What the Orbs badge is and why you might want to remove it
The Orbs badge appears on your Discord profile when you have enabled Server Guiding, a feature that lets you help new members in servers you moderate. Discord assigns this badge automatically once you turn on the feature in a server's settings. If you no longer want to guide new members or simply prefer not to display the badge publicly, you can turn off Server Guiding in each server where it is active.
The badge shows on your profile card whenever someone views it, so removing it means disabling the feature itself rather than hiding the badge separately. Once you turn off Server Guiding, the badge disappears within a few minutes. Some people disable it because they no longer have time to help new members, while others simply want a cleaner profile without the badge visible to everyone who checks their profile card.
Key Takeaways
- The Orbs badge appears when you have Server Guiding enabled in one or more servers where you hold a moderator role.
- You must disable Server Guiding in each server individually — there is no global setting to remove the badge from all servers at once.
- Only server owners and people with the Manage Server permission can turn Server Guiding on or off for that server.
- The badge disappears from your profile a few minutes after you disable the feature in the last server where it was active.
- Disabling Server Guiding does not affect your moderator role, permissions, or standing in any server.
How to disable Server Guiding in a single server
Open Discord and go to the server where you want to turn off Server Guiding. Click the server name at the top left to open the dropdown menu, then select Server Settings. On the left sidebar, scroll down and click Onboarding.
In the Onboarding settings, look for the Server Guiding toggle switch. If it is turned on (the switch will be blue or highlighted), click it to turn it off. Discord will ask you to confirm the change. Click Disable to finish. The setting takes effect immediately, though the badge may take a few minutes to disappear from your profile.
After you disable it, you can close the Server Settings window and return to the server normally. Your guide status will be removed from the server's new member onboarding flow, and new members joining that server will no longer see you listed as an available guide.
If you moderate multiple servers with Server Guiding enabled
If you have the Orbs badge because Server Guiding is active in more than one server, you will need to repeat the process in each one. Go to each server's settings, find Onboarding, and disable the Server Guiding toggle. The badge will remain on your profile until you have disabled it in all servers where it is currently on.
Keep track of which servers you have already disabled Server Guiding in so you do not miss any. Check your profile after disabling Server Guiding in each server to confirm the badge is gone. If it is still showing after 10 minutes, refresh your Discord client by closing and reopening the app, or log out and log back in.
What happens when you disable Server Guiding
Turning off Server Guiding does not remove you from the server or change your moderator role. New members will simply no longer see you as an available guide when they join. If the server has other guides with Server Guiding enabled, those members will still appear to new users.
You can turn Server Guiding back on at any time by returning to the same Onboarding settings and toggling it back on. Doing so will restore the Orbs badge to your profile. This is useful if you want to help with onboarding again in the future but do not want the badge showing right now.
If you cannot find the Onboarding settings
The Onboarding section only appears in Server Settings if you have the Manage Server permission or own the server. If you do not see Onboarding in the left sidebar, you do not have permission to change this setting. Ask the server owner or a moderator with Manage Server permissions to disable Server Guiding for you.
Some older servers may not have Onboarding set up yet. If the option does not appear even though you have the right permissions, the server owner may need to set up Onboarding first before Server Guiding can be disabled. Contact the server owner to confirm whether Onboarding has been configured in that server.
Troubleshooting if the badge does not disappear
If you have disabled Server Guiding in all servers but the badge is still showing on your profile after 15 minutes, try refreshing your Discord client. Close the app completely and open it again, or log out of your account and log back in. This forces Discord to sync your profile with the latest settings.
If the badge persists after refreshing, check each server one more time to make sure Server Guiding is actually disabled. Sometimes the setting does not save properly on the first try. Return to Onboarding in each server and verify that the Server Guiding toggle is in the off position.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does disabling Server Guiding affect my role or permissions in the server?
No. Turning off Server Guiding only stops you from appearing as a guide to new members. Your moderator role, permissions, and status in the server remain unchanged.
Will the badge come back if I rejoin a server where I had Server Guiding enabled?
Only if Server Guiding is still enabled in that server. If you left the server and rejoin later, you will not automatically become a guide again unless a moderator with Manage Server permissions turns Server Guiding back on for you.
Can I hide the Orbs badge without disabling Server Guiding?
No. The badge is tied directly to the Server Guiding feature. The only way to remove it from your profile is to disable Server Guiding in all servers where it is active.
How long does it take for the badge to disappear after I disable Server Guiding?
The badge usually disappears within a few minutes. If it is still showing after 10 minutes, try refreshing Discord by closing and reopening the app or logging out and back in.
What if I want to be a guide again later?
You can re-enable Server Guiding at any time by going back to the Onboarding settings in any server and turning the toggle back on. The Orbs badge will return to your profile once you do.