Discord Custom Commands Bot: Rename Commands With No Code

Custom commands here are renames, not scripts

Many bots sell custom commands as a way to write replies or small programs. Noxyr's are different on purpose. A custom command is a new name for a command Noxyr already has, with optional preset values. It adds no new behavior.

That has a real benefit for safety. The real command still runs with its own permissions, module switch and cooldowns, so a custom name cannot give anyone access they did not have. The original name keeps working next to the new one.

If what you want is a fixed text answer to a trigger word, use auto-responders instead.

What people use them for

• Words your community already uses. A shop calls it the store, so $store runs $shop.
• One-word actions. $done runs $ticket close.
• Habits from other bots. $p plays a song, so members who learned it elsewhere feel at home.
• Settings baked in. $gnitro runs $giveaway create with the prize already set to Discord Nitro.

Build one in a minute

1. Open the dashboard, pick your server, and go to Control, then Custom Commands.
2. Press New custom command, or open Templates and click one.
3. Type the new name in the Trigger box.
4. Pick the command it runs, and the action if that command has several, such as close, claim or rename on a ticket.
5. Optionally wire a Value into an option to preset it.

Changes save by themselves about a second after you stop editing. The page has two views of the same list. Graph shows each custom command as a Trigger wired to a Command, with Values wired into its options. Simple list shows plain rows. Switching views changes nothing, so use the one you prefer.

18 templates to start from

A template whose name you already use is greyed out.

Preset values and what members can type

A preset is filled in each time the command runs. Anything a member types after the name is added on, so $gnitro 1h 1 still works with the prize already set. If a member types the same option by name, theirs wins over the preset. Values can be up to 200 characters and cannot hold double quotes or line breaks. File options cannot be preset.

Rules for names

• Letters, numbers, dashes and underscores, up to 32 characters, all lowercase. Spaces become dashes as you type.
• A custom command cannot take the name of a real Noxyr command.
• Each name can be used once per server.
• A server can hold up to 100 custom commands.

Each one has an on and off switch, so you can pause a name without deleting it.

Prefix commands, not slash commands

Custom commands are typed as messages with your server prefix, such as $store. They do not appear in the slash menu, because Discord only lets a bot register its own slash commands, not one per server. You can change the prefix for the whole server, up to five characters with no spaces, in the Prefix box on the page, on the Setup page, or with /prefix set. If you run a Noxyr custom bot, it answers the same custom commands with the same prefix.

Fixing a save that will not go through

The page lists anything that stops a save above the editor, and clicking a problem jumps to the box that needs fixing. The usual causes are a name that matches a real command, a name used twice, a number option holding text, or a choice option holding a value that is not on its list. Whole-number and number options only take numbers, and yes or no options take yes, no, on, off, true and false.

A tidy way to roll them out

1. Start with the templates for the features your server really uses.
2. Add two or three names your members already say out loud.
3. Post the list in a pinned message, so people know the new names exist.
4. Use the off switch to pause a name that confuses people, instead of deleting it.

Because the original commands keep working, nobody is locked out while the community learns the new names.

Next steps

Read the custom commands docs and the guide to renaming bot commands. To understand why bots use both styles, see prefix commands vs slash commands and how to change the prefix. Add Noxyr and make your first one.