People show up while I’m offline and leave
While you’re on, your Twitch link says LIVE and names the game. When you’re not, your schedule tells people when to come back.
Portage for streamers
Your link shows when you’re live.
Add your Twitch channel and your page shows when you’re live and what you’re playing. Viewers see your schedule in their own time zone, and Kick and Rumble channels can show the live badge too.
Add your Twitch channel and your page shows when you’re live and what you’re playing.
Pick a feature to see it on the page
Northwind
they/themEdmonton
Cozy games on Twitch, three times a week
I play a lot of farming sims, and chat is half the stream. Pull up a chair.
- Come hang out on TwitchLiveMeadowkeep, year three (example)The chickens still won’t go in at night, and chat has opinions about it.
- The DenWho’s online shows here (on a real page, from Discord)Movie night is Fridays, and someone’s always around in #farm-layouts.
When I’m on
The usual week
Away Mon, Oct 19 to Sun, Oct 25. Back the Tuesday after.
- Tuesday7 PM to 10 PMFarm night, back to Meadowkeep
- Thursday7 PM to 10 PMChat picks the game
- Saturday1 PM to 5 PMThe long one, so bring snacks
Times are local to Edmonton.
Big nights coming up
- 12-hour Meadowkeep marathon to finish year threeTwitch
- Viewer games night, grab the room code from chatTwitch
Between streams
- Past streamsEvery stream, plus the clip where a goose chases me off my own farm.
Support the stream
Paid partnership
Lodgepole Coffee
15% off your first bag
Go to Lodgepole CoffeeNORTHWIND15They sponsor Saturdays, and it’s what’s in my mug anyway. The code works once per person.
- Tip jarIt’s never expected, and right now it’s going toward a mic that ignores my dishwasher.
MerchThe Northwind hoodieForest green with the canoe on the back. It’s printed to order, so give it two weeks.
Tap the address to open Northwind’s page and try it.
The live badge checks Twitch about once a minute.
Live on your page by tonight’s stream.
Type your channel name.
That’s all the live badge needs. It lights the next time you go live.
Set your schedule once.
Your times, in your time zone. Every viewer sees them in theirs.
Put it in your panels.
One link under your stream, in your bio and in your Discord.
What a streamer’s page can look like.
We made all three up. Each one shows viewers when the next stream is, in its own way.We made all three up. Start from any of them.
Northwind, an example: @northwind
Northwind streams three nights a week, and viewers see the schedule in their own time zone.
Chunky CRT, an example: @chunkycrt
A short page that’s mostly his live link, with his latest YouTube uploads underneath.
Mara Beltrán, an example: @marabeltran
A speedrunner’s page built around dates, with a countdown to her next bracket and every marathon she’s booked.
Connect Twitch and you’re set up.
Both are optional, and you don’t install anything for either one. There’s no bot in your chat.
Twitch
Sign in with Twitch and you can add your channel and its live badge in one click, without typing anything.
Discord
Paste your Discord invite and your page shows how many people are online in it, with nothing to switch on. Paste in an event’s link from Discord and your page shows when it starts, in each viewer’s own time. There’s no bot to invite.
How Twitch and Discord connect
Twitch
Sign in with Twitch and you can add your channel and its live badge in one click, without typing anything.
Discord
Paste your Discord invite and your page shows how many people are online in it, with nothing to switch on. Paste in an event’s link from Discord and your page shows when it starts, in each viewer’s own time. There’s no bot to invite.
The live badge and the Discord online count don’t add a cookie to your page, and we don’t keep a record of who looked.
Continue with TwitchContinue with Discord
The live badge and the Discord online count don’t add a cookie to your page, and we don’t keep a record of who looked.
Things streamers keep running into.
Half my chat can’t figure out when I stream
Set your schedule once in your time zone and everyone sees it in theirs. Viewers can add it to their calendar, and it keeps up when you change it.
My tips and merch get lost in twenty links
Group links under headings and make the one that matters bigger. A sponsor’s code gets a block of its own, with a copy button and a Paid partnership label.
Three moreFour moreMy tips and merch get lost in twenty links · My charity stream isn’t on my usual night · A sponsor wants to see my numbers · People only find me through Twitch
My tips and merch get lost in twenty links
Group links under headings and make the one that matters bigger. A sponsor’s code gets a block of its own, with a copy button and a Paid partnership label.
My charity stream isn’t on my usual night
Add it as a date. One-off streams show up there and drop off the day after.
A sponsor wants to see my numbers
Send them a link to your page’s real numbers, for the dates you pick, counted without cookies. It stops working when you say so.
People only find me through Twitch
Turn on search in the editor, and people who look you up by name can find your page and every link on it.
Everywhere else you post goes on your page as a normal link, and a YouTube player can always show your newest upload. When you’re live somewhere we can’t check, like TikTok or Instagram, click Go live and a live card sits at the top of your page for the hours you pick.
How these work, step by step: a schedule in every time zone, show when you’re live and send everyone to one link.
Before you put it under your stream.
How does the live badge know when I’m streaming?
You just type your channel name. We check with Twitch about once a minute, so the badge shows up shortly after you go live and goes away soon after you stop.
Do I have to connect my Twitch account?
No. The badge only needs your channel name, which is public anyway. Signing in with Twitch just saves you typing it, and we never post anything or touch your chat.
Will my schedule show the right time for viewers in other countries?
Yes. Each viewer sees your schedule in their own time zone, even when a late stream runs past midnight where they are. Mark a night off and it shows on the schedule, with no change to your timetable.
Does the Live Room theme know when I’m live?
Yes. In Live Room, the LIVE sign, the ring light and the webcam light come on while you’re streaming, then go dark when you stop.
Can people tell my page is really mine?
Yes. Each profile that links back to your page gets a tick, and that’s free. If someone is pretending to be you, Identity verified adds a mark once your ID is checked. It’s $39 a year.
Is it really free? What’s the catch?
No catch. Every feature is free for everyone. You only pay if you want an identity or business check, Unmarked to take the Portage credit off a business page, room to look after more than ten clients’ pages from one account, or custom work from the studio. None of those adds a feature. Every free page has a small Made with Portage line at the bottom, ours included, and your page never comes down because you didn’t buy something.
The live badge only needs your channel name.
Pick a handle and click Continue with Twitch. After that, your live badge is one more click away.
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