How to Assign a Mod in a Discord Server on iPhone or iPad

Last Updated: September 24, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to give moderator rights to someone on your Discord server. To do this, you'll need to create a "role" for people with administrative rights, then assign that role to your new moderator.

Part 1

Part 1 of 2:

Creating a Moderator Role

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Open Discord. It’s the purple icon with a white game pad. You’ll usually find it on your home screen.
- If you haven’t yet signed in to Discord, enter your login information to do so now.
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Tap ☰. It’s at the screen’s top-left corner.

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Select a server. Servers appear as icons along the left side of the screen. A list of channels on the server will appear.
- If you don’t see the server you want to view, start typing its name into the search bar at the top of the screen, then select it from the search results.
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Tap the server’s name. It’s at the top of the screen. A menu will appear.
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Tap Server Settings.
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Scroll down and tap Roles. It’s under “User Management.”
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Tap Add Role. It’s at the top next to the plus symbol. This allows you to create a new role to assign to users, such as one that has moderator permissions.
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Type a name for the role into the “Role Name” box. You can call it whatever you want (e.g. Moderator, Captain, Queen).
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Tap General Permissions and select your desired permissions. When you assign someone to this role, they’ll automatically be granted the permissions you select. Slide the switch next to each permission option to the “On” position to enable that role, and “Off” to disable it.
- If you’re creating a Mod role, you’ll likely want to enable “Kick Members” and “Ban Members” at the very least.
- When you’re done, tap Save at the top-right corner of the screen to return to the previous screen.
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Tap Text Permissions to set up text chat permissions. Again, slide the switch next to each permission option to the “On” position to enable that role, and “Off” to disable it.
- When you’re done, tap Save at the top-right corner of the screen to return to the previous screen.
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Tap Voice Permissions to set up voice chat permissions. As with the other options, enable or disable each option as necessary.
- When you’re done, tap Save at the top-right corner of the screen to return to the previous screen.

Part 2

Part 2 of 2:

Assigning the Moderator Role

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Go to the Server Settings screen. If you’re still there, you can skip this step. Otherwise, select a server from the left column in Discord, tap the server’s name at the top of the screen, then tap Server Settings.
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Scroll down and tap Members. It’s under “User Management.”
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Select the name of your new moderator.
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Tap Edit Roles.
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Select the role you just created. When a green circle with a check mark appears next to the role’s name, you’ll know it’s selected.
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Tap Save. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. The selected member is now assigned the moderator role you’ve created.

Community Q&A

Question

I don't see the Save button when trying to save the role. Any ideas why?

Futurevixion

Community Answer

You need to make changes to the role once you made it. Once you do, there should be a black box at the bottom saying "You have unsaved changes". If not, try contacting them in the official Discord Testers group, as they take bug reports.