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Set it up

1

Open the Suggestions tab

On the dashboard, under Engagement.
2

Pick a channel

Switch on Turn on suggestions and pick the channel Newt posts them in. Newt needs View Channel, Send Messages and Embed Links there.
3

Save

Newt picks it up within about 10 seconds.

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Make a suggestion

  • title: up to 100 characters.
  • suggestion: up to 2,000 characters.
Newt posts it in the suggestion channel with its number, who sent it, its status (Pending) and two vote buttons. Each member can send one every 30 seconds.

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Vote

Press 👍 or 👎 under a suggestion. Everyone gets one vote. Press the other button to change it. Press the same one again to take it back.

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Decide

Each command edits the suggestion where it is. The title, idea, author and votes stay, with the new status, who set it and their reason.
Voting closes.
Voting closes.
Voting stays open.
Marks it as done. Voting closes.
suggestion is its number. Start typing and Newt lists the latest ones.

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Dashboard settings

On the Suggestions tab:
  • Channel where suggestions are posted.
  • DM members when staff decide on their suggestion. On until you switch it off.
  • Latest suggestions: the newest 25, with their status, votes and a link.

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Good to know

  • Once voting closes, the buttons stay with the final count, greyed out.
  • A decision can change later. Run another of the commands. Under review opens voting again.
  • If a suggestion’s message was deleted, a decision still saves its status.
  • A reason can be up to 500 characters.
  • Numbers start at #1 in each server.
Permission: Everyone can suggest and vote. Deciding needs Manage Server, or a role given it on the Advanced Permissions tab.