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Making Your Own YouTube Beginnings & Endings Cheaply
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Making Your Own YouTube Beginnings & Endings Cheaply
How to Create YouTube Intros & End Cards - Free and Easy
Shanoon Cox
Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions
Part1: Intros
Elements of an Intro
Intros should only last about five seconds, and that can be cut down to two or three if you have a larger following.
When your intro video is longer than five seconds viewers are more likely to click away. The first 15 seconds of a video is when viewers are most likely to decide to click on one of the recommended videos, or go back to their search results and choose something else. The odds of them leaving within these first 15 seconds are greater if you do not get right to the main point of your video. That is why long intro sequences are bad for your watch time.
Whether it is better to put your intro at the very beginning of your video, or after you introduce your topic, will depend on your viewers. You may want to try it both ways and then look at your retention report (found in your YouTube Creator Studio under Analytics) to see which works best for you.
Top Intro Sites
There are a few different sites where you can download animated intros, customized to include your username or logo. Here are two of the best:
FlixPress.com
This is probably the most popular intro site. There are a lot of great animated intros available for under $5, or even for free.
IntroMaker.net
This is another site with really professional looking intros for $5. They only have two free options, though.
Creating an Intro in Filmora
You can create a simple intro card in Filmora.
- Choose your background. You may want to use a short clip as your intro, or you may just want a colored background.
- Drag your clip or background into the video track of your timeline and trim it down to five seconds.
- If you have a logo, import it into Filmora and drag it into your picture-in-picture track.
- With your logo selected, click on the Green Screen icon. In the pop-up, select the background of your logo to make it transparent. For this to work your logo cannot be the same color as its background.
- Click on the editing icon with your logo selected and choose an animation.
- Go to the Text/Titles menu and choose an animated title that suits your channel. Drag it into your text track and edit it to include your name.
- The last piece of your intro is sound. You can choose a song from Filmora’s library and cut it down to five seconds, or import your sound effect.
- Export your video and save it for use in all of your other videos.
Part 2: End Cards
When your video ends, YouTube will recommend a selection of videos users may want to watch next. Often, these recommendations will not include more of your videos.
To keep viewers on your channel, you can create your End Card which recommends other content you have created.
Elements of an End Card
An end card includes clips from two or three of your videos, muted, and shrunk down to thumbnail-size. Using spotlight annotations you can make these thumbnails click-able.
It is also important that your end card includes multiple calls to action. A call to action is meant to spur a viewer to some kind of action. Writing ‘Check out this video’ above one of your thumbnails is a call to action.
You should also have a subscribe link somewhere in your end card, ideally a very noticeable button with a proven call to action like ‘Subscribe Now!’.
Some creators will leave their end cards at that and play music overtop, but it can be even more effective to include a voiceover where you ask viewers to subscribe and watch your other videos.
How To Make an End Card
- Choose a static background. You may want to download an end card template or create one in a drawing program. If you do, make sure to include calls to action like ‘Watch more!’ and ‘Subscribe’.
- Drag your background into your timeline at the end of your video.
- Import two or three of your previous videos and drag them into your picture in picture tracks. Each clip should be on its track.
- Trim the clips in your picture in picture track down to the same length as your end card.
- Shrink your clips down to thumbnail-size by dragging their corners in the preview window.
- Position your clips so they are spaced evenly by dragging them in the preview screen.
- Mute your clips.
- If your background does not include any calls to action, choose a title from the Text/Titles menu in Filmora and create at least two – one asking viewers to subscribe, and one asking them to watch your suggested videos.
- Export your video from Filmora and upload it to YouTube.
- Go to your Video Manager and select Annotations in the drop-down menu next to your video.
- Go to your end card in the previewer, as that is where you want to add your annotations.
- Click Add Annotation and add a spotlight annotation to your video. Stretch it over one of your thumbnails and then check the Link box under your Annotation’s timing. Insert a link to the video you are previewing.
- Repeat for any other thumbnails. For your subscribe button, change where it said ‘Video’ to ‘Subscribe’ and enter your channel URL.
- Click Apply Changes.
Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox
Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions
Part1: Intros
Elements of an Intro
Intros should only last about five seconds, and that can be cut down to two or three if you have a larger following.
When your intro video is longer than five seconds viewers are more likely to click away. The first 15 seconds of a video is when viewers are most likely to decide to click on one of the recommended videos, or go back to their search results and choose something else. The odds of them leaving within these first 15 seconds are greater if you do not get right to the main point of your video. That is why long intro sequences are bad for your watch time.
Whether it is better to put your intro at the very beginning of your video, or after you introduce your topic, will depend on your viewers. You may want to try it both ways and then look at your retention report (found in your YouTube Creator Studio under Analytics) to see which works best for you.
Top Intro Sites
There are a few different sites where you can download animated intros, customized to include your username or logo. Here are two of the best:
FlixPress.com
This is probably the most popular intro site. There are a lot of great animated intros available for under $5, or even for free.
IntroMaker.net
This is another site with really professional looking intros for $5. They only have two free options, though.
Creating an Intro in Filmora
You can create a simple intro card in Filmora.
- Choose your background. You may want to use a short clip as your intro, or you may just want a colored background.
- Drag your clip or background into the video track of your timeline and trim it down to five seconds.
- If you have a logo, import it into Filmora and drag it into your picture-in-picture track.
- With your logo selected, click on the Green Screen icon. In the pop-up, select the background of your logo to make it transparent. For this to work your logo cannot be the same color as its background.
- Click on the editing icon with your logo selected and choose an animation.
- Go to the Text/Titles menu and choose an animated title that suits your channel. Drag it into your text track and edit it to include your name.
- The last piece of your intro is sound. You can choose a song from Filmora’s library and cut it down to five seconds, or import your sound effect.
- Export your video and save it for use in all of your other videos.
Part 2: End Cards
When your video ends, YouTube will recommend a selection of videos users may want to watch next. Often, these recommendations will not include more of your videos.
To keep viewers on your channel, you can create your End Card which recommends other content you have created.
Elements of an End Card
An end card includes clips from two or three of your videos, muted, and shrunk down to thumbnail-size. Using spotlight annotations you can make these thumbnails click-able.
It is also important that your end card includes multiple calls to action. A call to action is meant to spur a viewer to some kind of action. Writing ‘Check out this video’ above one of your thumbnails is a call to action.
You should also have a subscribe link somewhere in your end card, ideally a very noticeable button with a proven call to action like ‘Subscribe Now!’.
Some creators will leave their end cards at that and play music overtop, but it can be even more effective to include a voiceover where you ask viewers to subscribe and watch your other videos.
How To Make an End Card
- Choose a static background. You may want to download an end card template or create one in a drawing program. If you do, make sure to include calls to action like ‘Watch more!’ and ‘Subscribe’.
- Drag your background into your timeline at the end of your video.
- Import two or three of your previous videos and drag them into your picture in picture tracks. Each clip should be on its track.
