Welcome Bot: Greet New Members

A new person joins your chat and gets silence in return. They do not know the rules, do not understand what is discussed, and quietly leave. Welcome Bot helps avoid that: it greets everyone with your text. 👋

The bot is simple. Its author calls it a greeting text for people joining a chat and honestly says it is still developing.

What it can do

The main function is to welcome people who have just entered the chat. The greeting can be of almost any length, and on request the bot shows the chat name and that text.

There are no complex panels or dozens of settings. Set the text, and the bot works.

Connecting in three steps

1. Add the bot to your group as a member. It works in chats, not in channels.
2. Set the greeting text with a command in the chat.
3. Ask someone to join and check how the message looks.

If the bot stays silent, check that it is in the chat and allowed to send messages.

What to put in a greeting

A good greeting is short and to the point. A newcomer should understand within seconds where they landed.

• Chat topic: one phrase about what people discuss.
• Rules: two or three of the most important.
• A request: for example, introduce yourself or skip ads.
• Who to ask: the name of an admin if help is needed.

What to avoid

A wall of text scares people off more than no greeting at all. Although the bot can show long texts, length does not make a message more useful. 📏

Do not stuff the greeting with links and emoji, or it looks like spam. And do not promise what the chat does not deliver.

Greeting versus spam protection

A greeting alone will not stop advertising bots. Protection needs separate setup: checks for newcomers, link limits and moderators.

Think of Welcome Bot as a polite host, not as a guard. 🛡️

When it helps most

In large communities where dozens of people arrive daily, answering the question where the rules are gets tiring. The bot closes that question by itself.

It also fits small friend chats, for example to meet newcomers with a short joke and help them join the conversation.

What to consider before using it

The bot is in development, so features may change. Before relying on it in an important community, test it in a trial group. ✅

Reread your greeting from time to time: chat rules change, and an outdated message confuses newcomers.