A scheduled message is a text the bot posts in a channel at the time you set: once at a date and time, every few hours, every day, or on the weekdays you pick, in the time zone you choose.
Takes about 3 minutesFree, Premium raises limits
What you will end up with
In your channel: a message from ZombyIO at the time you set, with the role you picked pinged in front of it.
announcements
ZombyIOAppToday at 14:32
Good morning, everybody! Today’s question is waiting in #daily.
Where to find it
Open the dashboard, pick your server and choose Scheduled messages in the sidebar (on a phone: under Features in the bar at the bottom). That is two clicks from your server list. You can also press Ctrl K anywhere in the dashboard and type the name.
In the dashboard, pick your server and choose Scheduled messages in the sidebar. Switch it on with the switch in the banner.
zomby.io/dashboard/…/scheduled-messagesScheduled messagesEnabledSet it upScheduled messages
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Step 2: Add a message
Press Add a message. Give it a Name for the list, pick the Channel it goes to and write the Text. Under Ping a role you can choose one role that is pinged in front of the text. The preview beside it shows the post.
Tip
Other mentions in the text notify nobody, so a reminder that names a role or @everyone never pings the whole server by accident.
zomby.io/dashboard/…/scheduled-messagesWhat to postThe text, where it goes and who is pinged.NameGood morningChannel#announcementsPing a role@NobodyTextGood morning, everybody! Today’s question is waiting in #daily.
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Step 3: Choose when it goes out
Under When, pick Once for a date and time, Every few hours for a repeat from 15 minutes to a day, Every day for a time of day, or On chosen days for weekdays. Check the Time zone, then save. The list shows when each message goes out next.
Important
A repeat counts from the moment you save: every 6 hours means the first post comes 6 hours later.
zomby.io/dashboard/…/scheduled-messagesWhenOnce, or on a clock, in the time zone you pick.How oftenOnceEvery few hoursEvery dayOn chosen daysTime of day09:00Time zoneEurope/Berlin
Free and Premium
Premium costs €6 a month per server and is shared by every admin of that server. It raises limits, it does not unlock the feature.
Free and Premium
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Scheduled messages running
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Something not working?
The problems people run into most often, and how to fix each one.
The message did not appear
ZombyIO needs View Channel and Send Messages in the channel. After a few refused posts the message stops and its line in the list says so. Give the permissions and save again.
It came an hour early or late
Check the Time zone of the message. Times follow that zone, also when the clocks change, so pick the zone your members live in.
The role was not pinged
Only the role under Ping a role is pinged. If members may not mention that role, only the server owner or an administrator can save a ping for it.
A message says it is paused
Your plan runs a number of messages, counted from the top of the list. Remove or switch off one above it, or take Premium, which runs more.
Ask in the ZombyIO support server. Bring your support ID, your server’s support ID and a sentence about what you expected to happen, and someone will look at it with you.