- Trim the clips in your picture in picture track down to the same length as your end card.
- Shrink your clips down to thumbnail-size by dragging their corners in the preview window.
- Position your clips so they are spaced evenly by dragging them in the preview screen.
- Mute your clips.
- If your background does not include any calls to action, choose a title from the Text/Titles menu in Filmora and create at least two – one asking viewers to subscribe, and one asking them to watch your suggested videos.
- Export your video from Filmora and upload it to YouTube.
- Go to your Video Manager and select Annotations in the drop-down menu next to your video.
- Go to your end card in the previewer, as that is where you want to add your annotations.
- Click Add Annotation and add a spotlight annotation to your video. Stretch it over one of your thumbnails and then check the Link box under your Annotation’s timing. Insert a link to the video you are previewing.
- Repeat for any other thumbnails. For your subscribe button, change where it said ‘Video’ to ‘Subscribe’ and enter your channel URL.
- Click Apply Changes.
Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox
Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions
Part1: Intros
Elements of an Intro
Intros should only last about five seconds, and that can be cut down to two or three if you have a larger following.
When your intro video is longer than five seconds viewers are more likely to click away. The first 15 seconds of a video is when viewers are most likely to decide to click on one of the recommended videos, or go back to their search results and choose something else. The odds of them leaving within these first 15 seconds are greater if you do not get right to the main point of your video. That is why long intro sequences are bad for your watch time.
Whether it is better to put your intro at the very beginning of your video, or after you introduce your topic, will depend on your viewers. You may want to try it both ways and then look at your retention report (found in your YouTube Creator Studio under Analytics) to see which works best for you.
Top Intro Sites
There are a few different sites where you can download animated intros, customized to include your username or logo. Here are two of the best:
FlixPress.com
This is probably the most popular intro site. There are a lot of great animated intros available for under $5, or even for free.
IntroMaker.net
This is another site with really professional looking intros for $5. They only have two free options, though.
Creating an Intro in Filmora
You can create a simple intro card in Filmora.
- Choose your background. You may want to use a short clip as your intro, or you may just want a colored background.
- Drag your clip or background into the video track of your timeline and trim it down to five seconds.
- If you have a logo, import it into Filmora and drag it into your picture-in-picture track.
- With your logo selected, click on the Green Screen icon. In the pop-up, select the background of your logo to make it transparent. For this to work your logo cannot be the same color as its background.
- Click on the editing icon with your logo selected and choose an animation.
- Go to the Text/Titles menu and choose an animated title that suits your channel. Drag it into your text track and edit it to include your name.
- The last piece of your intro is sound. You can choose a song from Filmora’s library and cut it down to five seconds, or import your sound effect.
- Export your video and save it for use in all of your other videos.
Part 2: End Cards
When your video ends, YouTube will recommend a selection of videos users may want to watch next. Often, these recommendations will not include more of your videos.
To keep viewers on your channel, you can create your End Card which recommends other content you have created.
Elements of an End Card
An end card includes clips from two or three of your videos, muted, and shrunk down to thumbnail-size. Using spotlight annotations you can make these thumbnails click-able.
It is also important that your end card includes multiple calls to action. A call to action is meant to spur a viewer to some kind of action. Writing ‘Check out this video’ above one of your thumbnails is a call to action.
You should also have a subscribe link somewhere in your end card, ideally a very noticeable button with a proven call to action like ‘Subscribe Now!’.
Some creators will leave their end cards at that and play music overtop, but it can be even more effective to include a voiceover where you ask viewers to subscribe and watch your other videos.
How To Make an End Card
- Choose a static background. You may want to download an end card template or create one in a drawing program. If you do, make sure to include calls to action like ‘Watch more!’ and ‘Subscribe’.
- Drag your background into your timeline at the end of your video.
- Import two or three of your previous videos and drag them into your picture in picture tracks. Each clip should be on its track.
- Trim the clips in your picture in picture track down to the same length as your end card.
- Shrink your clips down to thumbnail-size by dragging their corners in the preview window.
- Position your clips so they are spaced evenly by dragging them in the preview screen.
- Mute your clips.
- If your background does not include any calls to action, choose a title from the Text/Titles menu in Filmora and create at least two – one asking viewers to subscribe, and one asking them to watch your suggested videos.
- Export your video from Filmora and upload it to YouTube.
- Go to your Video Manager and select Annotations in the drop-down menu next to your video.
- Go to your end card in the previewer, as that is where you want to add your annotations.
- Click Add Annotation and add a spotlight annotation to your video. Stretch it over one of your thumbnails and then check the Link box under your Annotation’s timing. Insert a link to the video you are previewing.
- Repeat for any other thumbnails. For your subscribe button, change where it said ‘Video’ to ‘Subscribe’ and enter your channel URL.
- Click Apply Changes.
Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox
Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions
Part1: Intros
Elements of an Intro
Intros should only last about five seconds, and that can be cut down to two or three if you have a larger following.
When your intro video is longer than five seconds viewers are more likely to click away. The first 15 seconds of a video is when viewers are most likely to decide to click on one of the recommended videos, or go back to their search results and choose something else. The odds of them leaving within these first 15 seconds are greater if you do not get right to the main point of your video. That is why long intro sequences are bad for your watch time.
Whether it is better to put your intro at the very beginning of your video, or after you introduce your topic, will depend on your viewers. You may want to try it both ways and then look at your retention report (found in your YouTube Creator Studio under Analytics) to see which works best for you.
Top Intro Sites
There are a few different sites where you can download animated intros, customized to include your username or logo. Here are two of the best:
FlixPress.com
This is probably the most popular intro site. There are a lot of great animated intros available for under $5, or even for free.
IntroMaker.net
This is another site with really professional looking intros for $5. They only have two free options, though.
Creating an Intro in Filmora
You can create a simple intro card in Filmora.
- Choose your background. You may want to use a short clip as your intro, or you may just want a colored background.
- Drag your clip or background into the video track of your timeline and trim it down to five seconds.
- If you have a logo, import it into Filmora and drag it into your picture-in-picture track.
- With your logo selected, click on the Green Screen icon. In the pop-up, select the background of your logo to make it transparent. For this to work your logo cannot be the same color as its background.
- Click on the editing icon with your logo selected and choose an animation.
- Go to the Text/Titles menu and choose an animated title that suits your channel. Drag it into your text track and edit it to include your name.
- The last piece of your intro is sound. You can choose a song from Filmora’s library and cut it down to five seconds, or import your sound effect.
- Export your video and save it for use in all of your other videos.
Part 2: End Cards
When your video ends, YouTube will recommend a selection of videos users may want to watch next. Often, these recommendations will not include more of your videos.
To keep viewers on your channel, you can create your End Card which recommends other content you have created.
Elements of an End Card
An end card includes clips from two or three of your videos, muted, and shrunk down to thumbnail-size. Using spotlight annotations you can make these thumbnails click-able.
