Greetings
Welcome and goodbye messages, templates, visibility, auto-delete, and CAPTCHA gating.
On this page
Welcome and goodbye messages are off by default. Each group keeps its own templates. Enable them when you want Lucy to greet joins or acknowledge leaves; leave them off if you prefer a quiet timeline.
Commands
All require group admin:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
/welcome [on|off] |
View or toggle welcome |
/goodbye [on|off] |
View or toggle goodbye |
/setwelcome MESSAGE |
Save and preview the welcome template |
/setgoodbye MESSAGE |
Save and preview the goodbye template |
/resetwelcome |
Restore the default welcome |
/resetgoodbye |
Restore the default goodbye |
You can also flip welcome and goodbye under Greetings in /settings.
Visibility and auto-delete
| Option | Values (default bold) |
|---|---|
| Welcome visibility | public / private (ephemeral, only the new member) |
| Goodbye visibility | public only (the member has already left) |
| Auto-delete | keep / 30s / 1m / 5m / 15m |
Welcome visibility and deletion combine. Goodbye can auto-delete on the same schedule.
Lifecycle gates
- CAPTCHA off: welcome sends after the join check when welcome is enabled.
- CAPTCHA on: welcome waits until the member passes.
- Quarantine or failed CAPTCHA: no welcome.
- Goodbye still follows leave events when enabled.
Templates
Templates support a safe Markdown subset, fillings such as {first}, {mention}, and {chatname}, plus buttonurl:// URL buttons. Invalid markup is rejected on save. Full rules: Message formatting.
Default welcome: Welcome, {mention}, to *{chatname}*!
Default goodbye: Goodbye, {fullname}.