Lte me tell you how to get free twitch panels for your stream profile page. Hey, what's
up nerds, Keyon here with Nerd or Die and today I'm gonna walk you through the Master
Class to Twitch Panels.
And if you don't happen to have any panels of your own, because Nerd or Die is providing
you with the one stop shop for everything Panel related, including already created Panels
for you to have...for free!
In this video we're going to cover the free panels I just mentioned, how easy it is to
get started making your own Panels with our Custom Panel Creator, what Markdown is and
how it can make the content under each panel stand out, and even give you a handful of
examples and ideas for you to get started with!
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So, with the power invested in me by the Nerd or Die team, and this page, I now pronounce
you ready for me to guide you though the Ultimate Guide to Twitch Panels and show you exactly
how to become a Twitch Panel Master. To get to this page, simply go to NerdorDie.com/Panels.
Really easy to remember and the Link will be in the description as well!
Starting from the top of the page and working down, our first stop will be the Free Templates.
In this section you'll find an abundance of free panels we've lovingly designed for you
to take home, for the low low price of Free. If all you're looking for is pre-made panels
that spice up your down below area on twitch, this area is your new best friend. I should
have been a voice over guy...oh wait.
Ahem - some of these packs include multiple colors, so the Arcade pop panels for example
come with 3 different color schemes for you to choose from, right out of the box. We're
always adding more panel templates, so keep checking back for more updates. Also, if you
happen to check out and buy any full pack we offer, it will automatically include matching
twitch panels for that package.
If you’ve found a pack you like, simply click on it, and you’ll be taken to the
full pack page, where you can download the free panels. And if you like some extra free
stuff to go along with your first order of free stuff, you’ll be happy to learn that
some of the packs include extra freebies as well as the panels: for example, Glitch 2
includes stinger transitions as well!
Odds are, if you like the panel design, then you’ll probably like the full stream pack
design it comes from as well - so give those demo videos and images a look, and you can
choose to upgrade to the full experience by using the dropdown on the right side here,
or just take the free Panels and run!
Now, before you ask, yes, ALL of these templates do include a PSD for you to be able to fully
edit and customize these panels to your liking. If you don't have Photoshop, that's not a
problem. There's a free website called Photopea.com we did a full video on editing your panels
with that. Link will be in the description if I've piqued your interest!
Continuing our adventure down the page, next we have the Panel Maker App! As you can see,
it has tons of options to choose from for customizing, there is a lot to experiment
with here.
We have four tabs to choose from at the top, General, Effects, Color and Positioning. Each
one has its own set of values, text boxes and sliders to play around with. Typing in
the Text Content field here, you can see the live preview to the right will update in real
time with what changes we make here and everywhere else in the app.
You can change the font family, font size, alignment and style. There are a vast array
of Icons in the NerdorDie Icon Picker menu, but you can choose to disable this, or even
upload your own custom icon.
There’s options to enable or disable icon shadows, as well as adjust the shadow angle.
You can Play around with the border width and radius here too, adding a nice border
with the width slider, and making rounded corner panels with the radius slider.
There is nothing on this panel you cannot change the color of, so this will allow you
to get that color palette just right.
And for those finishing touches, you can move the Text and Icon around in the positioning
panel, to get things sitting just right.
One last thing to note, we will be adding even more designs to the app in the future,
so be sure to follow us on Twitter or hop in our discord to be kept in the loop on that
and all other cool updates.
So now you should have your Twitch panels in hand, and you're probably thinking, "Well
now what?!"
If you keep scrolling down the page you'll find yourself at the section labeled "How
do I add these to my Twitch Profile Page?"
It may come as second nature to some, but for those who are just getting started, let’s
do a quick look at adding your freshly obtained Twitch panels to your channel page.
To add Twitch panels you:
Launch the about me section on your profile page found at https://www.twitch.tv/username/about.
Now don't actually go to twitch.tv/username, instead put YOUR username in that area. I
wonder if there is someone actually named "Username" now...anyway...
Toggle on the “Edit Panels” option and Click the plus icon to create a new panel.