It is also important that your end card includes multiple calls to action. A call to action is meant to spur a viewer to some kind of action. Writing ‘Check out this video’ above one of your thumbnails is a call to action.
You should also have a subscribe link somewhere in your end card, ideally a very noticeable button with a proven call to action like ‘Subscribe Now!’.
Some creators will leave their end cards at that and play music overtop, but it can be even more effective to include a voiceover where you ask viewers to subscribe and watch your other videos.
How To Make an End Card
- Choose a static background. You may want to download an end card template or create one in a drawing program. If you do, make sure to include calls to action like ‘Watch more!’ and ‘Subscribe’.
- Drag your background into your timeline at the end of your video.
- Import two or three of your previous videos and drag them into your picture in picture tracks. Each clip should be on its track.
- Trim the clips in your picture in picture track down to the same length as your end card.
- Shrink your clips down to thumbnail-size by dragging their corners in the preview window.
- Position your clips so they are spaced evenly by dragging them in the preview screen.
- Mute your clips.
- If your background does not include any calls to action, choose a title from the Text/Titles menu in Filmora and create at least two – one asking viewers to subscribe, and one asking them to watch your suggested videos.
- Export your video from Filmora and upload it to YouTube.
- Go to your Video Manager and select Annotations in the drop-down menu next to your video.
- Go to your end card in the previewer, as that is where you want to add your annotations.
- Click Add Annotation and add a spotlight annotation to your video. Stretch it over one of your thumbnails and then check the Link box under your Annotation’s timing. Insert a link to the video you are previewing.
- Repeat for any other thumbnails. For your subscribe button, change where it said ‘Video’ to ‘Subscribe’ and enter your channel URL.
- Click Apply Changes.
Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Shanoon Cox
How to Find Your Comments on YouTube?
How to Find Your Comments on YouTube?
Richard Bennett
Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions
Have you ever felt worried about any YouTube comment that you published long ago, and later you realized that it was a mistake? Or, do you want to know what comments did you post and when? If so, YouTube offers a simple way of finding your past remarks, and making any changes to them if need be.
That said, the following sections teach you how to find your YouTube comments on a desktop or laptop computer, and also on a mobile device if you are a gadget freak.
- Part 1: How to Find Comments You’ve Posted on YouTube?
- Part 2: How to Find All YouTube Comments Your Channel Has Received?
- Part 3: How to Find Someone’s YouTube Comments by User Name?
- Part 4: How to Edit and Reply to YouTube Comments?
- Part 5: How to Moderate YouTube Comments?
- Part 6: Tips for Writing Good YouTube Comments
Part 1: How to Find All the Comments You’ve Posted on YouTube?
YouTube allows you to post comments on any video only if you are signed in to your Google account while browsing the streaming platform. Because of this, the portal is able to keep a record of your activities, thus enabling you to track all your comments, and take necessary action such as deleting or modifying them as required.
You can learn how to find all the comments you have posted on YouTube while using your preferred device by following the instructions given below:
1. Find Your YouTube Comments on a Desktop or Laptop Computer
Step 1: Sign In to Your YouTube Account
Launch your favorite web browser, go to the YouTube page, click SIGN IN from the top-right corner, and follow the on-screen instructions to enter your credentials and sign in to your Google/YouTube account.
Step 2: Get to the History Page
Click the Menu button from the top-left corner of the page, and then click History from the categories available in the navigation bar in the left.
Step 3: Access/View Your Past Comments
Click Comments from the right of the History page to view all the comments that you have posted earlier.
2. Find Your YouTube Comments on an iPhone
Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, the YouTube app for iOS doesn’t have the feature to view your comments history. However, there is a workaround where you can use a web browser on your smartphone to get this done. The process that is given below explains how to view your past YouTube comments on an iPhone:
Step 1: Sign In to Your YouTube Account on an Internet Browser
Launch your favorite web browser on your iPhone (Safari, the default one, is used here for illustration), go to https://m.youtube.com , tap the profile icon from the top-right corner, tap Sign in from the menu that appears, and follow the on-screen instructions to use your Google account credentials to sign in to YouTube.
Step 2: Access the Desktop Version of YouTube
Tap the More Options icon from the top-left corner of the browser, and then tap Request Desktop Website from the menu that appears to access the desktop version of YouTube on your iPhone.
Step 3: View Your Past YouTube Comments
Tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube page, and tap History from the menu that appears. On the History page, tap Comments from the right pane to view/access your YouTube comments that you posted in the past.
3. Find Your YouTube Comments on an Android Smartphone
As it is with iOS, the YouTube app for Android doesn’t allow you to view your comments history either. However, the workaround of using a web browser works pretty well on Android smartphones too, but with a few tweaks. The process of doing so is given below:
Step 1: Use a Web Browser to Sign In to Your YouTube Account
Launch Google Chrome on your Android smartphone (you can use any other web browser of your choice), and go to https://m.youtube.com . Notice how the interface automatically changes to the desktop version. Note: If the desktop version of the website isn’t visible, you can tap the More button (with three vertical dots) from the top-right corner of the browser, and check the Desktop site box.
Next, tap SIGN IN from the top-right corner of the YouTube page, enter your Google account credentials in the box available on the Sign in screen, enter your password when prompted, and sign in to your YouTube account.
Step 2: Choose a Web Browser (for Confirmation)
When the confirmation box pops up at the bottom, choose your preferred web browser, and tap the frequency of its usage for accessing YouTube. For instance, choose Chrome and Just once to use Google Chrome to access YouTube only for this session.
Step 3: View/Access Your Past YouTube Comments
Once you are signed in to your account, tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube page, and tap History from the menu that appears. When the History page opens up, tap Comments from the right pane to view and/or access your past YouTube comments.
Part 2: How to Find All YouTube Comments Your Channel Has Received?
If you own a YouTube channel and have posted several videos there, it is likely that you also have received a decent number of comments. Usually, these remarks are pretty helpful as they tell you how to improve your production quality, and what your audience prefers to watch in the future. Therefore, it is imperative to learn how to find all the comments that your YouTube channel has received, and the process given below explains exactly that:
1. Find Your Channel’s YouTube Comments on a Desktop or Laptop Computer
You can use your favorite web browser on a PC to easily find all the comments that the videos on your YouTube channel have received as long as you are signed in to your Google account. The step-by-step instructions on how this can be done are given below:
Step 1: Go to the Your videos Page
Open your favorite Internet browser, go to https://www.youtube.com , and sign in to your YouTube account as explained in the previous sections. Next, click the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube homepage, and click Your videos from the menu that appears.
Step 2: View the Comments
Make sure that the Uploads tab is selected on the Channel content window, and check the number under the Comments column of each video to see how many comments that particular film has received. You can click the number for any video to view its comments.
Step 3: Hide or Hold a Comment for Approval
Click the More icon from the right of the comment you want to moderate, and click Hide user from channel or Always approve comments from this user to hide the comments from the selected user or keep their comments on hold until you review and approve them respectively.
Note: To view all comments received on your YouTube channel, go to the Comments tab under YouTube Studio, and you will find all Channel comments & mentions.
2. Find Your Channel’s YouTube Comments on a Mobile App
This process is comparatively simpler than the previous one as all that you need to do is download the YT Studio app, and access a central location where all the comments for all the videos can be viewed. The process is given below:
Step 1: Obtain a Mobile App
Go to App Store or Google Play Store, and search and download the YT Studio app on your iPhone or Android smartphone (iPhone X is used here for illustration).
Step 2: View/Access All the Comments
Launch the YT Studio app, and sign in to your YouTube account. Tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the interface, and tap Comments from the menu to view all the published comments for all the videos that you have received on your YouTube channel.
Step 3: Hide Users and View Held Comments
Tap the More button from the right of an inappropriate comment, and tap Hide user from channel from the menu that comes up. In addition, you can tap the More button next to Published from the top, and tap Held for review from the box that pops up to view the comments that are waiting for your approval.
Note: Unfortunately, you cannot hold the comments for approval using the YT Studio app. As a workaround, you can follow the procedure given earlier to access the desktop version of YouTube on your smartphone, and then use the method explained in the previous section to get this done. However, it is recommended that you do all such sensitive tasks on a laptop or desktop computer to avoid any errors.
Part 3: Find Someone’s YouTube Comments by User Name
If any of your YouTube videos has thousands of comments and you need to find a particular one from a specific user, checking each remark manually would be an extremely time-consuming and tedious task. Therefore, it is a good idea to let an efficient application do the job for you.
One program, a Google Chrome extension called YCS – YouTube Comment Search to be precise, can help you with this. All you are required to do is, install the extension, go to the video, and search the comment by the name of the user. The step-by-step instructions on how this can be done are given below:
Step 1: Install YCS – YouTube Comment Search
Launch Google Chrome on your desktop or laptop computer, search for YCS – YouTube Comment Search, click Add to Chrome, and click Add extension on the notification box that pops up to install the YCS – YouTube Comment Search extension on your instance of Google Chrome.
Step 2: Load All Comments
Go to your or any other’s YouTube video, and click Load All from the top-right corner of the YouTube Comment Search panel that is present under the description box to allow YCS to scan all the comments the video has received.
Step 3: Search Comments from a Particular User
Choose Comments from the search type drop-down list, enter the name of the user in question in the Search box, and click Search to fetch all their comments on the video.
Part 4: How to Edit and Reply to YouTube Comments?
Editing an existing YouTube comment that you have posted earlier, or replying to the one published by someone else is simple. The process is given below:
Step 1: Edit an Existing Comment
Use any of the methods explained above to locate your YouTube comment that you want to edit. Next, click the More icon from the right of the comment, click Edit from the menu, make the required changes to the text, and click SAVE.
Step 2: Reply to a Comment
Locate the comment that you want to reply to, click REPLY from under the comment, type your text in the available field, and click REPLY.
Part 5: How to Moderate YouTube Comments?
If you publish videos on YouTube that may put some impact on people’s lifestyle, you are likely to face criticism quite often. Therefore, you might want to moderate all your comments before they become visible to the audience so as not to spread negativity among the mass. Fortunately, YouTube helps you get this done easily, and the instructions that teach you the process are given below:
Step 1: Get to Your Channel’s Settings Box
Sign in to your YouTube account, click the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the homepage, and click Your videos from the menu that appears.
From the bottom of the navigation bar on the left of the YouTube Studio page, click Settings to open the channel’s Settings box.
Step 2: Moderate YouTube Comments
Go to the Community category from the left pane, and go to the Defaults tab from the right. Next, choose Hide all comments for review from the Comments on your new videos drop-down list, and click SAVE from the bottom-right corner of the box to moderate all YouTube comments that your new videos receive from this point onward.
Part 6: Tips for Writing Good YouTube Comments
While posting a comment on a YouTube video, it is imperative to keep a few things in mind. Some important tips that might come in handy in this regard are suggested below:
- Make your comment as relevant to the video as you possibly can
- Avoid using harsh language or slangs to maintain decency
- Be genuine while leaving feedback. However, make sure to choose polite words while typing a comment
- In case you want to add some suggestions, make sure to be humble
- Ignore the replies with inappropriate content
FAQs About YouTube Comments
Q1) Why can’t I see the comments I posted?
A: If you cannot see your comments, this could be because the owner or moderator has configured the channel or the video to hold all the comments for review before they are visible on YouTube.
In such a case, you are advised to wait for the authorized person to approve your remark before it is published. Another possibility is that the moderator/owner has added you to the ‘hidden users’ list due to some reason. Even in this case, your comment won’t be visible until you are removed from that list.
Q2) I have enabled ‘Notify me’ about comments and other activity on my channel or videos, but can’t see the comments on my video. Why?
A: You won’t be able to view the unpublished comments or those from the users you have added to the ‘hidden’ list. To fix this problem, you may want to disable moderation from your channel or the videos, and also unhide the users. The processes of both these configurations are explained in detail in the above sections.
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
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Richard Bennett
Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions
Have you ever felt worried about any YouTube comment that you published long ago, and later you realized that it was a mistake? Or, do you want to know what comments did you post and when? If so, YouTube offers a simple way of finding your past remarks, and making any changes to them if need be.
That said, the following sections teach you how to find your YouTube comments on a desktop or laptop computer, and also on a mobile device if you are a gadget freak.
- Part 1: How to Find Comments You’ve Posted on YouTube?
- Part 2: How to Find All YouTube Comments Your Channel Has Received?
- Part 3: How to Find Someone’s YouTube Comments by User Name?
- Part 4: How to Edit and Reply to YouTube Comments?
- Part 5: How to Moderate YouTube Comments?
- Part 6: Tips for Writing Good YouTube Comments
Part 1: How to Find All the Comments You’ve Posted on YouTube?
YouTube allows you to post comments on any video only if you are signed in to your Google account while browsing the streaming platform. Because of this, the portal is able to keep a record of your activities, thus enabling you to track all your comments, and take necessary action such as deleting or modifying them as required.
You can learn how to find all the comments you have posted on YouTube while using your preferred device by following the instructions given below:
1. Find Your YouTube Comments on a Desktop or Laptop Computer
Step 1: Sign In to Your YouTube Account
Launch your favorite web browser, go to the YouTube page, click SIGN IN from the top-right corner, and follow the on-screen instructions to enter your credentials and sign in to your Google/YouTube account.
Step 2: Get to the History Page
Click the Menu button from the top-left corner of the page, and then click History from the categories available in the navigation bar in the left.
Step 3: Access/View Your Past Comments
Click Comments from the right of the History page to view all the comments that you have posted earlier.
