Discord announcement channels are, how publishing and following work, how to create one, and how to get your news in front of members without pinging everyone.
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Discord Slowmode: What It Does, Which Setting to Use and Who It Affects
How Discord slowmode works, how to turn it on, which delay to pick for different channels, who's exempt, and how it works in threads and forum channels.
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How to Undo a Change in Cordary: Versions and Rollback
Two ways to undo in Cordary: restore an earlier version of a draft before you apply, or roll back an applied run. Here's how each works and what they can't bring back.
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How to Connect ChatGPT or Claude to Your Discord Server
A step-by-step guide to connecting ChatGPT, Claude or another AI assistant to your Discord server through Cordary, so it can draft changes you review before anything happens.
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Introducing: /help, /setup and /overview in Discord
Cordary now has slash commands inside Discord. Open your server in Cordary with /setup, or get a quick summary of it with /overview.
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Introducing: Use Cordary from ChatGPT, Claude and Other AI Assistants
Connect the AI assistant you already use to Cordary. It drafts changes to your Discord server, and you review and apply them in Cordary. Free on every plan.
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How to Use Cordary's Memory: What It Saves and How to Control It
A step-by-step guide to Cordary's memory: teach it how you work, read the line above its replies, manage the Memory window, forget things and keep it private.
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How to Use the Cordary Workspace: Edit Your Discord Server by Hand
A step-by-step guide to the Cordary workspace: find things, edit channels, roles, permissions, settings and posts, drag to reorder, undo, then review and apply.
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Introducing: Add Cordary with Administrator, or Choose Its Permissions Yourself
When you add Cordary to a server, you now choose what it holds. Administrator means no permission hiccups; the standard set is there if you'd rather keep it trimmed.
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Introducing: Give Cordary Its Own Name and Photo in Each Server
Cordary can now go by a name and photo you pick for each server, from our gallery or your server's own icon, so its posts match your community or stay low-key.
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How to Set Up a Discord Server in 2026: Complete Beginner's Guide
A step-by-step guide to setting up a Discord server: plan your channels, create roles, lock down permissions, add safety settings and prepare for launch.
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Best Discord Server Layout for a Gaming Community: Roles, Channels & Voice
Complete Discord layouts for gaming: a small squad, a clan and a growing community, with channels, voice rooms and roles for each, plus mistakes to avoid.
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How to Reorganize an Existing Discord Server Without Starting Over
Clean up a running Discord server without losing members or messages: audit channels, regroup them, archive instead of deleting, and keep permissions intact.
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Discord Roles and Permissions Explained: How to Set Them Up Safely
How Discord roles, the role hierarchy and permissions work, which permissions are dangerous, and how to set up staff roles and @everyone without opening a hole.
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How to Build a Discord Server with AI (Step-by-Step)
How to use AI to plan and build a Discord server: describe your community, review the draft roles, channels and permissions, then apply only what you approve.
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How to Use a Discord Template on a Server You Already Have
Discord templates only create new servers. Here's how to bring a template's channels, roles and permissions into a server you already run, by hand or with Cordary.
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Introducing: Paste a discord.new Link into Cordary
Cordary now reads Discord server templates and fits them around the channels and roles you already have. You review every change before anything happens.
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How Many Channels Does a Discord Server Actually Need?
More channels don't always mean a better Discord server. Learn how to organize your community without overwhelming members.