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Using Discord Permissions

This document explains what Use Discord Permissions means in Archivian, and how it works.

What does it do?

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This setting lets you use Discord permissions to control what your Archivian staff have access to. You can turn it on or off at any time under Staff Management → General → Use Discord Permissions.

When should I use this?

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  • You’re trying Archivian out.
  • You just want to get started fast.
  • You don’t need full control over permissions in Archivian.
  • You’re not yet used to how Archivian works.

When should I not use this?

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  • You need complete control over permissions in Archivian.
  • Archivian grants too much to staff with this feature enabled.
  • Your server is experiencing hijacking of staff Discord accounts or of the server.
  • You need permissions to update as fast as possible.

How does it work?

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Many permissions in Archivian aren’t covered by Discord at all (there’s no equivalent — for example Appeals), or Discord isn’t granular enough. So Archivian keeps pre-configured groups of permissions per Discord permission. For example, if a member can Ban in Discord, Archivian loads a pre-configured set of Archivian permissions that makes sense for someone who can ban. If they have Administrator, they get almost as much as the server owner (with a few exceptions).

These permissions are added on top of whatever the staff member already has — Use Discord Permissions only ever adds to the overall permissions.

What if it’s not giving enough permissions?

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If Use Discord Permissions doesn’t grant enough, you can use Archivian’s own permission system to add the missing pieces. The staff member needs a title, and you grant permissions to that title using permission sets. See: