Interact with viewers on Community posts

After you add posts to the Community tab on your channel, viewers can comment to respond. Learn how viewers can respond to your posts.

Note: Community post access can change based on your channel role. Learn more about channel permissions.

Find your Community posts

Sign in to YouTube Studio.
From the left menu, select Content.
Tap the Posts tab.

Note: You can view any expired posts in your archive. Navigate to your Community tab and then select the “Archived” section.

Reply to comments on your posts

Reply to comments on your posts to create a conversation with your audience.

Hover over a post and click Comments . You’ll see the Post Comments page.
Select Reply below any comment.

You’ll occasionally get notifications about comments on your Community posts unless you opt out. Learn how to manage your notifications.

Tip: To reply to the latest comments, click Sort by and then Newest first.

Change a Community post's comment settings

If you want to change the comment settings for a specific post:

On your computer, sign in to YouTube Studio.
From the left menu, select Content.
Select Posts.
Find the post you'd like to update, then select Details .
Choose your comment setting.
Select SAVE.

Learn more about comment settings, including your options for comment moderation when comments are turned on.

Note: The “Pause” option isn’t currently available for Community posts.

Pin a comment on your posts

You can choose a comment (your own or a viewer’s) to stay at the top of the feed by pinning it. Pinning a comment makes it more visible to your audience.

Sign in to YouTube Studio.
From the left menu, select Content.
Select the Posts tab.
Hover over a post and click Comments .
Hover over the comment you want to pin.
Click More Pin. If you already pinned a comment, this will replace it.
Note: You can Unpin a comment at any time and the comment will move back to its original position.

Moderate comments on Community posts

You can hold comments on your Community posts for your review. Learn more about moderating comments.

Sign in to YouTube Studio.
From the left menu, select Settings.
Select Community Defaults.
Under "Comments on your channel," choose your setting.
Select Save.

Add hearts to comments on posts

You can use a heart to show appreciation for a viewer's comments on your Community tab posts. Find the heart next to the thumbs up and thumbs down.

Viewers will see your picture and a small red heart on the lower left corner of their comment. Depending on their settings, they may also get a notification that a channel owner loved their comment.

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