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Changelog

What's new in Varko, in the order it shipped.

Prefix commands everywhere + an interactive help menu

vv1.9.0
  • –Almost every command is now a prefix command — type your server prefix (default !) instead of /, e.g. !play, !kick, !balance. This frees Varko from Discord's 100-slash-command limit so we can keep adding features.
  • –Commands that work better with pop-up forms and pickers stay as slash commands: tickets, giveaways, events, custom commands, role menus, polls, embeds, and the setup commands.
  • –Brand-new !help — an interactive menu: pick a category, browse commands with descriptions, and jump to the full reference on the website.
  • –You can change your server's prefix any time from the dashboard.

Staff Payouts + Prefix Commands

vv1.8.0
  • –New Staff Payout system — track staff earnings, request cash-outs (Cash/PayPal, Discord Nitro, or gift cards), and add/remove/adjust/approve/deny/mark-paid, all from the Owner Panel.
  • –Varko is moving off Discord's 100-slash-command limit onto prefix commands. The engine is live now — !help, !prefix, and !ping work today, and the rest of the commands migrate over in batches.
  • –Your command prefix is fully customizable per server (default "!") from the dashboard's General settings, or in Discord with "!prefix set <symbol>".
  • –A rebuilt, organized help command that groups every command the same way the dashboard does and shows your server's prefix.
  • –12 bug fixes across tickets, giveaways, music, scheduled messages, birthdays, temp roles, and more (v1.7.1).

A public Team Directory, 6 new modules, and a much better new-post alert

v1.7.0
  • –New "Meet the Team" directory (varkobot.com/team) — every staff member grouped by role, with a profile popout, custom badges, and an optional personal accent color
  • –The bot owner now shows up right in your server dashboard sidebar, not just the marketing site — click through for the same full profile
  • –Badges got a visual overhaul: glowing icon badges instead of plain colored text, plus an automatic "Varko Staff" badge and one per role tier
  • –Fixed the "new post" alert popping up on every page click instead of once per visit — and it now permanently stops once you actually read the post, instead of nagging you again
  • –6 new modules: Applications (run your own staff application forms with a review queue), Auto Responder (keyword-triggered replies with no command prefix), Server Rules (a lightweight rules-agree-and-unlock gate), Welcome Cards (a generated join-image banner), Anti-Alt (flags or removes accounts newer than a minimum age), and Weekly Digest (a real weekly summary of cases, tickets, and member count)
  • –Confirmed the homepage's live member/server counts already combine every server the bot is in, not just one
  • –Changelog updates like this one now post automatically to this channel the moment they're published

Giveaways, verification, a visual embed builder, and a more organized bot

v1.6.0
  • –Giveaways: /giveaway-start with button entry, optional role/level requirements, automatic winner drawing, /giveaway-edit, and /giveaway-reroll
  • –Verification: a click-to-verify role gate, with an optional minimum-account-age check against raid/bot accounts
  • –Embed Builder: a visual editor on the dashboard for announcements, rules, and event posts — live preview, send instantly, or save as a template
  • –Bot Personalizer: give Varko a custom nickname per server from the General settings page
  • –Stream Announcements now also covers new YouTube uploads, not just going live
  • –Tempvoice: /voice lets you rename, cap, lock, or unlock the temp channel you created — no staff needed
  • –Tickets: optional auto-close after a set number of inactive hours
  • –/help and the dashboard now group everything into the same categories, and /help only shows what's actually turned on in your server
  • –Fixed the dashboard's module list not scrolling with the mouse wheel on desktop

Mobile menu fix, a redesigned dashboard, and more per-server control

v1.5.0
  • –Fixed a mobile bug where tapping a link in the menu left the screen unresponsive until a manual refresh.
  • –The server picker is now a proper card grid, and servers without Varko yet get a direct "Add Varko" button instead of a dead label.
  • –The dashboard overview now has an enable/disable switch on every module card — no need to open a module just to flip it on or off.
  • –New per-command controls for the moderation module — turn off individual commands like /kick or /ban without disabling moderation entirely.
  • –The owner's phone number in the alerts system is now permanently protected — it can never be removed, even by other staff.

Platform lockdown, a trustworthy error log, alerts control center, and a site-wide redesign

v1.4.0
  • –New platform-wide lockdown switch — blocks the dashboard and bot commands for everyone except staff, toggleable from the Owner Panel or a new /lockdown command.
  • –The error log now groups repeat failures into one entry with a count instead of piling up duplicates, and stops flagging normal permission issues as bugs.
  • –Announcements can now include a title and a call-to-action link, with explicit control over whether visitors can dismiss them.
  • –New alerts control center — manage who gets called/texted for a critical error and see a history of what's actually been sent.
  • –Owner Panel gets a health check, a quick-jump search, a 7-day activity trend, and a live bot status card.
  • –The bot now reports live status to the website, powering an honest "servers connected right now" indicator.
  • –Full site redesign: real navigation and a footer on every page, an expanded feature showcase, and animation throughout instead of just the hero.

Case visibility, scheduled maintenance notices, and a big polish pass

v1.3.0
  • –See real moderation case history in the Owner Panel — per server, per user, and a platform-wide browser.
  • –Schedule a maintenance announcement ahead of time; it appears and expires automatically.
  • –Critical announcements can no longer be dismissed by visitors.
  • –Destructive actions now use an animated confirmation dialog instead of a browser popup.
  • –Guilds, Users, Errors, and Audit Log pages are paginated instead of silently truncating.
  • –Internal staff notes on any server, and the ability to force a module on (not just off).
  • –Per-server embed color branding, and independent on/off switches for each logging event.
  • –New /support command.

Premium redesign, moderation, and server logging

v1.1.0
  • –Ground-up redesign of the website and dashboard.
  • –Moderation module: /warn, /kick, /ban, /case-history.
  • –Automatic server logging: message edits/deletes, member joins/leaves.
  • –Fixed broken server icons; slash commands now auto-register on every deploy.
  • –Added API rate limiting and per-command cooldowns.
  • –Published a Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Owner control panel, blacklists, and critical-error paging

v1.2.0
  • –Full Owner Panel: look up any server or user, review error and audit logs, manage staff roles.
  • –Blacklist users (blocked from the bot and the dashboard) or servers (the bot leaves and can't rejoin).
  • –New commands: /unban, /timeout, /userinfo, /serverinfo, /avatar.
  • –Repeat-offender warnings surface automatically on /warn, /kick, and /ban.
  • –Site-wide announcement banner and animated in-app notifications.
  • –Critical errors now page the Varko team by DM immediately, with phone paging available once configured.

Initial launch

v1.0.0
  • –Varko goes live: bot, dashboard, and API running on dedicated infrastructure.
  • –Discord OAuth login and a per-server settings dashboard.
  • –Module system with per-server enable/disable.