Channel modes can be set by using the mode command. It looks like this: /mode #channel +m
Some modes take params, and their syntax is displayed next to their description.
Keep in mind modes are case sensitive. +B and +b are different.
| Name | Syntax | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Allow invite | A |
Allows anyone to invite anyone else to the channel. |
| Block Caps | B |
Block all caps lines from the channel |
| No CTCP | C |
Blocks CTCPs, other than ACTION, from the channel |
| Delay Join | D |
Hide JOINs until the user speaks |
| Nick Flood | F [num]:[sec] |
Allows only [num] nick changes every [sec] |
| Chan history | H [num]:[sec] |
On join, replays the last [num] lines from within the last [sec] seconds to the connecting user |
| Invite Exception | I n!u@h |
Allows matching masks to have a permanent channel invite |
| Kick Rejoin Delay | J [sec] |
Disallows a user from rejoining the channel until [sec] seconds after a kick |
| No Knock | K |
Prevents KNOCK attempts against the channel |
| Redirect when full | L [#channel] |
Forwards users to [#channel] when the channel limit is reached |
| Registered only speech | M |
Prevents non-registered users from speaking |
| No Nicks | N |
Prevents Nick Changes for any user in the channel |
| Oper only | O |
Restricts a channel to only network operators |
| Permanent | P |
Channel will continue to exist even when empty and over server restarts |
| No Kicks | Q |
Prevents any kicks. Does not affect services |
| Registered users only | R |
Only registered users may join the channel |
| Strip Color | S |
Strips color codes from messages in the channel, but allows the message through, sans colors |
| No Notices | T |
Prevents any NOTICEs to be sent to the entire channel |
| Rate Limit | W [num]:[sec] |
Prevents [num] or more messages in [sec]. Similar to +f, but only blocks messages when the rate is exceeded, instead of kicking. |
| Exempt Modes | X [permission]:[mode] |
Gives users with [mode] additional permissions. See below |
Oper-join (prefix: !) |
Y [nick] |
Marks a staff member on official business, can only be set by an oper |
| Dummy List | Z |
A dummy mode used by m_namedmodes.so allowing you to view the current channel modes as named modes. /mode #channel Z will output the list, same as /prop #channel |
| Ban | b n!u@h |
Bans the matching mask from the channel |
| Block Color | c |
Blocks color lines from the channel |
| Delay Msg | d [sec] |
Prevent a user from speaking for [sec] seconds after joining |
| Ban Exception | e n!u@h |
Exempt a mask from a +b that would otherwise affect them |
| Message Flood | f {*}[num]:[sec] |
Allow [num] messages every [sec]. If you add the *, it will ban the user if they go over this limit |
| Channel Filter | g [keyword] |
Allows channel ops to block specific keywords from their channels. Uses a basic GLOB syntax |
Halfop (prefix: %) |
h [nick] |
Gives a user Half-op. Half-ops can do everything but op other users |
| Invite only users | i |
Makes a channel invite only |
| Join Throttle | j [num]:[sec] |
Allow only [num] joins every [sec] seconds |
| Channel Key | k [key] |
Sets the pass key required to join a channel |
| Channel Limit | l [num] |
Prevents more than [num] users from joining the channel |
| Moderated | m |
Prevents non-voiced users from speaking |
| No outside messages | n |
Prevents users not on the channel from sending messages to the channel |
Op (prefix: @) |
o [nick] |
Op the user matching [nick] |
| Private | p |
Channel will not show up in /LIST, but will show up in user’s WHOIS |
| Registered | r |
Marks a channel as registered with services |
| Secret | s |
Hides the channel from both /LIST and /WHOIS. |
| Topiclock | t |
Prevents users without +h or +o from changing the topic. |
| Auditorium | u |
Users can only see their own nick and the nicks of operators in the nick list for the channel. |
Voice (prefix: +) |
v [nick] |
Voices the nick provided |
| Auto Mode | w [mode]:[n!u@h] |
Automatically gives users matching the mask the flag. See below |
| Global Message Flood | x [num]:[sec] |
Snoonet custom mode which will notify opers of a channel flood |
| SSL users only | z |
Prevents users who aren’t connected to the network using SSL from joining |
w [mode]:[n!u@h]
Auto-mode allows you to automatically voice, op, or set other modes on users joining your channel. This is a powerful feature, that can replace the necessity for some bots
[mode] is one of the prefix modes, such as h for halfop, o for operator, or v for voiced.
Hostmask is any matching mask, including extbans
X [permission]:[mode]
Exempt modes allows you to set more granular permissions, based on user modes Example: /mode #channel +X censor:v will allow voiced users and higher to bypass the censorship(chanmode +g) filters
[mode] is one of the prefix modes, such as h for halfop, o for operator, or v for voiced.
[permission] is one of the following:
+u channel+u channel+B channel+c channel+g channel+f channel+F channel+C channel+N channel+T channel+R and +M+W channel+S channel