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+# Active Developer Badge
+Discord just launched the new "Active Developer" badge and they're encouraging new developers to join the community and get it.
+If you're still learning and want the badge, follow the instructions below!
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+# Instructions
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+- Go to https://discord.com/developers/applications, and create a new application on the account you want the badge on
+- Go to the bot tab and generate a bot account for the application
+- Click the "Reset Token" button to generate a token (if you have 2fa enabled, you'll need your code)
+- Copy the token to your clipboard
+- Click this badge to clone this repo to a new repl in Replit -> 
+  - You will be redirected to Replit, you might have to create an account (you can Register with Google)
+- Wait for the repo has finished cloning and the repl to full connect
+- Click the green "Run" button at the top
+- Go to the console (big black square on the right) and paste in the token you copied earlier (**Note**: ``CTRL + V`` won't work, you'll need to do ``CTRL + Shift + V`` or right-click and click paste
+- Wait for it to print 'DONE' in the console, **DON'T STOP THE PROGRAM OR CLOSE THE TAB YET**
+- Go back to the application page, go to the "General Information" tab, scroll down and copy application id
+- Create a new discord server (you can delete it at the end)
+- Use this invite link to add the application to the server: (replace ``{applicationid}`` with what you copied) ``https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id={applicationid}&scope=bot%20applications.commands&permissions=105227086912``
+- In the server, go to a channel and use the ``/ping`` command on the bot
+- Go to the <https://discord.com/developers/active-developer> page and register everything 
+- Congrats on that shiny new badge