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Change prefix

The prefix is used by message-based custom commands. Discord slash commands use / and do not need this prefix. You must own the server or have Manage Server to open its settings.

Set a prefix

Section titled “Set a prefix”
  1. Log in and select the server.
  2. Open Settings in the server sidebar.
  3. Edit the Command prefix row to a value of one to three characters. The save controls appear when the value changes.
  4. Save the row and check the displayed value after reopening or refreshing settings.
  5. Test a configured custom command in Discord with the new prefix, for example ?hello if the prefix is ? and the command is hello.

Command prefix edited to a question mark with Discard changes and Submit controls

In the narrow dashboard layout, the changed row offers controls to discard or submit the edit.

Command prefix showing a question mark after the settings page was reloaded

The submitted value shown in the narrow layout after reloading the local settings page.

Choose a short prefix that does not conflict with another bot. Check the value shown in your server’s settings rather than assuming a universal default. A saved value does not by itself prove that April responded to a command in Discord.

If the controls do not appear, change the existing value first. If validation or saving fails, check the one-to-three-character limit and your server access, then retry. If the command does not respond, confirm the command exists and is enabled and that April can access the channel; see Common errors.