How can I create a Discord bot with paginated embed messages?

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I’m developing a Discord bot to show student organizations at my college. I want to make the output look nice and not just a big chunk of text. Is it possible to create an embed message with multiple pages or slides?

For example, if I find clubs A, B, and C, I’d like to have a message where users can click ‘next’ to see info about each club separately. I know how to make basic embeds, but I’m not sure how to add this ‘slideshow’ feature.

Here’s what I’m picturing:

+----------------------+
|     Club Info        |
|                      |
| Name: Chess Club     |
| Members: 20          |
| Meeting: Fridays 6PM |
|                      |
| < Prev    Next >     |
+----------------------+

Any tips on how to set this up? Thanks!

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Hey there! I’ve actually implemented something similar for a bot I made for my university’s gaming society. It’s definitely doable, and it’s a great way to present information cleanly.

The key is to use Discord’s button components along with embeds. Here’s a rough outline of how I approached it:

  1. Create an array of embed objects, one for each club.
  2. Send the first embed with ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons.
  3. Set up an interaction collector to listen for button clicks.
  4. When ‘Next’ is clicked, edit the message with the next embed in the array.
  5. When ‘Previous’ is clicked, show the previous embed.

You’ll need to keep track of the current page index. Also, remember to disable the ‘Previous’ button on the first page and the ‘Next’ button on the last page.

The trickiest part for me was handling the interaction timeout gracefully. Make sure to clean up your collectors to avoid memory leaks.

Hope this helps point you in the right direction! Let me know if you need any clarification on specific parts of the implementation.

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I’ve implemented a similar feature for a Discord bot I developed for my gaming community. Here’s what worked well for me:

Create an array of embeds, each representing a club. Use Discord.js to set up button components for navigation. Implement an interaction collector to handle button clicks. When a user clicks ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’, edit the original message with the appropriate embed.

Key considerations:

  • Proper error handling for edge cases (first/last page)
  • Efficient memory management (clear collectors after use)
  • Timeout handling to avoid long-running interactions

If you’re using Discord.js v13+, the MessageActionRow and MessageButton classes are invaluable for this. The InteractionCollector is also crucial for managing user input.

Feel free to ask if you need more specific guidance on implementation details.

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yo, i did smthin like this for my anime club bot. it’s pretty cool once u get it working. basically u gotta make an array of embeds, one for each club. then use those button thingies discord has. set up a collector to watch for clicks, and when someone hits next, just swap out the embed. don’t forget to handle timeouts tho, that can be a pain. good luck!