Question about running Vocard open-source

[hoary quest]

I was modifying the Vocard open-source code and testing its features. While using the /settings stageannounce command, I set a message that now appears correctly in /settings view. However, I don’t understand how to actually use this feature from a user’s perspective.

I’ve asked AI multiple times, and it keeps giving me this kind of answer:

:clipboard: Overview
The stage announcement setting automatically updates the status message of a Discord Stage Channel to display the currently playing music.

:wrench: How It Works
Step 1: Template Setup
The administrator writes a template in “Stage Announcement Settings” via /settings.
Example:

:musical_note: Now Playing: {title}\nArtist: {artist}\nDuration: {time}


This is saved in the database under the stage_announce_template key.

Step 2: Music Playback (Voice Channel)
Users play music in a normal voice channel using /play.
(Stage channels cannot directly play music due to Discord API limitations.)

Step 3: Automatic Status Update
The update_voice_status() method in voicelink/player.py is automatically triggered.
The saved template is filled with actual data (e.g., {title} → real song title), and channel.edit(status=message) is called through the Discord API to update the stage channel status.

Step 4: Stage Channel Display
Participants in the stage channel see the current music information in the channel’s status message, which updates in real time as the music changes.```

However, when I try this as a regular user, I don’t know what I’m actually supposed to do to make this feature work.

[leaden spoke]

When you play a song using /play in a regular voice channel, Vocard will automatically update the Stage Channel’s status to show what’s playing—like the song name, artist, and duration. You can change how that message looks by using /settings stageannounce and writing your own template with tags like {title}, {artist}, and {time}. Once it’s set, the bot handles the rest and updates the status in real time while music plays.

If you want to see all the available placeholders you can use in your template, check out Vocard’s official docs https://docs.vocard.xyz/2.7.2/bot/config/controller/#music-controller

[hoary quest]

Are there any tags other than {title}, {artist}, {time}?

[leaden spoke]

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[hoary quest]

thanks