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title: Filters
description: Manage member, channel, role, and bot activity filters from one VoiceStats Dashboard page.
source: dashboard/manage-server/filters.md
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# Filters

The **Filters** page under **Manage server** contains every activity filter for the selected server. The sections appear in this order:

1. Member Filter
2. Channel Filter
3. Role Filter
4. Bot Filter

Select one of the indented Filters links in the sidebar to jump directly to that section without leaving the page. You can collapse a section with its arrow and reopen it when needed. Each section is saved independently.

Filters affect only new activity. Adding a member, channel, category, or role does not reset or reduce statistics recorded earlier. You can choose whether historical filtered entries remain visible from [Settings → Visibility](/dashboard/manage-server/settings/#visibility).

## Member Filter

### Members Blacklist

If you do not want specific members' voice or message activity to be counted, you can exclude them using this filter.

Adding a member stops new voice and message activity from being recorded. It does not reset or reduce statistics recorded earlier.

#### How to add?

Enter the Discord User ID of the member you want to filter into the input field and click the **+ Add member** button. Don't forget to save your settings.

![How to add? in VoiceStats](https://cdn.voicestats.xyz/images/dashboard/member-filter.png)

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**💎 Limit Info:** Free servers can add a maximum of 5 members to the blacklist. For [Premium](/general/premium/#plan-comparison) servers, this limit is increased up to 100 members.
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## Channel Filter

### Channels and Categories Blacklist

If you do not want activity in specific voice or text channels to be tracked, you can add those channels to the filter. You can also add a Discord category to exclude all supported channels inside it. For example, you can exclude an AFK voice channel, a private staff category, or a text channel that should not contribute to message statistics.

Adding a channel stops new activity in that channel from being recorded. Adding a category applies the same rule to its channels. It does not reset or reduce activity that was recorded earlier.

#### How to add?

Select a channel or category from the **Select a channel or category** menu, then click **Add filter** and save your settings. The menu shows the parent category beside each channel to make similarly named channels easier to identify.

After you select a category, the category itself is removed from the available options, but its individual channels remain selectable.

![How to add? in VoiceStats](https://cdn.voicestats.xyz/images/dashboard/channel-filter.png)

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**💎 Limit Info:** Free servers can add a combined maximum of **5 channels and categories** to the blacklist. For [Premium](/general/premium/) servers, this combined limit is increased up to **100**.
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## Role Filter

### Roles Blacklist

If you do not want members with specific roles to contribute to voice or message statistics, you can add those roles to the filter. A member is filtered when they have at least one selected role.

Adding a role stops new voice and message activity for matching members from being recorded. It does not delete statistics recorded earlier, and those historical entries can remain visible in rankings. Removing the role from the filter resumes tracking for future activity.

#### How to add?

Select the role you want to exclude from the **Select a role** menu, then click the **+ Add role** button. Don't forget to save your settings. The `@everyone` role cannot be filtered.

![How to add? in VoiceStats](https://cdn.voicestats.xyz/images/dashboard/role-filter.png)

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**💎 Limit Info:** Free servers can add a maximum of **5 roles** to the blacklist. For [Premium](/general/premium/) servers, this limit is increased up to **100 roles**.
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## Bot Filter

### Record Bot Statistics

Choose whether activity from other Discord bots is included in voice-time and message statistics. When enabled, bots can accumulate voice time and message counts and appear in the related rankings. Turning the setting off stops new bot activity from being counted; it does not delete previously saved statistics.

When bot statistics are enabled, activity from music bots, recording bots, and any other active bots in voice channels is included in the server's statistics.

![Record Bot Statistics in VoiceStats](https://cdn.voicestats.xyz/images/dashboard/bot-filter.png)

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**💎 Note:** This feature is exclusive to Premium servers.
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