Commands: Channel locking

The "Channel locking" commands: what they do, their arguments and examples.

2 min read Updated October 11, 2026
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  1. +lock / +unlock
  2. +lockall / +unlockall
  3. +hide / +unhide
  4. +hideall / +unhideall

These commands change the @everyone permission: a role that has its own permission on the channel keeps its access.

The step-by-step guide

Cleaning and locking channels walks you through it.

+lock / +unlock

  • +lock [channel] · +unlock [channel]: Locks or unlocks a channel

A closed channel no longer lets anyone write, or join for a voice channel. Without a channel, it is the one you're in; you can give several, or a whole category. You keep the floor in the channel where you type +lock. Discord refuses to close some of the server's onboarding channels: the bot puts a slow mode there instead.
Examples: +lock, +lock #general #media, +unlock #general

Default level: Perm 2

+lockall / +unlockall

  • +lockall · +unlockall: Locks or unlocks all channels on the server

It is useful during a raid, for example. You keep the floor in the channel where you type +lockall, and +unlockall opens every closed channel again.

Default level: Perm 2

+hide / +unhide

  • +hide [channel] · +unhide [channel]: Hides or unhides a channel

Nobody sees a hidden channel. Without a channel, it is the one you're in; you can give several, or a category. You keep seeing the channel where you type +hide. Discord refuses to hide the onboarding default channels: the bot puts a slow mode there instead.
Examples: +hide #staff, +unhide #staff

Default level: Perm 2

+hideall / +unhideall

  • +hideall · +unhideall: Hides or unhides all channels on the server

You keep seeing the channel where you type +hideall, and +unhideall makes every hidden channel visible again.

Default level: Perm 2


The levels and names shown are the original ones: your server may have changed them (permissions, +alias). Every Gestion V2 command

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