# Sticky Message

> A message a bot re-posts to keep it at the bottom of a channel whenever it scrolls out of view — used for channel rules, formats and current status.

- Canonical: https://discordtools.blog/glossary/sticky-message
- Group: Utility
- See also: https://discordtools.blog/glossary/auto-responder, https://discordtools.blog/glossary/starboard
- Updated: 2026-08-31
- Publication: The Index, an independent site not affiliated with Discord Inc.

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Sticky messages solve the problem that a pinned message is invisible: pins require a
deliberate click, and nobody clicks. A sticky is always the last thing in the channel.

The cost is one message deletion and one send per re-stick, which is rate-limited — a very
busy channel will see the sticky lag behind.