Welcome messages

Greet every new member with a custom message, a free welcome card image, and starter roles. A great first feature to set up.

A welcome message is the friendly greeting new members see the moment they join. It's a perfect first feature because you'll see it work right away. Unlike some bots, everything here is free, including the welcome card image.

What it does

When someone joins, HoneyGate can:

• Post a custom greeting in a channel of your choice, with a real @ping so the new member actually gets notified.
• Attach a welcome card, a banner image with their avatar, name, and member number. Other bots charge for this. We don't.
• Send a private DM to the new member (optional).
• Give them starter roles automatically.
• Recognize trusted arrivals. Members who are already active in other HoneyGate communities can get a special greeting and an instant role.
• Say goodbye when someone leaves (optional).

Setting it up

In the admin panel, open Welcome and:

1. Turn it on.
2. Choose the channel where the greeting posts.
3. Write the message with a title and body. You can drop in:
   • {user} for an @ of the new member
   • {username} for their name as plain text
   • {server} for your server's name
   • {memberCount} for your new total member count
   • {accountAge} for how old their Discord account is, like "3 months"
4. Leave Ping the new member on if you want them to get a notification. Heads-up: writing {user} in the message looks like a mention but doesn't notify them on its own. This switch is what actually pings.
5. (Optional) Turn on the welcome image card, with a custom background image if you like.
6. (Optional) Set an accent colour, a thumbnail (it defaults to the new member's avatar), and a footer.
7. (Optional) Turn on a DM with its own text.
8. (Optional) Pick one or more starter roles to grant on join.
9. Hit Save, then Send me a preview. HoneyGate DMs you the exact welcome a new member would get, card and all, with you standing in as the new member.

Nice touches

• Variety. Write several versions of the message, separated by a line with just three dashes (---). HoneyGate picks one at random for each new member, so the channel doesn't feel copy-pasted.
• Tidy up. Optionally auto-remove each welcome after 30 seconds to 1 hour. It keeps busy channels clean.
• Reputation role. Grant a role instantly to members who arrive already trusted across the HoneyGate network. They skip the new-member hazing, and no single-server bot can offer this.
• Raid-safe. If more than 10 people join within a minute, welcomes pause for 5 minutes automatically, so a raid can't flood your channel.

There's also an optional goodbye message when someone leaves, with its own channel and text. Use {username} there. The member has left, so an @mention can't work.

Member experience

The member joins, gets pinged by your greeting (and receives a DM if you set one up), sees their own face on the welcome card, and immediately has any starter roles you chose. No action needed from them.

Tips

• The variables work in the title, body, footer, and DM text.
• If the greeting isn't posting, check that HoneyGate can see and send messages in the channel you picked.
• Starter roles must sit below the HoneyGate role (see role hierarchy).
• If the preview doesn't arrive, make sure your own DMs from server members are open (Discord → Privacy Settings).