How to create a community post on youtube

Community posts can give you more reach on YouTube and greater engagement with your audience. Learn more about Community tab benefits and eligibility.

Create a Community post

To create a Community post:

1. Tap Create 
   
    
   
    Post.
2. In the box at the top:
3. Select 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.

Schedule a post

To schedule a Community post:

1. Tap Create
   
    Create a post.
2. Type a message to create a text post or to add text to an image, GIF, or poll.
3. Choose to create a poll  or image post.
4. In the top right corner, tap the clock icon.
5. Choose a date, time, and time zone to publish the post.
6. Select Done.
7. On the post creation page, click Schedule.

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:

1. Select either a TEXT or IMAGE poll.
2. For TEXT polls:
   1. Enter a question in the text field.
   2. Enter answers in the "Option" fields. These can be up to 65 characters each.
   3. If you need more answer fields, tap ADD OPTION.
3. For IMAGE polls:
   1. Enter a question in the text field.
   2. Upload images as answers.
   3. If you need more images, tap ADD OPTION to add up to 4 images.

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