A professional Discord.js v14 bot template with support for both prefix and slash commands.

• Features
• Setup
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
  • Getting Discord Credentials
  • Bot Permissions
• Usage
• Project Structure
• Adding Commands
• Available Commands
• Environment Variables
• Contributing
• License
• Support

• ✅ Discord.js v14 support
• ✅ Slash commands with automatic synchronization
• ✅ Prefix commands with aliases support
• ✅ Event handling system
• ✅ Error handling and logging
• ✅ Environment configuration
• ✅ Professional code structure
• ✅ Ready-to-use ping command (both prefix and slash)

• Node.js 16.9.0 or higher
• A Discord application and bot token

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/sw3do/discord-bot-template.git
cd discord-bot-template

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Create environment file:

cp .env.example .env

4. Configure your .env file:

DISCORD_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here
CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here
PREFIX=!
DEBUG=true

1. Go to Discord Developer Portal
2. Create a new application
3. Go to the "Bot" section and create a bot
4. Copy the bot token to your .env file
5. Copy the application ID (CLIENT_ID) from the "General Information" section

Your bot needs the following permissions:

• Send Messages
• Use Slash Commands
• Read Message History
• Embed Links

npm run dev

npm start

src/
├── commands/
│   ├── prefix/          # Prefix commands
│   │   └── ping.js
│   └── slash/           # Slash commands
│       └── ping.js
├── events/              # Event handlers
│   ├── ready.js
│   └── error.js
├── utils/               # Utility functions
│   └── syncCommands.js
└── index.js             # Main bot file

Create a new file in src/commands/slash/:

const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('discord.js');

module.exports = {
    data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
        .setName('commandname')
        .setDescription('Command description'),
    
    async execute(interaction) {
        await interaction.reply('Hello!');
    },
};

Create a new file in src/commands/prefix/:

module.exports = {
    name: 'commandname',
    description: 'Command description',
    aliases: ['alias1', 'alias2'],
    usage: 'commandname [arguments]',
    
    async execute(message, args) {
        await message.reply('Hello!');
    },
};

Create a new file in src/events/:

const { Events } = require('discord.js');

module.exports = {
    name: Events.EventName,
    once: false, // Set to true for one-time events
    execute(/* event parameters */) {
        // Event logic here
    },
};

• Slash: /ping
• Prefix: !ping, !pong, !latency
• Description: Shows bot latency and websocket heartbeat

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Test thoroughly
5. Submit a pull request

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

If you need help or have questions, please open an issue on GitHub.