On_message command not letting other commands work

Question

This is the code I am using. This works, but the rest of the commands do not work. How can I make it so it does not affect other commands?

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
    if message.content.startswith('!'):
        await message.delete()

Does this answer your question? [Why does on\_message stop commands from working?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49331096/why-does-on-message-stop-commands-from-working) — TheFungusAmongUs, Apr 25 '22 at 14:11

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 11 '20 at 07:05

Commands also use some sort of on_message in the background therefore by adding your own on_message, you're making it take it as you want to use your own on_message thus blocking the default one. To make it use both, add await client.process_commands(message) to the end of your on_message.

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
    if message.content.startswith('!'):
        await message.delete()
    await client.process_commands(message)

On_message command not letting other commands work

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