# Managing Channels in the App

#### Adding a Text Channel to the App

You can add a channel to the app so it sends notifications whenever a **new message** appears. Moonitor supports notifications for both **embed messages** and **regular text messages**.

Use the following command to add a channel:

```
$monitor addappchannel <#channel>
```

#### How Notifications Work

* Moonitor automatically **detects links** in embeds or messages.
* If a **link is detected**, clicking the notification will **open the link directly**.
* If **no link is detected**, the notification will **open the Discord channel instead**.

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### Removing a Channel

To remove a channel from the app, use one of the following commands:

```
$monitor removeappchannel <#channel>
```

or

```
$monitor removeappchannel <channelname>
```

⚠️ **Important:**\
If you want a **monitor channel** to be removed from the app, add **`staff`** somewhere in the channel name before removing it.\
Moonitor **does not automatically add channels that contain `staff` in their name**.

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### Changing a Channel Category

To switch a channel category between **Announcements** and **Monitors** (or vice versa), use:

```
$monitor switchappcategory <#channel>
```

or

```
$monitor switchappcategory <channelname>
```

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### Removing Deleted Channels

You can automatically remove channels that were deleted from Discord but still exist in the app using:

```
$monitor cleanappchannels
```


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