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How to add a reputation system to your Discord server

A reputation system on Discord is a +rep that members give each other as thanks. It rewards the people who help, where XP rewards the people who talk. Discord doesn’t have one: Kotbo adds it with /rep, and its prestige ranking goes further for servers that like to compete

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Reputation, XP and prestige: what each one measures

They work well together, but they don’t reward the same thing. Pick based on what you want to see more of on your server. Many servers run reputation and levels side by side, and only add prestige once the community asks for competition

  • Reputation

    What other members think of you. Someone who answers questions or helps newcomers climbs, even if they rarely chat

  • XP and levels

    Time spent typing and in voice. It measures presence and says nothing about the help given

    Read the article on levels and XP

  • Prestige

    A competitive ranking built from XP, with tiers, streaks and point loss when you vanish

Reputation commands

You can also give +rep without typing a command: right-click a message or a member, Apps, Kotbo actions, then the reputation action. From a message, the reason records the channel it was posted in. Options are typed in French

/rep give membre:<member> raison:<reason>
Gives a member +rep. The reason is optional and shows with the vote
/rep check membre:<member>
A member’s total, leaderboard rank and votes left today. With no option, yours
/rep top
The ten most thanked members on the server

Rules that stop reputation farming

A +rep only means something if it is scarce. If anyone can hand out as many as they want, the leaderboard turns into a list of whoever has the most friends. Kotbo enforces these rules out of the box

  • Three votes per day per member, with the day following the server’s time zone
  • Only one +rep per day to the same person
  • No voting for yourself or for a bot
  • A member, role or channel on the progression blacklist can no longer use /rep, except staff who manage the server

How to set up +rep step by step

The module runs without any settings: the real work is turning it into a habit

  1. Turn on the module

    In the dashboard, turn on Reputation in the module catalog

  2. Explain it

    Pin a message in your help channel: “someone helped you? /rep give”

  3. Tie it to quests

    If the Quests module is on, create a “Give +rep” quest: it rewards members who say thanks

  4. Watch the votes

    The Reputation page of the dashboard shows the leaderboard, the number of voters and the last 50 votes with their reason. Two accounts passing +rep back and forth stand out fast

Prestige, a competitive ranking

Prestige turns XP into ranking points, called RP. It needs the leveling module, and suits servers where members like to measure up

  • Earning RP

    A share of every XP point earned, 0.35 RP by default, plus RP for reactions if you want, with a daily cap per member

  • Tiers

    Bronze, Silver, Gold and up, split into divisions if you like, with a role per tier and an announcement on every promotion or demotion

  • Streaks

    Being active several days in a row boosts the RP earned. Freezes save the streak after a missed day

  • Decay

    After a few days of inactivity, the member loses RP every day, down to a floor tier you choose

  • Events

    Message Rush, Reaction Storm, Vocal Time or a custom event: an RP multiplier from 1 to 10 for a set time

  • Seasons

    When a season of the Seasons module closes, everyone keeps only a quarter of their RP

Prestige commands

/prestige-admin commands require the Manage Server permission. The rest can also be set on the dashboard’s Prestige page. Options are typed in French

/prestige rank membre:<member>
A member’s competitive rank card, or yours
/prestige top
The server’s RP leaderboard
/prestige streaks
The longest active streaks
/prestige global
The cross-server RP leaderboard. /prestige global-optout takes you off it or puts you back, without touching the server leaderboard
/prestige-admin setup
Turns the ranking on and sets RP per XP point, the daily cap and the announcement channel
/prestige-admin decay
Sets decay: grace days, RP lost per day, floor tier
/prestige-admin event
Starts an RP event, with its type, duration and multiplier
/prestige-admin adjust membre:<member> rp:<amount> motif:<reason>
Adds or removes RP by hand, with a logged reason

Frequently asked questions

How do I make a reputation system on Discord?

You need a bot, Discord doesn’t offer one. With Kotbo, turn on the Reputation module in the dashboard: members give +rep with /rep give or by right-click, and /rep top shows the leaderboard

What is a good Discord bot for +rep?

Kotbo has a built-in +rep system, with three votes a day, an optional reason, a leaderboard and vote tracking in the dashboard

How many +rep can you give per day?

Three per day per member with Kotbo, and only one to the same person. The count resets at midnight, server time

How do I stop reputation farming on Discord?

Limit votes and make them visible. Kotbo caps votes, blocks self-votes and lists recent votes in the dashboard, which makes +rep swaps between two accounts stand out

What is prestige on a Discord server?

With Kotbo, it is a competitive RP ranking built from XP. It adds tiers with their roles, activity streaks and RP loss after a period of inactivity

Does reputation give XP?

No, they are separate: +rep has its own total and its own leaderboard. A “Give +rep” quest can still reward members who say thanks with coins and XP

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