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title: "Managing Discord User Roles"
description: "After creating your own Discord server and inviting users to join your community, you will likely want to set User Roles that determine how the different users interact with the server and which..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/discord/managing-discord-user-roles/
date: 2020-04-23
modified: 2021-10-15
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Discord"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Managing Discord User Roles

After [creating your own Discord server](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/discord/how-to-create-a-discord-server/) and inviting users to join your community, you will likely want to set **User Roles** that determine how the different users interact with the server and which features they can access. In this article, we will outline how to create and manage Discord User Roles to help keep your Discord community organized and secure.

Topics will include:

- [Creating Discord User Roles](#create)
- [Managing Permissions](#manage)

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## Creating Discord User Roles

1. To create **User Roles**, you will first need to log in to your Discord server. 
2. On the homepage, click on your server name in the top-left corner. 
3. From the drop-down menu, click **Server Settings**. 
4. On the left-hand side, click **Roles**.![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/creatediscorduserrole-1024x462.png)
5. On the **Roles** page, you can click on the **+** next to the **Roles** column heading to create a new user role.

## Managing Permissions

1. With the newly created role selected, you can designate a **name** and **color** for the role. This will help you keep track of different roles and the users assigned to them. 
2. Next, scroll down and you will see the **General Permissions** section. This section contains a number of options that determine what the selected User Role has permission to do on the server. Make sure to limit administrator-level functions to authorized users to keep your server secure. ![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/generalpermissions1.png)
3. If you scroll further down, you will see the **Text Permissions** section. This section contains settings that determine which text features the selected User Role has access to. This can be used to limit which users can send text messages on the server or attach images or other files, as well as a variety of other settings.![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/textpermissions1.png)
4. Scrolling down to the bottom of the page will display the **Voice Permissions** section. This section contains settings that determine which voice features the selected User Role has access to. This can be used to limit which users can connect over voice chat as well as which features they can access while using voice chat.

By customizing these settings for different user roles, you can organize your Discord server and ensure that only authorized users have access to the various features offered in your community. By maintaining organized User Roles you can keep your server safe and enhance the experience for all members of your community.