Trending Words Widget
The Trending Words Widget is an interactive overlay available in the Sound Alerts Scene Editor that highlights trending words or emotes from your live chat in real time.
It helps you quickly understand your chat’s mood, opinions, and hype moments by visualizing what viewers are talking about most.
Key Features of the Trending Words Widget
Fully customizable design to match your stream layout
Ability to define allowed and ignored words or emotes
Toggle between always active mode or chat command–based activation
Adjustable widget duration and word thresholds
Supports both text and emote trends
How the Trending Words Widget Works
The widget continuously analyzes your chat messages and detects frequently used words or emotes within a defined timeframe.
Once a word or emote reaches your configured threshold, it appears on stream as a trending element. Higher activity can cause trends to update dynamically as your chat evolves.
How to Add the Trending Words Widget to Your Stream
Open the Sound Alerts Scene Editor
Click Add Widget
Select Trending Words from the widget list
Customize the appearance, thresholds, duration, and behavior
Copy the browser source URL
Add it as a browser source to your streaming software
Test the widget before going live
Customization Options
You can fine-tune the widget behavior directly in the Scene Editor:
Add ignored words to prevent spam or unwanted terms
Define allowed words to focus on specific topics
Enable or disable the widget using a chat command
Adjust how long trending words stay visible
Control how many messages are required before a word becomes trending
FAQ
Yes, the widget can track both text and emotes used in your chat.
Yes, you can add words or emotes to the ignored list to exclude them from trending results.
Yes, you can choose between an always-active mode or control the widget using a chat command.
No, the widget is lightweight and optimized to run smoothly alongside your other overlays.