Now, Choose either “text/image” or “extension” panels, for our example we're adding a text/image
panel.
You can name your panel, then we can click add image and select our freshly downloaded
twitch panels. You can even have the image we just uploaded linked to a different page,
so if you have a Support Panel, it can link directly to your donation link. Pretty nifty
right? If there is some text you'd like to add, you can put it in this description box
here. Finally Click submit to save the panel and
Toggle the “Edit Panels” option to off to view your panels
Now let's backup a second. Remember the Description box? You might have noticed the little bit
of Text that said "Supports Markdown." So what is Markdown anyway? Well it's essentially
a way of formatting for the text in your panel sections. If you're going the extra mile to
have great looking panels, you should absolutely be looking to format and stylize your panel
sections.
If we scroll down here, you can see the input and output examples, where the input is the
markdown code you need to create all these stylized text sections on the right hand side.
This section is a huge resource on formatting your twitch channels panel section. We’ve
covered everything you could possibly need, and you don’t need any HTML knowledge to
do this.
You can put text in bold, italicized, bold AND italicized, make any text a link, make
bold links, italicized links, bold and italicized links, create sub headings, bullet point lists,
quotes with bold and italics, and you can even mix them all together…[exhale] The
possibilities are endless, and you can just copy and paste this into your panels which
will let you chop and change to your heart's desire, allowing you to create beautiful panel
sections that quite frankly, kick ass.
For those who want to dig into the nitty gritty of Markdown, we’ve got you covered too.
We go through text emphasis, lists, formatting, what each of these are and when to use them,
so you can fully understand the context behind each of these sections when used with markdown.
If for any reason you are struggling to think of what type of panels you might actually
want on your page, we’ve put together this section to not only give you some ideas as
a starting point, but to show you some great examples of how other content creators have
put their panels section together. From covering the simple things like an About Me panel which
covers a bit of information about who you are and what you enjoy, to the vast array
of social media panels you can choose from, Twitter, Panels, Discord Panels, YouTube Panels,
and oh so much more.
Here’s some of the great examples we’ve see from content creators on Twitch: this
one by MrBoost shows a great addition of a StreamElements Extension, which you can grab
in your panels section by browsing the available extensions for Twitch: We're not gonna get
too far into extensions today, but we will b e making an in depth video about extensions
somewhere down the line, so hit that subscribe button and notification bell so you know when
that happens!
Here we can see FuturemanGaming uses a slightly larger panel image to show off his
various channel badges, and a bit of nice markdown for linking his tipping page.
There are so many great examples here to pull inspiration from, and if you want to see their
pages in more detail, we’ve put their twitch handles on each photo so you can go to the
page and check them out in more detail.
There are three basic types of Panels - Image, Text, and Extension as we've previously mentioned.
Now, the examples above show all three of these panel types in action, but this extra
bit of information down here gives a bit more context into what each one does and how you
can utilize them effectively for your own channel.
Below this is some 200 IQ knowledge, and best of all, it's brief and to the point giving
some useful food for thought on how you can use your panels and what your aim should be.
BUT NEVER FORGET! This isn't the end all be all 10 Commandments for Twitch Panels. Pirates
of the Caribbean said it best, "The code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual
rules. Welcome aboard the Black Pearl Miss Turner!" I swear...every time Will says "At
least Once More Miss Swan" and then longingly calls her Elizabeth...a piece of me dies.
I mean...hey look! A Segway!
And that's it! The Nerd or Die Twitch Panels Page is packed to the max with not just free
assets, but is a powerful learning tool to give you both the materials and know how you
need to ascend to the next level of Twitch Panel Master. We appreciate you sticking around
and checking this out, and if this video taught you something, just know we have plenty more
in store for you guys
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to leave a comment down below, or
you can hop over into our discord where we have lots of creative ideas, resources, and
helpful support staff to keep you on the right track. You can also contact us via our contact
page on Nerd or Die dot com.
Once again, I've been Keyon with Nerd or Die and I'll catch you guys in the next one.