Rules
Discord panel
Keep a pinned panel in a Discord channel with the button to the rules website and shortcuts to the most-read pages.
Keep a pinned panel in a Discord channel with the button to the rules website and shortcuts to the most-read pages.
The rules panel is the sign on the city hall’s door: a fixed message the server’s bot keeps in a Discord channel, with a button to the rules website and up to four shortcuts to pages. When you publish the rules again, the panel updates on its own. This page is for whoever handles the server’s Discord and rules.
| What to do | Level needed |
|---|---|
| See the panel and its status | Discord (Rules) at View |
| Channel, texts, shortcuts and posting the panel | Discord (Rules) at Configure |
In Rules → Discord, the To publish list shows what’s missing:
| Item | Action |
|---|---|
| Discord bot set up | Set up |
| Rules website live | Open Website |
| Pages published | Publish |
| Panel channel chosen | Pick the channel in the form |
In the panel, go to Rules → Discord.
Turn on the Turn on the Discord panel switch (it shows On).
In Panel → Channel, pick the Rules panel channel.
Edit Title, Text, Button and Button emoji if you want. The Discord preview shows the result alongside.
In Shortcuts, pick up to 4 published pages. Use Move … up to change the order and Remove to take one out.
Click Save in the bottom bar. Panel posted shows up (“It’s in #channel”).
| Field | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Channel | The channel where the panel stays. Changing the channel moves the message. | None |
| Title | The panel’s title. Up to 120 characters. | {{info}} City rules (the info icon from the bot’s emoji pack + “City rules”) |
| Text | The panel’s text. Up to 1,500 characters. | “Before joining the city, read the rules: they apply to everyone, in and out of character.” and, in small print, “Not knowing a rule doesn’t spare anyone from the punishment.” |
| Button | The text of the button that opens the rules website. Up to 60 characters. | “Read the rules” |
| Button emoji | The emoji next to the button’s text. | 📜 |
The title or the text must have something written, and the button needs text. The default texts follow the city’s language.
| Field | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcuts | Up to 4 pages get their own button next to the main one, in the order you choose. Published pages only. | None |
The buttons sit in one row: the website’s first, then the shortcuts. Each shortcut opens https://<address>.fivedash.site/<page-address>.
| Field | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Color | The panel’s stripe color. | The bot’s color |
| Server at the top | The server’s name and icon above the panel. | On |
| Server icon in the corner | The thumbnail next to the text. | On |
| Website image | The website’s share image (or the first page’s cover), under the text. | On |
| Last update date | Shows when the rules were last published. Publishing again updates the panel on its own. | On |
| Footer | The footer text. Up to 100 characters. Empty shows “Última atualização” (or the website’s name). | Empty |
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Posted in #channel · posted … ago | The panel is in the channel. Open in Discord opens the message. |
| Not posted yet | The panel hasn’t gone to Discord yet. |
| Saved, but the panel wasn’t posted | The settings were saved, but Discord refused the message. The reason shows on the page. |
Turn off Turn on the Discord panel and click Save. Panel removed from Discord shows up (“The message left the channel.”).
| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| “Put the rules website live and publish it first: the panel takes people there.” | Publish the pages and turn on Live in Rules → Website. |
| “Set up this server’s Discord bot first.” | Set up the bot in Discord → Bot. |
| “Discord rejected the bot’s token. Change it in the bot module.” | Change the token in Discord → Bot. |
| “The bot can’t send or edit messages in this channel. Check its permissions in the channel.” | On Discord, check the bot’s permissions in that channel. |
| “This channel no longer exists. Choose another one.” | Pick another Channel. |
| “Discord asked us to wait. Save again in a moment.” | Wait a few seconds and save again. |
I published new rules. Do I need to post the panel again? No. Publishing the rules updates the panel on its own: the shortcuts and the last update date.
I changed the website’s address. Does the panel’s button break? No. When you save the new address in Rules → Website, the panel switches to it.
Why doesn’t a page show up in the shortcuts? Only published pages show. Publish in Rules → Pages and come back.