Community posts can give you more reach on YouTube and greater engagement with your audience. Learn more about Community tab benefits and eligibility. To create a Community
post: We limit how many posts a channel can create in a 24-hour period to protect the YouTube community. If you run into a “limit reached” error message, try again in 24 hours. To schedule a Community post:
Share a video in a postShare a playlist in a postCreate a live stream postMention other channels in a postYou can mention other YouTube channels in your Community posts on a computer by entering @ followed immediately by the channel name. The channel may get a notification that you’ve mentioned them. Viewers can click the mention from any device and go directly to that channel page. Learn about types of postsText postsTo create a text post, enter your message in the text box on the Community tab of your channel. You can post your text by itself, or with a video, image, or GIF. Text posts can’t be combined with polls. Playlist postsIf you have Community posts turned on, you can post playlists from artists that you enjoy. Copy and paste the playlist URL into your post. Image and GIF postsYou can choose to upload up to 5 images with your post. Tap image to select images or animated GIFs from your Android device. Guidelines
Only use images that you have permission to use. You can also include text with your image post. Keep in mind that images must follow YouTube Community Guidelines. Video postsOn mobile devices, you can share videos directly in your Community tab. When you create a post that shares a video by another creator, a notification may be sent to the original uploader of the video. This notification helps creators acknowledge when other creators are sharing their videos. Note: Community posts about a video already in a viewer’s Subscription or Home feed might not show again. This setting prevents your viewers from seeing the same video repeatedly. PollsIf you choose to add a poll to your post, you’ll be asked to:
Was this helpful? How can we improve it? How many subs do you need to make a post on YouTube?Creators with over 500 subscribers have access to Community posts. It will take up to 1 week to see the Community tab after passing 500 subscribers. The Community tab may also be available to other channels as we continue testing this feature.
Why can't I create a post on YouTube?Only YouTube acccounts with at least 1,000 subscribers can create Community posts, and have access to the Community tab in general. If it's available to you, here's how to create a Community post on your YouTube channel, via the desktop or mobile versions of the site.
Can you make a post on YouTube mobile?Schedule a post
Tap Create. Create a post. Type a message to create a text post or to add text to an image, GIF, or poll. Choose to create a poll or image post.
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