2. Find Your YouTube Comments on an iPhone
Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, the YouTube app for iOS doesn’t have the feature to view your comments history. However, there is a workaround where you can use a web browser on your smartphone to get this done. The process that is given below explains how to view your past YouTube comments on an iPhone:
Step 1: Sign In to Your YouTube Account on an Internet Browser
Launch your favorite web browser on your iPhone (Safari, the default one, is used here for illustration), go to https://m.youtube.com , tap the profile icon from the top-right corner, tap Sign in from the menu that appears, and follow the on-screen instructions to use your Google account credentials to sign in to YouTube.
Step 2: Access the Desktop Version of YouTube
Tap the More Options icon from the top-left corner of the browser, and then tap Request Desktop Website from the menu that appears to access the desktop version of YouTube on your iPhone.
Step 3: View Your Past YouTube Comments
Tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube page, and tap History from the menu that appears. On the History page, tap Comments from the right pane to view/access your YouTube comments that you posted in the past.
3. Find Your YouTube Comments on an Android Smartphone
As it is with iOS, the YouTube app for Android doesn’t allow you to view your comments history either. However, the workaround of using a web browser works pretty well on Android smartphones too, but with a few tweaks. The process of doing so is given below:
Step 1: Use a Web Browser to Sign In to Your YouTube Account
Launch Google Chrome on your Android smartphone (you can use any other web browser of your choice), and go to https://m.youtube.com . Notice how the interface automatically changes to the desktop version. Note: If the desktop version of the website isn’t visible, you can tap the More button (with three vertical dots) from the top-right corner of the browser, and check the Desktop site box.
Next, tap SIGN IN from the top-right corner of the YouTube page, enter your Google account credentials in the box available on the Sign in screen, enter your password when prompted, and sign in to your YouTube account.
Step 2: Choose a Web Browser (for Confirmation)
When the confirmation box pops up at the bottom, choose your preferred web browser, and tap the frequency of its usage for accessing YouTube. For instance, choose Chrome and Just once to use Google Chrome to access YouTube only for this session.
Step 3: View/Access Your Past YouTube Comments
Once you are signed in to your account, tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube page, and tap History from the menu that appears. When the History page opens up, tap Comments from the right pane to view and/or access your past YouTube comments.
Part 2: How to Find All YouTube Comments Your Channel Has Received?
If you own a YouTube channel and have posted several videos there, it is likely that you also have received a decent number of comments. Usually, these remarks are pretty helpful as they tell you how to improve your production quality, and what your audience prefers to watch in the future. Therefore, it is imperative to learn how to find all the comments that your YouTube channel has received, and the process given below explains exactly that:
1. Find Your Channel’s YouTube Comments on a Desktop or Laptop Computer
You can use your favorite web browser on a PC to easily find all the comments that the videos on your YouTube channel have received as long as you are signed in to your Google account. The step-by-step instructions on how this can be done are given below:
Step 1: Go to the Your videos Page
Open your favorite Internet browser, go to https://www.youtube.com , and sign in to your YouTube account as explained in the previous sections. Next, click the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube homepage, and click Your videos from the menu that appears.
Step 2: View the Comments
Make sure that the Uploads tab is selected on the Channel content window, and check the number under the Comments column of each video to see how many comments that particular film has received. You can click the number for any video to view its comments.
Step 3: Hide or Hold a Comment for Approval
Click the More icon from the right of the comment you want to moderate, and click Hide user from channel or Always approve comments from this user to hide the comments from the selected user or keep their comments on hold until you review and approve them respectively.
Note: To view all comments received on your YouTube channel, go to the Comments tab under YouTube Studio, and you will find all Channel comments & mentions.
2. Find Your Channel’s YouTube Comments on a Mobile App
This process is comparatively simpler than the previous one as all that you need to do is download the YT Studio app, and access a central location where all the comments for all the videos can be viewed. The process is given below:
Step 1: Obtain a Mobile App
Go to App Store or Google Play Store, and search and download the YT Studio app on your iPhone or Android smartphone (iPhone X is used here for illustration).
Step 2: View/Access All the Comments
Launch the YT Studio app, and sign in to your YouTube account. Tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the interface, and tap Comments from the menu to view all the published comments for all the videos that you have received on your YouTube channel.
Step 3: Hide Users and View Held Comments
Tap the More button from the right of an inappropriate comment, and tap Hide user from channel from the menu that comes up. In addition, you can tap the More button next to Published from the top, and tap Held for review from the box that pops up to view the comments that are waiting for your approval.
Note: Unfortunately, you cannot hold the comments for approval using the YT Studio app. As a workaround, you can follow the procedure given earlier to access the desktop version of YouTube on your smartphone, and then use the method explained in the previous section to get this done. However, it is recommended that you do all such sensitive tasks on a laptop or desktop computer to avoid any errors.
Part 3: Find Someone’s YouTube Comments by User Name
If any of your YouTube videos has thousands of comments and you need to find a particular one from a specific user, checking each remark manually would be an extremely time-consuming and tedious task. Therefore, it is a good idea to let an efficient application do the job for you.
One program, a Google Chrome extension called YCS – YouTube Comment Search to be precise, can help you with this. All you are required to do is, install the extension, go to the video, and search the comment by the name of the user. The step-by-step instructions on how this can be done are given below:
Step 1: Install YCS – YouTube Comment Search
Launch Google Chrome on your desktop or laptop computer, search for YCS – YouTube Comment Search, click Add to Chrome, and click Add extension on the notification box that pops up to install the YCS – YouTube Comment Search extension on your instance of Google Chrome.
Step 2: Load All Comments
Go to your or any other’s YouTube video, and click Load All from the top-right corner of the YouTube Comment Search panel that is present under the description box to allow YCS to scan all the comments the video has received.
Step 3: Search Comments from a Particular User
Choose Comments from the search type drop-down list, enter the name of the user in question in the Search box, and click Search to fetch all their comments on the video.
Part 4: How to Edit and Reply to YouTube Comments?
Editing an existing YouTube comment that you have posted earlier, or replying to the one published by someone else is simple. The process is given below:
Step 1: Edit an Existing Comment
Use any of the methods explained above to locate your YouTube comment that you want to edit. Next, click the More icon from the right of the comment, click Edit from the menu, make the required changes to the text, and click SAVE.
Step 2: Reply to a Comment
Locate the comment that you want to reply to, click REPLY from under the comment, type your text in the available field, and click REPLY.
Part 5: How to Moderate YouTube Comments?
If you publish videos on YouTube that may put some impact on people’s lifestyle, you are likely to face criticism quite often. Therefore, you might want to moderate all your comments before they become visible to the audience so as not to spread negativity among the mass. Fortunately, YouTube helps you get this done easily, and the instructions that teach you the process are given below:
Step 1: Get to Your Channel’s Settings Box
Sign in to your YouTube account, click the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the homepage, and click Your videos from the menu that appears.
From the bottom of the navigation bar on the left of the YouTube Studio page, click Settings to open the channel’s Settings box.
