The Embeds tool creates rich Discord messages with titles, descriptions, colours, images, fields, and other structured content. Saved embeds can be reused for welcome messages, leave messages, and other Discortics features.
Embeds belong to the Settings module. Discord provides an interactive editor. The Dashboard provides a visual builder, message importing, and eligible original-message editing.
Features
- Create and edit one rich embed per saved message.
- Add optional plain message content above the embed.
- Configure title, description, URL, colour, author, thumbnail, image, footer, timestamp, and fields.
- Add up to 25 fields.
- Save templates for reuse by other modules.
- Send an unsaved draft even when the saved-template limit is full.
- Export payload JSON from Discord.
- Import an existing Discord message from the Dashboard.
- Edit an imported original message when it was sent by the active Discortics bot.
Before You Begin
You need Manage Server to use the embed editor. Discortics needs View Channel, Send Messages, and Embed Links in the destination channel.
Image, thumbnail, author icon, and footer icon fields require direct http:// or https:// URLs. The editor does not upload local files.
Saved Embed Limits
| Resource | Public | Prime | Custom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saved embeds | 20 | 50 | 1,000 |
The limit applies to saved templates, not sends. When the limit is full, create or import a draft and send it without saving.
If a server moves to a lower tier, only the oldest embeds inside the current tier window remain available for configuration. Restoring the higher tier brings overflow embeds back into the window.
Create an Embed in Discord
- Run
/settings embed. - Select New Embed from the menu.
- Select Name and send a recognizable template name.
- Select Channel and choose the destination.
- Edit the title, description, colour, and other sections.
- Select Create to save the template, or Send to post the current draft.
When the panel asks you to send a value, respond within 60 seconds. Type cancel to keep the current value or clear to remove an optional value. Discortics attempts to delete your response after reading it.
Your Discord editor session lasts 30 minutes. Reopen /settings embed if it expires.
Discord Editor Options
Name
The saved-template name shown in embed menus. Use a clear purpose such as Welcome Card, Server Rules, or Event Announcement.
Channel
The text or announcement channel used by Send. Saving a template does not post it.
Content
Optional plain text displayed above the embed. Discord allows up to 2,000 characters. Content is useful for a member mention or short alert.
Title and URL
The title supports up to 256 characters. The URL makes the title clickable and must use HTTP or HTTPS.
Description
The main embed body. It supports Discord markdown and up to 4,000 characters in the Discord editor.
Colour
Enter a six-digit hex colour such as #5865f2 or 5865f2. This controls the coloured bar beside the embed.
Author
Author has three optional parts:
- Name: Text shown above the title.
- Icon URL: Small image beside the author name.
- URL: Makes the author name clickable.
Thumbnail and Image
Thumbnail is the small image near the top-right. Image is the larger image below the embed content. Both require direct HTTP or HTTPS URLs.
Footer
Footer supports text and an optional icon URL. Use it for a source, short note, or status.
Timestamp
The Discord editor supports:
- Dynamic: Uses the time when the message is sent.
- Static: Uses a selected Discord timestamp or Unix timestamp.
- None: Removes the timestamp.
Fields
Fields create labelled blocks inside the embed. Each field needs a name and value. Inline allows Discord to place compatible fields side by side.
You can add up to 25 fields. Use Fields → Remove to delete one.
Export
Export shows the current message payload as JSON. Large exports are split across several messages. Concatenate the chunks in order to reconstruct the payload.
Save, Send, Enable, and Delete
Save
Create saves a new template. Save updates the selected template. Saving checks the payload and supported welcome or leave variables.
Send
Send posts the current draft to its selected channel and returns a jump link. Sending does not require the draft to be saved.
Enable or Disable
Saved embeds can be enabled or disabled in the Discord editor. Disabled embeds stay stored but are hidden from cross-module selectors such as welcome and leave setup.
Delete
Delete removes the saved template after confirmation.
Warning: Deleting a saved embed cannot be undone. Messages already sent in Discord remain. Welcome and leave settings may retain a stored snapshot, but the deleted template cannot be selected again.
Dashboard Visual Builder
Open Dashboard → Embeds for a form-based editor with a live card for each saved embed.
The Dashboard supports the same message parts and shows validation errors beside invalid fields. It also provides actions not available in the Discord editor.
Create a Dashboard Draft
- Select Create New Embed.
- Expand the new card.
- Enter a name and choose a channel.
- Edit message content and embed fields.
- Use the save bar to store it, or select Send on the card.
The page may disable the create button when your saved limit is full, but imported or existing drafts can still be sent without saving.
Import an Existing Message
- Select Import Existing Message.
- Paste a Discord message URL or
CHANNELID-MESSAGEID. - Select Import.
- Edit the new draft.
- Save it as a template or send it to a selected channel.
The message must belong to the selected server and be accessible to Discortics.
Edit the Original Message
An imported draft shows Edit Original only when the original message is editable by the active Discortics bot.
Use this to update a previously posted Discortics message without deleting and reposting it. Messages sent by members, webhooks, or other bots cannot be edited.
Save Several Changes
The Dashboard save bar can save multiple dirty embed cards. If one fails, the page reports that some embeds could not be saved and reloads the current saved list.
Discard or Delete
Discard restores saved cards and removes new unsaved cards. Delete asks for confirmation and permanently removes one saved template.
Reuse an Embed
Saved, enabled embeds appear in compatible feature selectors. For welcome and leave messages:
- Save the embed.
- Open
/settings welcomeor/settings leave. - Select Message.
- Choose the saved embed.
Those features store a snapshot. Later edits to the template do not automatically update the configured lifecycle message. Select it again after editing. Read the Welcome, Leave, and Autorole guide for details.
Variables
Embed templates may contain supported {{variable.name}} values for welcome and leave workflows. Variables render only when a feature supplies their values. A normal manual send does not replace them.
See the Welcome and Leave variables table for supported names.
Command Reference
| Command | Purpose | Required user permission |
|---|---|---|
/settings embed | Open the Discord embed list and editor | Manage Server |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why can I send but not save?
You reached the saved-embed limit for your tier. Delete an unused template, upgrade the bot tier, or send the draft without saving.
Why is an image not showing?
Use a publicly reachable direct HTTP or HTTPS image URL. A webpage URL may not point directly to an image that Discord can display.
Why can I not edit the imported original?
Only a message sent by the active Discortics bot is eligible. You can still import other accessible messages as new drafts.
Will deleting a template delete its Discord messages?
No. Deleting removes only the saved template.
Can one saved message contain several embeds?
No. The Settings embed workflow stores exactly one embed, with optional plain content.
Why did my welcome message not change after editing its embed?
Welcome and leave settings store snapshots. Reselect the saved embed in the lifecycle settings after editing it.