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Highlights

Off by default

Members pick words they care about and get a DM when someone says one in a channel they can see. They can manage their words on their Kovu profile too.

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Set it upLink to this section

  1. Open the dashboard and pick your server. Sign in with Discord if you haven’t.
  2. Find Highlights in the module list (press / to filter it, or ⌘K and type its name) and turn it on.
  3. Go through the settings below. Simple mode shows the essentials; switch to Advanced for the rest.
  4. Try it in Discord: /highlight. Staff can restrict or turn off each command in Commands.

SettingsLink to this section

What you’ll find on the Highlights page of the dashboard. Settings marked Advanced only show in Advanced mode.

Highlights

Each member can have up to 10 phrases and gets at most one DM every 5 minutes. Members only get highlights from channels they can see.

Skip active members (minutes)Number
Don't DM members who talked in that channel this recently. They're already reading it. 0 turns this off.
Ignored channelsChannels
Messages here never send highlights. Pick a category to include its channels.
Include contextAdvancedOn/off
Show the messages just before the highlighted one in the DM.

CommandsLink to this section

Each command works as a slash command and with your server’s prefix. Staff can restrict or turn off any of them in Commands.

/highlight

Everyone

Get a DM when someone says a word you care about

/highlight add <phrase> [whole_word]/highlight delete <phrase>/highlight list/highlight clear/highlight block [user] [channel]/highlight unblock [user] [channel]?highlight <phrase> | delete <phrase> | list | clear | block <member|channel> | unblock <member|channel>

Also works as ?hl, ?highlights

7 options
add phrase
Word or phrase to watch for
add whole_word (optional)
Only match whole words (default: yes)
delete phrase
Word or phrase to remove
block user (optional)
Member to ignore
block channel (optional)
Channel or category to ignore
unblock user (optional)
Member to stop ignoring
unblock channel (optional)
Channel or category to stop ignoring
Examples
  • ?hl pizza
  • ?highlight add release notes
  • ?hl block @bot
  • ?hl list

Related modulesLink to this section

Ready to try Highlights?

Pick your server, turn it on and save. Changes reach Discord in seconds.

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