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:Create a Community post
Schedule a post
Share a video in a post
Share a playlist in a post
Create a live stream post
Mention other channels in a post
You 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 posts
Text posts
To 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 posts
If 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 posts
You can choose to upload up to 5 images with your post. Tap image to select images or animated GIFs from your Android device.
Guidelines
- Size: Up to 16 MB
- File types: JPG, PNG, GIF, or WEBP
- Suggested aspect ratio: We suggest 1:1 ratio because that's how images are shown in the feed. Viewers can see the full image by clicking to expand it.
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 posts
On 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.
Polls
If you choose to add a poll to your post, you’ll be asked to:
- Select either a TEXT or IMAGE poll.
- For TEXT polls:
- Enter a question in the text field.
- Enter answers in the "Option" fields. These can be up to 65 characters each.
- If you need more answer fields, tap ADD OPTION.
- For IMAGE polls:
- Enter a question in the text field.
- Upload images as answers.
- If you need more images, tap ADD OPTION to add up to 4 images.
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