Learn how to promote someone to help moderate your Twitch chat
Has your Twitch stream grown to the point where you need to start adding moderators? Adding a mod on Twitch might seem to be complicated, but the process is actually pretty easy—and there are a few different ways you can go about it, either during a stream or without streaming. Keep reading to learn the three ways that you can make someone a moderator on Twitch to decide which will work best for you.
Things You Should Know
- You can use the /mod [username] command to make someone a mod directly from your Twitch chat.
- If you click on a potential mod's username, you can make them a mod by clicking the icon of a person with a plus sign next to them.
- You can also add mods from your Creator Dashboard by going to the Roles Manager and searching for the username of your mod.
Steps
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Click in to your Twitch chat. You can mod another user directly from your Twitch chat, even if the user is not watching your stream currently.
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Type /mod [username] . Replace the [username] placeholder with the username of the person you want to make a mod. Make sure you spell the name correctly, as inputting the wrong name will either result in an error or will make the incorrect person a mod.Advertisement
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Hit ↵ Enter . A chat message will appear that says "[your username] granted moderator privileges to [username]."
- To remove a mod, send /unmod [username] into your stream chat.
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Ask the person you want to mod to watch your stream. You can also grant moderator status from stream chat if the person is watching your stream.
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Click their username in chat. This will bring up an overview of their profile.
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Click the icon of a person with a plus sign next to it. If you hover the button, it will say "Mod [username]" and it's to the right of the ban and timeout buttons. The user will now be a moderator in your chat.
- To remove a mod, click the icon of a person with a plus sign again. This will remove the moderator role from that user.
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Click on Roles Manager in your Creator Dashboard. This option is directly below the Community option and above the Activity option. [1] X Research source
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Click Add a Role or Add New . If you don't have any roles assigned in your stream yet, you will see the Add a Role button. If you have some people assigned to roles, those people will populate in the Roles Manager and you'll see the Add New button.
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Search for a user. Type in their username and select them from the list. This method has a bit more room for error, because you do not immediately assign a role like you do with the mod command; however, you should still ensure to click the right person on the list.
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Select "Moderator" from the drop down list. The moderator role has a green sword icon and will be the top option on the list.
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Click Save . The role will be applied to the user immediately.
- To remove a mod while in the Roles Manager, click the black circle button with a line through it on the Moderator role tag.
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