Step 2: Moderate YouTube Comments
Go to the Community category from the left pane, and go to the Defaults tab from the right. Next, choose Hide all comments for review from the Comments on your new videos drop-down list, and click SAVE from the bottom-right corner of the box to moderate all YouTube comments that your new videos receive from this point onward.
Part 6: Tips for Writing Good YouTube Comments
While posting a comment on a YouTube video, it is imperative to keep a few things in mind. Some important tips that might come in handy in this regard are suggested below:
- Make your comment as relevant to the video as you possibly can
- Avoid using harsh language or slangs to maintain decency
- Be genuine while leaving feedback. However, make sure to choose polite words while typing a comment
- In case you want to add some suggestions, make sure to be humble
- Ignore the replies with inappropriate content
FAQs About YouTube Comments
Q1) Why can’t I see the comments I posted?
A: If you cannot see your comments, this could be because the owner or moderator has configured the channel or the video to hold all the comments for review before they are visible on YouTube.
In such a case, you are advised to wait for the authorized person to approve your remark before it is published. Another possibility is that the moderator/owner has added you to the ‘hidden users’ list due to some reason. Even in this case, your comment won’t be visible until you are removed from that list.
Q2) I have enabled ‘Notify me’ about comments and other activity on my channel or videos, but can’t see the comments on my video. Why?
A: You won’t be able to view the unpublished comments or those from the users you have added to the ‘hidden’ list. To fix this problem, you may want to disable moderation from your channel or the videos, and also unhide the users. The processes of both these configurations are explained in detail in the above sections.
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions
Have you ever felt worried about any YouTube comment that you published long ago, and later you realized that it was a mistake? Or, do you want to know what comments did you post and when? If so, YouTube offers a simple way of finding your past remarks, and making any changes to them if need be.
That said, the following sections teach you how to find your YouTube comments on a desktop or laptop computer, and also on a mobile device if you are a gadget freak.
- Part 1: How to Find Comments You’ve Posted on YouTube?
- Part 2: How to Find All YouTube Comments Your Channel Has Received?
- Part 3: How to Find Someone’s YouTube Comments by User Name?
- Part 4: How to Edit and Reply to YouTube Comments?
- Part 5: How to Moderate YouTube Comments?
- Part 6: Tips for Writing Good YouTube Comments
Part 1: How to Find All the Comments You’ve Posted on YouTube?
YouTube allows you to post comments on any video only if you are signed in to your Google account while browsing the streaming platform. Because of this, the portal is able to keep a record of your activities, thus enabling you to track all your comments, and take necessary action such as deleting or modifying them as required.
You can learn how to find all the comments you have posted on YouTube while using your preferred device by following the instructions given below:
1. Find Your YouTube Comments on a Desktop or Laptop Computer
Step 1: Sign In to Your YouTube Account
Launch your favorite web browser, go to the YouTube page, click SIGN IN from the top-right corner, and follow the on-screen instructions to enter your credentials and sign in to your Google/YouTube account.
Step 2: Get to the History Page
Click the Menu button from the top-left corner of the page, and then click History from the categories available in the navigation bar in the left.
Step 3: Access/View Your Past Comments
Click Comments from the right of the History page to view all the comments that you have posted earlier.
2. Find Your YouTube Comments on an iPhone
Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, the YouTube app for iOS doesn’t have the feature to view your comments history. However, there is a workaround where you can use a web browser on your smartphone to get this done. The process that is given below explains how to view your past YouTube comments on an iPhone:
Step 1: Sign In to Your YouTube Account on an Internet Browser
Launch your favorite web browser on your iPhone (Safari, the default one, is used here for illustration), go to https://m.youtube.com , tap the profile icon from the top-right corner, tap Sign in from the menu that appears, and follow the on-screen instructions to use your Google account credentials to sign in to YouTube.
Step 2: Access the Desktop Version of YouTube
Tap the More Options icon from the top-left corner of the browser, and then tap Request Desktop Website from the menu that appears to access the desktop version of YouTube on your iPhone.
Step 3: View Your Past YouTube Comments
Tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube page, and tap History from the menu that appears. On the History page, tap Comments from the right pane to view/access your YouTube comments that you posted in the past.
3. Find Your YouTube Comments on an Android Smartphone
As it is with iOS, the YouTube app for Android doesn’t allow you to view your comments history either. However, the workaround of using a web browser works pretty well on Android smartphones too, but with a few tweaks. The process of doing so is given below:
Step 1: Use a Web Browser to Sign In to Your YouTube Account
Launch Google Chrome on your Android smartphone (you can use any other web browser of your choice), and go to https://m.youtube.com . Notice how the interface automatically changes to the desktop version. Note: If the desktop version of the website isn’t visible, you can tap the More button (with three vertical dots) from the top-right corner of the browser, and check the Desktop site box.
Next, tap SIGN IN from the top-right corner of the YouTube page, enter your Google account credentials in the box available on the Sign in screen, enter your password when prompted, and sign in to your YouTube account.
Step 2: Choose a Web Browser (for Confirmation)
When the confirmation box pops up at the bottom, choose your preferred web browser, and tap the frequency of its usage for accessing YouTube. For instance, choose Chrome and Just once to use Google Chrome to access YouTube only for this session.
Step 3: View/Access Your Past YouTube Comments
Once you are signed in to your account, tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube page, and tap History from the menu that appears. When the History page opens up, tap Comments from the right pane to view and/or access your past YouTube comments.
Part 2: How to Find All YouTube Comments Your Channel Has Received?
If you own a YouTube channel and have posted several videos there, it is likely that you also have received a decent number of comments. Usually, these remarks are pretty helpful as they tell you how to improve your production quality, and what your audience prefers to watch in the future. Therefore, it is imperative to learn how to find all the comments that your YouTube channel has received, and the process given below explains exactly that:
1. Find Your Channel’s YouTube Comments on a Desktop or Laptop Computer
You can use your favorite web browser on a PC to easily find all the comments that the videos on your YouTube channel have received as long as you are signed in to your Google account. The step-by-step instructions on how this can be done are given below:
Step 1: Go to the Your videos Page
Open your favorite Internet browser, go to https://www.youtube.com , and sign in to your YouTube account as explained in the previous sections. Next, click the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube homepage, and click Your videos from the menu that appears.
Step 2: View the Comments
Make sure that the Uploads tab is selected on the Channel content window, and check the number under the Comments column of each video to see how many comments that particular film has received. You can click the number for any video to view its comments.
Step 3: Hide or Hold a Comment for Approval
Click the More icon from the right of the comment you want to moderate, and click Hide user from channel or Always approve comments from this user to hide the comments from the selected user or keep their comments on hold until you review and approve them respectively.
Note: To view all comments received on your YouTube channel, go to the Comments tab under YouTube Studio, and you will find all Channel comments & mentions.
