# Ticket messages

There is no server-wide "messages" group on the Settings page. The text shown when a ticket opens is set per panel option in the panel editor. The only message text on the Settings page is the **Default Ticket Close Reason**.

## Per-option messages (panel editor)

Open a panel in the dashboard, click a button or select-menu option, and go to the **Messages** tab. Both fields here are free.

| Field                                                              | What it does                                                                        | Limit           |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| **Custom Embed Content**                                           | The embed shown inside the ticket when it opens.                                    | 2048 characters |
| **Custom Ticket Message**                                          | A message sent into the ticket when it opens.                                       | 1024 characters |
| **Admin Thread Message** (<i class="fa-crown">:crown:</i> Premium) | A message posted in the staff thread. The custom text only takes effect on premium. | 1024 characters |

A panel can also set defaults that every option inherits (for example **Default Ticket Embed Message** and **Default Ticket Message Content**) in the panel-wide defaults editor.

→ [Per-option settings in the panel editor](/docs/panels/per-option-settings.md)

<figure><img src="/files/qoHoj7ERgNKB2YhU9nO6" alt="The Messages tab of a panel option"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Default Ticket Close Reason (Settings)

In the **Ticket Close & Transcript Settings** group, **Default Ticket Close Reason** sets the reason that is recorded when a ticket is closed without one being given. When it is blank, Ticket King uses its own built-in default reason.

## Related

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[Closing a ticket](/docs/tickets/closing-a-ticket.md)
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[Settings overview](/docs/settings/overview.md)
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