Summary

  • Discord is a brilliant communication platform that can be used for gaming, chatting and building communities
  • However, many users do not utilise the platform’s full capabilities and tend to stick to its basic functions
  • This article explores 10 of the best Discord features that are worth trying to improve the user experience
    1. Users can create their own chat shortcuts by creating slash commands in the Server Settings menu
    1. Users can create side chats to create focused conversation away from large busy servers
    1. The scheduler function allows users to plan group hangouts simply by creating an event and inviting their friends
    1. Users can minimise distractions from large and loud servers by suppressing notifications for everyone and here mentions
    1. Users can hide secrets within conversations using spoiler tags
    1. Users can correct typos in messages using the up arrow function
    1. Readers can mark messages to revisit them easily
    1. Users can hide muted channels and maximise sidebar organisation
    1. Reduce autoplay of GIFs and emojis to decrease the visual clutter in the server

By Henderson Jayden Harper

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