2. Find Your Channel’s YouTube Comments on a Mobile App
This process is comparatively simpler than the previous one as all that you need to do is download the YT Studio app, and access a central location where all the comments for all the videos can be viewed. The process is given below:
Step 1: Obtain a Mobile App
Go to App Store or Google Play Store, and search and download the YT Studio app on your iPhone or Android smartphone (iPhone X is used here for illustration).
Step 2: View/Access All the Comments
Launch the YT Studio app, and sign in to your YouTube account. Tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the interface, and tap Comments from the menu to view all the published comments for all the videos that you have received on your YouTube channel.
Step 3: Hide Users and View Held Comments
Tap the More button from the right of an inappropriate comment, and tap Hide user from channel from the menu that comes up. In addition, you can tap the More button next to Published from the top, and tap Held for review from the box that pops up to view the comments that are waiting for your approval.
Note: Unfortunately, you cannot hold the comments for approval using the YT Studio app. As a workaround, you can follow the procedure given earlier to access the desktop version of YouTube on your smartphone, and then use the method explained in the previous section to get this done. However, it is recommended that you do all such sensitive tasks on a laptop or desktop computer to avoid any errors.
Part 3: Find Someone’s YouTube Comments by User Name
If any of your YouTube videos has thousands of comments and you need to find a particular one from a specific user, checking each remark manually would be an extremely time-consuming and tedious task. Therefore, it is a good idea to let an efficient application do the job for you.
One program, a Google Chrome extension called YCS – YouTube Comment Search to be precise, can help you with this. All you are required to do is, install the extension, go to the video, and search the comment by the name of the user. The step-by-step instructions on how this can be done are given below:
Step 1: Install YCS – YouTube Comment Search
Launch Google Chrome on your desktop or laptop computer, search for YCS – YouTube Comment Search, click Add to Chrome, and click Add extension on the notification box that pops up to install the YCS – YouTube Comment Search extension on your instance of Google Chrome.
Step 2: Load All Comments
Go to your or any other’s YouTube video, and click Load All from the top-right corner of the YouTube Comment Search panel that is present under the description box to allow YCS to scan all the comments the video has received.
Step 3: Search Comments from a Particular User
Choose Comments from the search type drop-down list, enter the name of the user in question in the Search box, and click Search to fetch all their comments on the video.
Part 4: How to Edit and Reply to YouTube Comments?
Editing an existing YouTube comment that you have posted earlier, or replying to the one published by someone else is simple. The process is given below:
Step 1: Edit an Existing Comment
Use any of the methods explained above to locate your YouTube comment that you want to edit. Next, click the More icon from the right of the comment, click Edit from the menu, make the required changes to the text, and click SAVE.
Step 2: Reply to a Comment
Locate the comment that you want to reply to, click REPLY from under the comment, type your text in the available field, and click REPLY.
Part 5: How to Moderate YouTube Comments?
If you publish videos on YouTube that may put some impact on people’s lifestyle, you are likely to face criticism quite often. Therefore, you might want to moderate all your comments before they become visible to the audience so as not to spread negativity among the mass. Fortunately, YouTube helps you get this done easily, and the instructions that teach you the process are given below:
Step 1: Get to Your Channel’s Settings Box
Sign in to your YouTube account, click the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the homepage, and click Your videos from the menu that appears.
From the bottom of the navigation bar on the left of the YouTube Studio page, click Settings to open the channel’s Settings box.
Step 2: Moderate YouTube Comments
Go to the Community category from the left pane, and go to the Defaults tab from the right. Next, choose Hide all comments for review from the Comments on your new videos drop-down list, and click SAVE from the bottom-right corner of the box to moderate all YouTube comments that your new videos receive from this point onward.
Part 6: Tips for Writing Good YouTube Comments
While posting a comment on a YouTube video, it is imperative to keep a few things in mind. Some important tips that might come in handy in this regard are suggested below:
- Make your comment as relevant to the video as you possibly can
- Avoid using harsh language or slangs to maintain decency
- Be genuine while leaving feedback. However, make sure to choose polite words while typing a comment
- In case you want to add some suggestions, make sure to be humble
- Ignore the replies with inappropriate content
FAQs About YouTube Comments
Q1) Why can’t I see the comments I posted?
A: If you cannot see your comments, this could be because the owner or moderator has configured the channel or the video to hold all the comments for review before they are visible on YouTube.
In such a case, you are advised to wait for the authorized person to approve your remark before it is published. Another possibility is that the moderator/owner has added you to the ‘hidden users’ list due to some reason. Even in this case, your comment won’t be visible until you are removed from that list.
Q2) I have enabled ‘Notify me’ about comments and other activity on my channel or videos, but can’t see the comments on my video. Why?
A: You won’t be able to view the unpublished comments or those from the users you have added to the ‘hidden’ list. To fix this problem, you may want to disable moderation from your channel or the videos, and also unhide the users. The processes of both these configurations are explained in detail in the above sections.
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions
Have you ever felt worried about any YouTube comment that you published long ago, and later you realized that it was a mistake? Or, do you want to know what comments did you post and when? If so, YouTube offers a simple way of finding your past remarks, and making any changes to them if need be.
That said, the following sections teach you how to find your YouTube comments on a desktop or laptop computer, and also on a mobile device if you are a gadget freak.
- Part 1: How to Find Comments You’ve Posted on YouTube?
- Part 2: How to Find All YouTube Comments Your Channel Has Received?
- Part 3: How to Find Someone’s YouTube Comments by User Name?
- Part 4: How to Edit and Reply to YouTube Comments?
- Part 5: How to Moderate YouTube Comments?
- Part 6: Tips for Writing Good YouTube Comments
Part 1: How to Find All the Comments You’ve Posted on YouTube?
YouTube allows you to post comments on any video only if you are signed in to your Google account while browsing the streaming platform. Because of this, the portal is able to keep a record of your activities, thus enabling you to track all your comments, and take necessary action such as deleting or modifying them as required.
You can learn how to find all the comments you have posted on YouTube while using your preferred device by following the instructions given below:
1. Find Your YouTube Comments on a Desktop or Laptop Computer
Step 1: Sign In to Your YouTube Account
Launch your favorite web browser, go to the YouTube page, click SIGN IN from the top-right corner, and follow the on-screen instructions to enter your credentials and sign in to your Google/YouTube account.
Step 2: Get to the History Page
Click the Menu button from the top-left corner of the page, and then click History from the categories available in the navigation bar in the left.
Step 3: Access/View Your Past Comments
Click Comments from the right of the History page to view all the comments that you have posted earlier.
2. Find Your YouTube Comments on an iPhone
Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, the YouTube app for iOS doesn’t have the feature to view your comments history. However, there is a workaround where you can use a web browser on your smartphone to get this done. The process that is given below explains how to view your past YouTube comments on an iPhone:
Step 1: Sign In to Your YouTube Account on an Internet Browser
Launch your favorite web browser on your iPhone (Safari, the default one, is used here for illustration), go to https://m.youtube.com , tap the profile icon from the top-right corner, tap Sign in from the menu that appears, and follow the on-screen instructions to use your Google account credentials to sign in to YouTube.
