How to Create Image-Only Gallery Channels with Bleed
Summary
📚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗠𝗘 introduces the Bleed bot's image-only channel system, designed to help server owners curate visual spaces for art, photography, and character showcases. This guide covers how to configure, list, and manage these galleries using simple commands like ,imgonly add. By implementing these restrictions, communities can maintain clean, visually focused channels while keeping standard discussions in separate threads.
🖼️ Bleed Gallery Channels
Bleed’s Image-Only Channel system allows the Owner to designate channels where members may primarily post images with captions rather than ordinary text conversation.
This is useful for art galleries, photography, character showcases, covers, memes, or other visually focused spaces.
Configuration requires Manage Guild and should remain Owner-only.
🖼️ Open Gallery Management
,imgonly
Opens Bleed’s image-only channel configuration system.
Use this to manage channels that should function as visual galleries.
➕ Create a Gallery Channel
,imgonly add [channel]
Marks a selected channel as an image-and-caption-only gallery.
Example:
,imgonly add #art-gallery
Once configured, Bleed helps enforce the channel’s visual posting format.
This may be useful for:
- member artwork
- photography
- character designs
- book covers
- server graphics
- screenshots
- visual inspiration
- themed image collections
📋 View Gallery Channels
,imgonly list
Displays every channel currently configured as an image-only gallery.
Use this periodically to check which channels are being governed by the system.
➖ Remove Gallery Restrictions
,imgonly remove [channel]
Removes a channel from Bleed’s gallery system.
The channel can then return to normal conversation depending on its Discord permissions.
Use this when:
- retiring a gallery
- changing the channel’s purpose
- replacing Bleed’s system with another format
- troubleshooting posting restrictions
⚖️ Laws of Gallery Use
I. Make the Channel Purpose Clear
Members should know before posting that the channel is intended for images and captions rather than ordinary conversation.
II. Provide Discussion Elsewhere
If members may want to discuss artwork or images at length, provide a thread or companion discussion channel.
III. Respect Ownership
Do not use gallery channels to repost another person’s artwork deceptively or claim it as your own.
IV. Follow Archive Standards
Gallery content remains subject to the server’s SFW, harassment, privacy, and conduct rules.
V. Avoid Overusing the System
Not every image-friendly channel needs to become image-only. Use this format when visual presentation is genuinely the channel’s purpose.
📜 Quick Reference
,imgonly — Open gallery configuration
,imgonly add [channel] — Create an image-only gallery
,imgonly list — View configured galleries
,imgonly remove [channel] — Remove gallery restrictions
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