Requiring Steam linking on a panel option

Make members link Steam before a specific panel option opens.

Premium feature. To make members link their Steam account before they can open a specific panel option:

The per-option toggle

In the panel editor, open the option, go to the Advanced tab, find the Steam ID Integration section, and turn on the Require Steam Linking toggle.

When it is on, clicking this option starts the Steam link flow first, if the member is not already linked, before the ticket form opens.

Inheritance

The toggle can either follow the panel default or be set for this option on its own:

• Use the panel default. The option follows the panel's Steam ID Integration setting.

• Set it here. The option uses its own on or off value.

The panel default is set under Panel Defaults, in Default Steam ID Integration.

When to require it

• Game-specific options where account ownership matters, such as "Report a hacker", "Item dispute", or "Account help".

• Supporter or VIP options where the Steam ID helps confirm who is eligible.

• Refund or trade options where you need a Steam account on file.

When not to require it

• General support, where adding a link step gets in the way of a member who only wants to ask a question.

• Application options. Use the application's eligibility rules instead, such as account age, server age, or a required role.

Steam ID Integration is a Premium feature.

Combined with form questions

Steam linking is separate from form questions. A panel option can be set up in any of these ways:

• No questions and no Steam link.

• Form questions only.

• Steam link only.

• Both Steam link and form questions. The member links first, then fills in the form, then the ticket opens.

If premium ends

If your server goes from premium back to free:

• Members who already linked keep their stored Steam ID.

• Clicking the option opens the ticket without the link step.

• When premium returns, the option requires linking again.

Placeholders this enables

When Steam ID Integration is on and your server has premium, you can use the {STEAM_ID} placeholder in:

• The ticket name format.

• The Custom Ticket Embed Message.

• The Custom Ticket Message.

• The Admin Thread Message.

Related

What Steam Linking doesPer-option settings