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How to Mute Someone on Discord

If you don’t want to hear someone’s audio in a voice channel, or you’d like to stop getting message notifications from a user, you can mute that user on Discord. We’ll show you how to do that on your desktop and mobile….

How to Make Someone Admin on Discord

If you need a helping hand managing your server, make someone an admin on your Discord server. Doing so allows that user to perform all administrative tasks, like moderating discussions and creating channels. Here’s how to do…

How to Log In to Discord With a QR Code

If you want to log in to Discord on the web or on your desktop, a quick way to do this is to scan the QR code on your screen using your phone’s Discord app. This lets you into your account in no time, and we’ll show you how….

Is Discord Down? Here’s How to Check (and Fix It)

Discord is the foundation of many online communities and a great way to connect with people to play online games. Like any online service, Discord can experience outages. So here’s how to troubleshoot that issue when it arise…

How to Cancel Your Discord Nitro Subscription

If you don’t use Discord Nitro’s extra perks, and the free version works just fine for you, it’s a good idea to cancel your Nitro subscription and save money. Here’s how to do just that on your desktop, mobile, and the web….

How to Turn On Light Mode in Discord

Not a big fan of Discord’s default dark interface? Activate the light theme to make the app use light-colored options. You can enable Discord’s light mode on desktop, the web, and mobile phones. Here’s how….

How to Change Your Nickname on a Discord Server

With Discord’s nickname option, you can have a different name for yourself in each Discord server you’ve joined. This means you can be called “Mahesh” in one server and “Harry” in another. Here’s how to do that in Discord on …

How to Add Friends on Discord

If you’ve met someone on Discord whom you’d like to keep in touch with, or if you have a friend in real life you want to chat with, add them to your Discord friends list. We’ll show you how to do that….

How to Appear Offline on Discord

If you don’t want your Discord friends to know when you come online, you can choose to appear offline. You can make your profile appear offline on all platforms, and we’ll show you how.

How to Log Out of Discord

If you use Discord on a shared device, or if you’d just like to use a different account in the app, you will have to log out of Discord on your device first. We’ll show you how to do just that on your desktop and mobile….

How to Update Discord

To ensure Discord keeps providing you with the smoothest experience possible, keep the app up to date on all your devices. We’ll show you how to update Discord on your Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, and Android devices….

What Does Idle Mean in Discord?

There are four different statuses on Discord: Online, Do Not Disturb, Invisible, and Idle. The Idle status can be a bit confusing. Is that user online or not? Here’s what it means, and how to set your status to Idle….

How to Unban Someone on Discord

If you’ve banned a user on your Discord server, but you’d now like to allow them to start interacting with your server again, you’ll have to unblock them first. We’ll show you how to do that on your Discord server….

How to Delete a Discord Server

Managing a Discord server requires a great deal of effort. If you can’t find the time to manage your server, you can remove it from Discord. This is easy to do, and we’ll show you how to do it in Discord on desktop, web, and …

How to Block or Unblock People on Discord

Discord is great for chats, but some users send too many irrelevant messages. While you can’t silence such people without mod powers, you can block them. We’ll show you how to block and unblock people on Discord….

How to Leave a Discord Server

If you’re no longer interested in being part of a Discord server, you can leave the server to stop further engaging with it. We’ll show you how to do this in Discord on desktop, web, and mobile.
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