How to Turn Off Community on Discord

Is this your situation?

The short answer

Before you start

• Confirm you are an owner or admin A server owner or admin can disable Community settings.Verify: Check that your role has admin access in Server Settings.
• Check the Welcome Screen setup Admins will no longer be able to edit the Welcome Screen if it stays enabled.Verify: Check the Overview tab for the Welcome Screen status.
• Know it can be re-enabled later A server admin can re-enable Community settings after disabling them.Verify: Check that you are ready to lose Community features now.

How Discord handles this

• A server owner or admin can disable Community Server settings at any time after enabling them.
• To disable it, go to Server Settings, select Overview under Community, scroll to Disable Community, and press Disable Community.
• You must press Save Changes to confirm disabling Community settings.
• A server admin can re-enable Community settings after disabling them.

Step by step

1. Open Server Settings Select the dropdown menu next to the server name to open Server Settings.Confirm: Check that the Server Settings menu has opened.
2. Go to the Overview tab Select the Overview tab under the Community header in the left sidebar.Confirm: Check that the Overview page under Community has loaded.
3. Scroll to Disable Community Scroll down the Overview page to find the Disable Community section.Confirm: Check for the Disable Community section near the bottom of the page.
4. Press Disable Community Press the Disable Community button to start turning off Community settings.Confirm: Check for a confirmation prompt after pressing the button.
5. Press Save Changes Press Save Changes to confirm disabling Community settings.Confirm: Check that the Community section no longer shows as enabled.
6. Check the Welcome Screen status Server administrators will no longer be able to edit the Welcome Screen if it stays enabled.Confirm: Check the Overview tab for the Welcome Screen setting.
7. Re-enable Community if needed A server admin can re-enable Community settings after disabling them.Confirm: Check for the Enable Community option in Server Settings.

Before you change who is in control

• Expecting the Welcome Screen to stay editable Server administrators will no longer be able to edit the Welcome Screen if their Community server still has it enabled.Why it happens: You expect to keep editing the Welcome Screen after turning Community off.Already happened: If control has already changed hands — Recover a Discord Server Stolen by an Attacker
• Thinking the change is permanent A server admin can re-enable Community settings after disabling them.Why it happens: Readers assume disabling Community removes the option for good.
• Forgetting to confirm the change You must press Save Changes to confirm disabling Community settings.Why it happens: You press Disable Community and move on without checking the page again.Already happened: If Community still shows enabled, review server ownership basics before trying again.

Roles at a glance

Keeping track of who has access