[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":280},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blogs-discortics-vs-zira":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":266,"createdAt":267,"description":268,"extension":269,"image":270,"imageAlt":271,"meta":272,"navigation":273,"order":274,"path":275,"readTime":276,"seo":277,"stem":278,"updatedAt":267,"__hash__":279},"blogs\u002Fblogs\u002Fdiscortics-vs-zira.md","Discortics vs Zira: Better Activity-Based Self Roles","Discortics Team",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":258},"minimark",[10,14,17,23,51,140,162,167,179,182,186,189,193,196,238,241,245,248],[11,12,13],"p",{},"Someone who joined five minutes ago picks the Veteran role. The button worked. The name doesn't make much sense now, though.",[11,15,16],{},"Discortics lets you put activity and age requirements on self roles. Zira has buttons, select menus, several reaction modes including an expiring Toggle, action chains and per-button limits. Here's how the role setups compare.",[11,18,19],{},[20,21,22],"strong",{},"TL;DR",[24,25,26,33,39,45],"ul",{},[27,28,29,32],"li",{},[20,30,31],{},"Veteran means veteran:"," gate roles by level, messages, voice time, account age or time in the server.",[27,34,35,38],{},[20,36,37],{},"Choice roles stay one click:"," pronoun and game roles remain open while earned roles check the receipts.",[27,40,41,44],{},[20,42,43],{},"No color role pile-ups:"," cap roles per panel and the earlier pick comes off automatically.",[27,46,47,50],{},[20,48,49],{},"Check before you move:"," Zira's timed roles, voice tools and migration features might be load-bearing in your setup.",[52,53,54,71],"table",{},[55,56,57],"thead",{},[58,59,60,65,68],"tr",{},[61,62,64],"th",{"align":63},"left","Area",[61,66,67],{"align":63},"Zira",[61,69,70],{"align":63},"Discortics",[72,73,74,86,96,107,118,129],"tbody",{},[58,75,76,80,83],{},[77,78,79],"td",{"align":63},"Button roles",[77,81,82],{"align":63},"Included in its current offering",[77,84,85],{"align":63},"Supported",[58,87,88,91,94],{},[77,89,90],{"align":63},"Dropdown roles",[77,92,93],{"align":63},"Select menus",[77,95,85],{"align":63},[58,97,98,101,104],{},[77,99,100],{"align":63},"Reaction roles",[77,102,103],{"align":63},"Several modes, including expiring Toggle",[77,105,106],{"align":63},"Normal, Bind, Reverse, and Drop modes",[58,108,109,112,115],{},[77,110,111],{"align":63},"Configuration",[77,113,114],{"align":63},"Dashboard builder and slash commands",[77,116,117],{"align":63},"Dashboard and Discord configuration",[58,119,120,123,126],{},[77,121,122],{"align":63},"Eligibility focus",[77,124,125],{"align":63},"Role management with action chains and per-button limits",[77,127,128],{"align":63},"Role lists plus level, message, voice, account-age, and membership requirements",[58,130,131,134,137],{},[77,132,133],{"align":63},"Community tools",[77,135,136],{"align":63},"Giveaways, polls, suggestions, and more",[77,138,139],{"align":63},"Applications, tickets, moderation, giveaways, and more",[11,141,142,143,150,151,156,157,161],{},"Sources: ",[144,145,149],"a",{"href":146,"rel":147},"https:\u002F\u002Fzira.bot\u002F",[148],"nofollow","Zira's official overview"," and ",[144,152,155],{"href":153,"rel":154},"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.zira.bot\u002F",[148],"setup documentation",", checked November 12, 2026. Discortics rules and restrictions are in the ",[144,158,160],{"href":159},"\u002Fguides\u002Fselection-roles","Self Roles guide",". The table is a workflow comparison, not a claim that either overview lists every capability.",[163,164,166],"h2",{"id":165},"put-requirements-on-earned-roles","Put requirements on earned roles",[11,168,169,170,174,175,178],{},"In ",[144,171,173],{"href":172},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fselfroles","Discortics Self Roles",", a role grant can carry requirements: ",[20,176,177],{},"level, message count, voice time, account age, or time in the server",", alongside role allowlists and blocklists. So the Veteran button can demand a level and a few months of membership, while the pronoun and game roles on the same server stay one click for everyone.",[11,180,181],{},"A new account won't qualify for Veteran until it meets your requirements. Game and pronoun roles can stay open to everyone.",[163,183,185],{"id":184},"keep-color-roles-from-piling-up","Keep color roles from piling up",[11,187,188],{},"You can also cap how many Normal or Bind roles a member holds from a panel. Pick one over the cap and the earlier choice comes off according to the ordering you set. Useful if you want members to pick one color instead of collecting all of them.",[163,190,192],{"id":191},"send-each-decision-to-the-right-place","Send each decision to the right place",[11,194,195],{},"A new member's first hour involves a few different calls, and each deserves its own tool:",[24,197,198,209,219,228],{},[27,199,200,203,204,208],{},[20,201,202],{},"Can they get in?"," ",[144,205,207],{"href":206},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fverification","Verification"," runs the access check.",[27,210,211,203,214,218],{},[20,212,213],{},"Do they feel welcome?",[144,215,217],{"href":216},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fwelcome","Welcome"," introduces the community.",[27,220,221,203,224,227],{},[20,222,223],{},"What are they into?",[144,225,226],{"href":172},"Self Roles"," lets them choose.",[27,229,230,203,233,237],{},[20,231,232],{},"Should they be staff?",[144,234,236],{"href":235},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fapplications","Applications"," puts that in front of a human, not a button.",[11,239,240],{},"All four are configured in one dashboard, each with its own rules.",[163,242,244],{"id":243},"move-menus-one-at-a-time","Move menus one at a time",[11,246,247],{},"Zira's timed roles, voice tools and migration features might be load-bearing in your setup. Write down what each current menu actually does before rebuilding it, since a button that looks the same can follow different rules.",[11,249,250,251,253,254,257],{},"Build one panel and test its requirements from an ordinary member account before replacing the old menu. Start with ",[144,252,173],{"href":172}," and the ",[144,255,256],{"href":159},"setup guide",".",{"title":259,"searchDepth":260,"depth":260,"links":261},"",2,[262,263,264,265],{"id":165,"depth":260,"text":166},{"id":184,"depth":260,"text":185},{"id":191,"depth":260,"text":192},{"id":243,"depth":260,"text":244},"Guides","2026-11-12","A new member just picked the Veteran role. Compare activity requirements on Discortics self roles with Zira menus and role tools.","md","\u002Fimg\u002Fblogs\u002Fdiscortics-vs-zira.webp","Discortics vs Zira — Comparison \u002F Zira",{},true,30,"\u002Fblogs\u002Fdiscortics-vs-zira","3 min read",{"title":5,"description":268},"blogs\u002Fdiscortics-vs-zira","9RWcUxGjWHwPetcpN1GQSHfjzWPLJjFjAKaAzwDZLck",1794602676493]