You can create a read-only Discord channel by turning off the send message permission for all roles. Additionally, you will also need to turn on the view channel and read message history permissions.
1. Right-click the side panel and create a channel.
2. Select Text, give it a name and click Create Channel.
3. Click the gear icon to open the channel settings.
4. Select permissions and open the advanced permissions.
5. Select the @everyone role and turn on the view channel and read message history permissions.
6. Turn off the send messages permission.
7. Save changes.
Additionally, you may also want to turn off the add reactions permission to prevent people from reacting to existing messages.
Fix Read-Only Channel Not Working
Because of how Discord permissions work, many different steps may be required for read-only channels to function correctly.
Typically if a read-only channel isn’t working it’s because of server permissions. If a role has the administrator or send messages permission this may allow them to send messages in the channel. Unfortunately, if a role has administrator permissions there is no other way to stop them from sending messages in the channel.
If you don’t want to take the send messages permission away from a role then you will have to remove the send messages permission on the channel settings.
1. Right-click the channel and choose to edit channel.
2. Go to permission then advanced permissions.
3. Click the plus icon and add the role that can send messages.
4. Turn off the send messages permission.
5. Save changes and close.
Conclusion
Read-only Discord channels are an essential way to share information in your server. If you’re looking to create a community server of any kind then being able to set up a read-only channel is important. These channels are typically used to share server and event information. The simple setup is to allow everyone to view the channel and read message history, while also stopping them from sending messages and adding reactions.
