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Disboard bump reminder: know when to bump without watching the clock
Bumping means typing /bump to push your server back to the top of a directory like Disboard, which allows it once every two hours. The hard part is remembering the next one. Kotbo spots every successful /bump and posts a reminder in the same channel as soon as you can bump again, with nothing to set up
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What bumping a Discord server means
Discord server directories put the servers that just bumped first. You type /bump, the directory’s bot replies in the channel, and your server goes back to the top of the list until others bump in turn. Each directory enforces a wait between two bumps. The ones Kotbo recognises, with the wait it applies
- Disboard: 2 hours
- Discadia: 4 hours
- DiscordServers.com: 6 hours
- Disforge: 4 hours
What a bump does, and what it doesn’t
A bump buys visibility in a directory, nothing more. Before you turn it into a staff chore, keep these limits in mind
- It brings curious visitors, who stay if your landing channel and rules make them want to
- Your directory listing matters as much as the bump: description, tags, language
- On a busy directory, other servers pass you again within minutes
- A bot can’t run another bot’s command, so /bump is typed by hand. So Kotbo handles the reminder, and the bump stays manual
Setting up a bump reminder
The Bump reminder module is on by default and has no settings screen: it learns everything from the first /bump it sees
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Add the directory
Invite Disboard’s bot, or another recognised directory’s, and create your listing on its website
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Pick a bump channel
A dedicated channel, #bump for instance. That’s where Kotbo posts its reminders, since it replies where the last bump happened
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Bump once
Type /bump. Kotbo sees the directory’s public reply and records the time, the directory and who bumped
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Wait for the reminder
When the wait is over, Kotbo posts a bump reminder embed saying the server can be bumped again on that directory, with the last bumper’s name
How the reminder behaves
It runs on a handful of rules, and they explain the cases that surprise people
It pings nobody
The reminder shows up in the channel without notifying anyone. If your team wants an alert, set the bump channel’s notifications to All Messages
Only successful bumps count
A /bump that comes too early is usually refused in a reply only its author can see. Kotbo doesn’t see it, and the countdown stays as it was
One directory at a time
Kotbo keeps a single countdown per server. If you bump on several directories, it keeps the latest one and never moves it earlier
Shown in the dashboard
The Server health page shows the next bump and its directory, or says it’s ready now
The /bump command and supported directories
Kotbo adds no command of its own: it listens to the directories’ command. It recognises their bot by name and checks that the message answers /bump, so another post from the same bot is never mistaken for a bump
/bump- The command of Disboard, Discadia, DiscordServers.com and Disforge. The directory’s public reply to it is what starts Kotbo’s countdown
Sharing bump duty without burning out your team
Twelve Disboard bumps a day is more than one person can keep up with. A few habits keep it from always landing on the same mod
- A #bump channel open to every member, not just staff: anyone can type /bump
- The last bumper’s name in every reminder, so you can see who’s pitching in and thank them
- A role volunteers pick up themselves and mention when they hand over
- No sanction for a missed bump: at worst, the server loses a little visibility
Seeing how many members bumping brings
Bumping every two hours for a month is worth measuring. On the dashboard’s Invites page, Kotbo labels invites created by another bot with that bot’s name. If the directory creates its own invite on your server, the Sources tab shows joins through that link and how many stayed. You can also name the invite you put on your listing yourself