Community posts can give you more reach on YouTube and greater engagement with your audience. Learn more about Community tab benefits and eligibility. Community post access can change based on your channel role. Learn more about channel permissions.
- Your channel’s audience is set as made for kids. Learn more about setting your audience.
- You're experiencing YouTube through a supervised account. Learn more about a supervised experience on YouTube.
Create a Community post
To create a Community post:
- Tap Create
Create a post.
- Add text.
- Select image
, poll
, or quiz
depending on the type of post you’d like to create.
- 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:
- Tap Create
- Select poll
, or up to 5 images from your photos, depending on the type of post you’d like to create.
- In the top-right corner, tap the clock
.
- Choose a date, time, and time zone to publish the post.
- Select Done.
- On the post creation page, click Schedule.
Share a video in a post
To share a video in a Community post:
- Go to the video that you want to share.
- Tap Share
- Tap Create a post.
- Type your message and tap Post or
.
Share a playlist in a post
To share a playlist in a Community post:
- Open the playlist that you want to share.
- Select More
- Tap Copy link.
- Tap Create
- Paste in the playlist URL and tap Post.
Create a live stream post
- From the home screen, tap Record
.
- Tap Live
- Choose a title, then tap Next.
- Select a thumbnail for the post.
- Choose the broadcast orientation by turning your device to landscape or portrait view (make sure rotation is allowed on your phone).
- Tap Share
- Add post text, then select Post.
- Tap Go Live.
- To end the stream, tap Finish.
Mention other channels in a post
You can mention other YouTube channels in your Community posts on a computer by entering @ followed immediately by their handle or 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 quizzes.
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 upload up to 5 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. If images violate Community Guidelines, your post may be removed and a strike may be applied to the channel.
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:
- Select either a TEXT or IMAGE poll.
- For TEXT polls:
- Enter a question in the text field.
- Enter answers in the "Option" fields. Options 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 options.
- If you need more images, tap ADD OPTION to add up to 4 images.
Note: Image poll options have now increased to 36 characters max. Text poll options can be 65 characters max.
Quizzes
If you choose to add a quiz to your post:
- Enter a question in the text field.
- Enter answers in the “Answer” fields. Answers can be up to 80 characters each.
- If you need more answer fields, tap Add answer. You can have up to 4 answers.
- Select the correct answer. You can add an optional explanation for why this is the correct answer in the text field. Explanations can be 350 characters max.