How to Make a Community Post on YouTube: Step-by-Step Guide

YouTube Community Tab: How to make a community post on YouTube?

We will see deeply how to do this in this step-by-step guide article.

Quick Steps To Do:

Click “Create Post”

Enable the Advanced Features

Publish the First Community Post on YouTube

YouTube is the video creators’ platform to create videos and engage with audiences. However, YouTube has an option that allows creators to connect with audiences in-form of Text messages instead of video.

That’s quite great, right?

Ok, let’s see with the detailed pictures down here.

How To Make a Community Post on YouTube

Step 1: Create Post

Firstly, Go to YouTube Studio and click the Create button in the top right corner. (Refer to the below image)

Once you click that, you’ll see the option called “Create Post.”

Wait, what if you can’t find this “Create Post” option? Don’t worry; I will help you fix that.

This option is not showing on your channel because you missed one crucial setting. Let me explain how to cover that.

If you can access the “Create Post” option, then skip next step and resume from Step 3.

Step 2: Enable YouTube Community Tab

In a nutshell, to create a post on the YouTube community tab, you need to enable Advanced Features initially.

To do that:

Go to “YouTube Studio”
Click the “Settings” option on the leftside bar
Select the “Channels” tab
Go to the “Feature Eligibility” option
Expand the “Advanced Features” option.

You need to enable this feature to access some of the advanced features. Most importantly, this is also required to allow for monetization.

To enable the YouTube community post tab, follow any of the below steps:

Verify your Phone number – Here is a detailed guide on verifying your YouTube channel.
And, either do one of the below verification.
- Video Verification (or)
- Valid Id Verification (or)
- Establishing Channel History.

Once you have verified the above, the advanced feature will enable automatically (typically, it takes one day to approve). Now, you can follow the Step 1 and read further.

Eligible Requirements for YouTube Community Post

Step 3: Make the Post Community Tab

After clicking the Create Post button, it will move to your channel community tab, like the image below.

Write the text you want to post. In the meantime, you can add images, videos, and polling on the post.

Create a Post on YouTube Community Tab with Image Poll Text Poll Video and Image

Also, consider the below requirements to create a post on YouTube:

Images: You can upload five photos or GIFs in one post. Also, follow the aspect ratio between 2:5 and 5:2 for better visibility.
Text Poll: You can add five text polls in one post with a maximum of 65 characters each.

After adding your post, YouTube allows you to either publish it right away or schedule the post.

If you’re scheduling the post, choose the date, time, and time zone to publish the post.

Otherwise, click the Post button, and your post is live!

That’s all; you’ve successfully created and make the first community post on your YouTube channel.

Types of Post

You can post the different types of content on the YouTube community tab. Those are:

Image

Image Poll

Text Poll

Quiz

Existing Video Post

Ok, let’s see some of the frequently asked questions while creating the community post on YouTube.

Q) Can I expire my YouTube community post?

Yes, from the YouTube Studio app, you can automatically set the post to expire in 24 hours. However, the channel owners can see it on the Archived tab.