20 Twitch Panel Ideas Worth Keeping

Twitch panels are the strip of clickable images below the player on your profile. They are real estate for the things you want viewers to know or act on. Most channels run either three stale panels from setup day, or fifteen unfocused ones that no one reads. This is the curated list: 20 panel ideas that are actually useful, ranked by how broadly they apply.

For the full guide to panel sizing, dimensions, design rules, and what to link panels to, see the Twitch stream panels guide. This post is the idea menu - what to make, not how to make it. The dimensions quick answer: 320px wide, 100-200px tall for most panels.

Tier 1: useful for most channels

If you only do 4-5 panels, start here.

1. About Me

First panel, expected to be there. 2-3 sentences: who you are, what you stream, where you're from.

2. Schedule

Static image of your weekly streaming hours. Even if you also have the Twitch native schedule, the panel image is what most viewers see first.

3. Socials / Link in Bio

One 'Find me elsewhere' panel that links to your bio link page beats six separate platform-icon panels. Simpler, cleaner, and significantly easier to maintain - you update the bio link page when platforms change, not the panel image. Make the panel actually clickable with a link behind it; many viewers will not copy-paste a handle from a static image.

4. Donate / Support

Streamlabs, StreamElements, Ko-fi, or your tipping tool of choice. High clickthrough for the audience inclined to support; low for everyone else - which is fine.

5. Setup / PC Specs

Surprisingly high-engagement. Viewers genuinely care what mouse, keyboard, or camera you use, especially in FPS and sim categories. A natural place for affiliate links.

Tier 2: useful for the right channels

Not universal, but high-value when relevant.

6. Chat Rules

Important for moderation culture but rarely actually read. Worth having for tone-setting and pinning in chat during incidents - don't expect heavy click engagement.

7. Discord

Big channels: usually high-engagement. Small channels: lower engagement because the Discord itself is small. Add when you have an active community.

8. Subscribe Perks

Lists your emotes, sub-only chat, and ad-free viewing. Useful for promoting subs without nagging verbally mid-stream.

9. Merch

If you actively sell merch, yes. If it's two t-shirts on a Streamlabs store you haven't touched in a year, skip.

10. Partners / Sponsors

Logos of brands you work with. Builds credibility for new visitors. Skip if the section would be empty.

11. Mod Team

Names or handles of your mods, optionally with links. Recognizes them publicly, useful in larger communities.

12. YouTube Channel

If you upload edited content to YouTube. Otherwise it's covered by your Socials panel.

Tier 3: niche or seasonal

Use when relevant; remove when not.

13. Charity Stream

Add for the duration of a charity event. Remove after. Time-sensitive panels that stick around become clutter.

14. Tournament Announcement

Promote a competitive event you're playing in or organizing. Add it, run it, take it down.

15. Game-Specific Friend Codes

Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Genshin Impact, Monster Hunter - if you stream a game with shared codes or friend IDs, this actually gets used.

16. Streaming Setup Tutorial

Link to a YouTube video or blog post explaining your setup. Adds depth for technically curious viewers.

17. Media Kit / Business Inquiries

Once you're doing brand deals, this makes inbound easier. A link to your media kit PDF or business email.

18. FAQ

If the same questions appear in chat every single stream, an FAQ panel can deflect them. Use sparingly - too much text in panels gets skipped.

19. Music / Stream Playlist

A Spotify or YouTube playlist of what you play on stream. Niche but genuinely appreciated by viewers who ask.

20. Cosplay / Fan Art Submissions

For larger channels with a creative community. A form or email address for submissions encourages deeper engagement.

Panels you can almost always skip

• Separate panels for every social platform. One 'Socials' panel pointing to a link-in-bio page beats 6 platform icons.
• Old tournament or event panels. If it ended months ago, it's clutter.
• 'Coming soon' panels. Don't promise things you might not ship.
• Three-paragraph personal story panels. Save that for the About tab. Panels are for short, scannable information.

Quick design notes

• 320x100px minimum. Twitch renders at higher resolution; design at 2x for sharpness.
• Readable on mobile. Test at half size. If you can't read it, viewers can't either.
• Consistent style across all panels. Same font, same accent color, same icon style. Mismatched panels read as unintentional.

FAQ

How many panels should I have?

5-8 is the sweet spot. Below 5 feels sparse; above 10 starts feeling cluttered. Quality over quantity.

Should I include affiliate links in panels?

Yes, in your Setup panel. Disclose somewhere visible - a small line of text below the panel - to comply with FTC guidelines and Twitch's terms.