Tutorial: Setting Up Twitch Alerts

Introduction: Alerts play a crucial role in enhancing the streaming experience on Twitch. They keep your audience engaged, increase awareness of community actions, and help build a stronger connection with your viewers. In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the process of setting up and customizing alerts directly from your Twitch Creator Dashboard.

Setting Up Alerts:

1. Accessing the Alerts Page:
   • Navigate to the Creator Dashboard.
   • Click on the Alerts page.
   • Choose “Create Alert Set” to initiate the setup process.
2. Creating Alert Sets:
   • Name your alert set and provide a brief description.
   • Alert sets allow customization for different games, occasions, or locations on your stream.
   • Easily toggle alert sets on/off, delete, or rename them.

Alert Variants:

3. Previewing Alerts:
   • Click “Edit Alerts” on the desired alert set.
   • Utilize the Preview Alert feature to see how your alerts will appear.
4. Customizing Variants:
   • Access the alerts editor and create variants for events like Follows, Subscriptions, Hype Trains, etc.
   • Set conditions for alert variants based on specific criteria.
   • Prioritize variants to control which alerts take precedence in case of overlapping conditions.
5. Organizing Variants:
   • Arrange variants in order of priority to ensure the correct alerts display.
   • Deactivate or activate variants easily using toggles.

Enabling Browser Source:

6. Integrating with Broadcasting Software:
   • Copy the unique URL of your alert set from the editor.
   • Paste the URL into your broadcasting software as a Browser Source.
   • Ensure dimensions match between the alerts editor and broadcasting software.
7. Testing Alerts:
   • Use the “Send Test Alert” feature to verify that alerts are set up correctly.
8. Deactivating Alerts:
   • Toggle off the alert set in the Creator Dashboard to deactivate alerts.

Deleting Alerts:

9. Deleting Alert Variants:
   • Exercise caution, as deleting variants is irreversible.
   • Go to the specific variant, open the “DANGER ZONE” section, and click “Delete Variant.”
10. Deleting Alert Sets:
    • Navigate to the alert settings page.
    • Click on the vertical dots menu icon of the alert set and select “Delete.”

Bulk Edit & Duplicate:

11. Efficient Editing:
    • Use the “Edit Multiple” feature to update settings across multiple variants simultaneously.
    • Duplicate entire alerts to make quick modifications.

Activity Feed:

12. Managing Alerts in Activity Feed:
    • Enable Live Alerts Controls for added capabilities.
    • Options include skipping, replaying, enabling/disabling specific alerts, and activating “Do Not Disturb” mode.

By following these steps, you’ll be able to set up and manage Twitch alerts effectively, enhancing the overall streaming experience for both you and your audience.