Welcome messages

Greet new members with a server message, an optional DM, and optional images.

Before you start

Sign in and select a server you can manage. April must be in the server and able to view and send messages in the chosen channel, embed links or attach files as needed. Role hierarchy is relevant only if you also configure role assignment; see hierarchy.

Set up a welcomer

1. Open Administration > Welcomer and start setup if needed.
2. In the initial setup, select a channel, optionally choose a saved legacy Image, and compose one message such as Welcome {user.mention} to {guild}!. Select Submit.
3. On the existing settings screen, configure Enabled, Ignore bot, Guild message, the private message, random messages, and force attachment as needed. Select Submit again to save changes.
4. In the server, use /welcomer test to preview the public message as an interaction follow-up. Use /welcomer test with the test-dm option set to true to preview the enabled private message. /welcomer info shows setup information. These commands default to Manage Server permission.

The dashboard creation form defaults enable the welcomer, ignore bots, enable the public message and image, and disable the DM. Choose a channel and image explicitly as needed. The preview is not a real join or proof of delivery to the configured channel. Legacy Images are distinct from Editor V2 Projects; event-image migration to V2 is not established.

Local setup: choose a channel and customize the welcome message.

Unsaved local settings: review the expanded message options before submitting.

Message options

Setting	Effect and dashboard creation-form default
Enabled / ignore bots	Welcomer starts enabled and ignores bots.
Guild message	Starts enabled with no channel selected. Choose a destination before relying on delivery.
Private message	Starts disabled. Enable it separately to send a DM; recipient privacy settings can prevent delivery.
Image / force attachment	Public image sending starts enabled with no designs selected. Choose legacy Images; force attachment starts off and sends the rendered image as an attachment when enabled. Private image sending starts off.
Random	Starts off; when enabled, one configured message is selected from the list.

Change or troubleshoot

Edit and save, or disable the welcomer or individual message/image options when no longer needed. If setup is missing, create it; wait for loading and retry failed saves after checking server access. If the test reports disabled setup or a missing public channel, enable it and choose a channel. Check April’s channel permissions and selected image if output is missing. DMs can fail when a member blocks them. Use the message composer and its formatting variables for supported content.

Before setup, see sign in and select a server. For maintainers, see the administration technical record.