A Twitch streamer website that works when you're offline
Your channel page is where people watch. Your own site is where they land from a search, a sponsor's shortlist or a link in a video description, usually while you're offline. Build it around the next stream time, where to find you, and a way for brands to get in touch.
Why a streamer needs a site at all
A platform profile is rented space: its layout, its rules and its search. A site on your own address gives three groups something the channel page doesn't. New viewers get a single page that explains what you stream and when. Regulars get a schedule they can check without opening an app. Brands and event organisers get a short, professional summary and a contact route that isn't your DMs.
That last group is often the reason streamers finally build one. A marketing manager compiling a list of creators wants your audience in a sentence, the games or topics you cover, past partnerships and an email that reaches a person. If they have to piece that together from clips, they move on to the next name.
What goes on the page
| Section | The question it answers |
|---|---|
| Who and what | What do you stream, in one line, and what's the tone of the channel? |
| Schedule | Which days and times, in which time zone, and what's usually on? |
| Where to watch | Your channel link first, then clips, VODs and other platforms |
| Setup | The hardware and software viewers keep asking about in chat |
| Community | Discord, socials and any rules you want people to read first |
| Partnerships | Audience summary, past sponsors you've actually worked with, a contact form |
Write the schedule with a time zone in every line ("Tue, Thu, Sat · 19:00 UK time") and add a second column for the zone most of your viewers are in. Anyone who's watched an international stream knows the sinking feeling of turning up three hours late.
Keeping the schedule current
A schedule that's wrong is worse than none, because it teaches people the site can't be trusted. On Anticode you can hold it in a CMS collection: a collection called schedule with typed fields such as day, start time, game or theme, and a note for one-offs. You edit entries in the dashboard, so moving Thursday's stream doesn't mean rebuilding the page. Collection pages are served at /schedule/, which also gives you a clean link to pin in chat.
Treat it as a weekly pattern plus exceptions. Keep the regular slots as standing entries and add a dated entry for a charity marathon, a holiday break or a collab. Delete the one-offs once they've passed.
What a static site can't show
Published Anticode pages contain no scripts at all. That's good for speed and security, and it rules out two things streamers often ask for. There's no live "on air now" badge, because that needs code asking the platform's API whether you're streaming. And an embedded Twitch or YouTube player won't run, because players are third-party scripts. Instead, make "Watch on Twitch" the biggest button on the page and let the platform do what it's built for.
The sponsor contact form
The contact form on an Anticode page asks for a name, an email and a message. Above it, tell brands what to include so the first email is useful: the product, the dates, the deliverables (a segment, a full sponsored stream, a social post) and the budget range. Each enquiry is saved to your dashboard and can be emailed to you. With a form connector it can also land in a Discord channel only you and your manager can see, or in a Google Sheet where you track deals.
Pair the form with a short media summary written as text, not an image, so it reads well on a phone and can be copied into a pitch deck. If you already keep a fuller pack, the press kit page guide covers what brands expect in one.
Building it with Anticode
Describe it in a sentence: "a site for a variety streamer who plays horror games three nights a week, with a schedule, my setup, Discord link and a sponsor form". The Architect plans the sections and may ask which look you want. Brutalist (Archivo) and Technical (IBM Plex Sans) suit gaming channels; Playful (Fredoka) suits cosier streams. A dark theme is one setting away, and the action colour can match your overlays. Publish to a free anticode.dev address or connect your own domain on a paid plan.
Limits worth knowing
- No live status or embedded player, as above. Link out to the channel.
- No chat, alerts or subscriber features. Those stay on the streaming platform.
- No merch checkout on the page. Point a shop button at a payment link from your own provider, or at your existing merch store.
- No automatic sync with your platform's schedule. The site's schedule is the one you keep in the dashboard.
Questions people ask
Do I need a domain name for a streamer site?
Not to start. You can publish to an anticode.dev address and connect your own domain on a paid plan later. A short domain is easier to say out loud on stream.
Can viewers sign up for stream reminders?
They can join a mailing list through the newsletter form, which asks only for an email. Connect Kit or Mailchimp and send reminders from there; Anticode doesn't email your list itself.
Will my clips play on the site?
No. Published pages run no scripts and can't play video, so neither platform players nor uploaded clips will play. Link to your clips on the platform instead.