Step 2: Access the Desktop Version of YouTube
Tap the More Options icon from the top-left corner of the browser, and then tap Request Desktop Website from the menu that appears to access the desktop version of YouTube on your iPhone.
Step 3: View Your Past YouTube Comments
Tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube page, and tap History from the menu that appears. On the History page, tap Comments from the right pane to view/access your YouTube comments that you posted in the past.
3. Find Your YouTube Comments on an Android Smartphone
As it is with iOS, the YouTube app for Android doesn’t allow you to view your comments history either. However, the workaround of using a web browser works pretty well on Android smartphones too, but with a few tweaks. The process of doing so is given below:
Step 1: Use a Web Browser to Sign In to Your YouTube Account
Launch Google Chrome on your Android smartphone (you can use any other web browser of your choice), and go to https://m.youtube.com . Notice how the interface automatically changes to the desktop version. Note: If the desktop version of the website isn’t visible, you can tap the More button (with three vertical dots) from the top-right corner of the browser, and check the Desktop site box.
Next, tap SIGN IN from the top-right corner of the YouTube page, enter your Google account credentials in the box available on the Sign in screen, enter your password when prompted, and sign in to your YouTube account.
Step 2: Choose a Web Browser (for Confirmation)
When the confirmation box pops up at the bottom, choose your preferred web browser, and tap the frequency of its usage for accessing YouTube. For instance, choose Chrome and Just once to use Google Chrome to access YouTube only for this session.
Step 3: View/Access Your Past YouTube Comments
Once you are signed in to your account, tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube page, and tap History from the menu that appears. When the History page opens up, tap Comments from the right pane to view and/or access your past YouTube comments.
Part 2: How to Find All YouTube Comments Your Channel Has Received?
If you own a YouTube channel and have posted several videos there, it is likely that you also have received a decent number of comments. Usually, these remarks are pretty helpful as they tell you how to improve your production quality, and what your audience prefers to watch in the future. Therefore, it is imperative to learn how to find all the comments that your YouTube channel has received, and the process given below explains exactly that:
1. Find Your Channel’s YouTube Comments on a Desktop or Laptop Computer
You can use your favorite web browser on a PC to easily find all the comments that the videos on your YouTube channel have received as long as you are signed in to your Google account. The step-by-step instructions on how this can be done are given below:
Step 1: Go to the Your videos Page
Open your favorite Internet browser, go to https://www.youtube.com , and sign in to your YouTube account as explained in the previous sections. Next, click the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the YouTube homepage, and click Your videos from the menu that appears.
Step 2: View the Comments
Make sure that the Uploads tab is selected on the Channel content window, and check the number under the Comments column of each video to see how many comments that particular film has received. You can click the number for any video to view its comments.
Step 3: Hide or Hold a Comment for Approval
Click the More icon from the right of the comment you want to moderate, and click Hide user from channel or Always approve comments from this user to hide the comments from the selected user or keep their comments on hold until you review and approve them respectively.
Note: To view all comments received on your YouTube channel, go to the Comments tab under YouTube Studio, and you will find all Channel comments & mentions.
2. Find Your Channel’s YouTube Comments on a Mobile App
This process is comparatively simpler than the previous one as all that you need to do is download the YT Studio app, and access a central location where all the comments for all the videos can be viewed. The process is given below:
Step 1: Obtain a Mobile App
Go to App Store or Google Play Store, and search and download the YT Studio app on your iPhone or Android smartphone (iPhone X is used here for illustration).
Step 2: View/Access All the Comments
Launch the YT Studio app, and sign in to your YouTube account. Tap the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the interface, and tap Comments from the menu to view all the published comments for all the videos that you have received on your YouTube channel.
Step 3: Hide Users and View Held Comments
Tap the More button from the right of an inappropriate comment, and tap Hide user from channel from the menu that comes up. In addition, you can tap the More button next to Published from the top, and tap Held for review from the box that pops up to view the comments that are waiting for your approval.
Note: Unfortunately, you cannot hold the comments for approval using the YT Studio app. As a workaround, you can follow the procedure given earlier to access the desktop version of YouTube on your smartphone, and then use the method explained in the previous section to get this done. However, it is recommended that you do all such sensitive tasks on a laptop or desktop computer to avoid any errors.
Part 3: Find Someone’s YouTube Comments by User Name
If any of your YouTube videos has thousands of comments and you need to find a particular one from a specific user, checking each remark manually would be an extremely time-consuming and tedious task. Therefore, it is a good idea to let an efficient application do the job for you.
One program, a Google Chrome extension called YCS – YouTube Comment Search to be precise, can help you with this. All you are required to do is, install the extension, go to the video, and search the comment by the name of the user. The step-by-step instructions on how this can be done are given below:
Step 1: Install YCS – YouTube Comment Search
Launch Google Chrome on your desktop or laptop computer, search for YCS – YouTube Comment Search, click Add to Chrome, and click Add extension on the notification box that pops up to install the YCS – YouTube Comment Search extension on your instance of Google Chrome.
Step 2: Load All Comments
Go to your or any other’s YouTube video, and click Load All from the top-right corner of the YouTube Comment Search panel that is present under the description box to allow YCS to scan all the comments the video has received.
Step 3: Search Comments from a Particular User
Choose Comments from the search type drop-down list, enter the name of the user in question in the Search box, and click Search to fetch all their comments on the video.
Part 4: How to Edit and Reply to YouTube Comments?
Editing an existing YouTube comment that you have posted earlier, or replying to the one published by someone else is simple. The process is given below:
Step 1: Edit an Existing Comment
Use any of the methods explained above to locate your YouTube comment that you want to edit. Next, click the More icon from the right of the comment, click Edit from the menu, make the required changes to the text, and click SAVE.
Step 2: Reply to a Comment
Locate the comment that you want to reply to, click REPLY from under the comment, type your text in the available field, and click REPLY.
Part 5: How to Moderate YouTube Comments?
If you publish videos on YouTube that may put some impact on people’s lifestyle, you are likely to face criticism quite often. Therefore, you might want to moderate all your comments before they become visible to the audience so as not to spread negativity among the mass. Fortunately, YouTube helps you get this done easily, and the instructions that teach you the process are given below:
Step 1: Get to Your Channel’s Settings Box
Sign in to your YouTube account, click the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the homepage, and click Your videos from the menu that appears.
From the bottom of the navigation bar on the left of the YouTube Studio page, click Settings to open the channel’s Settings box.
Step 2: Moderate YouTube Comments
Go to the Community category from the left pane, and go to the Defaults tab from the right. Next, choose Hide all comments for review from the Comments on your new videos drop-down list, and click SAVE from the bottom-right corner of the box to moderate all YouTube comments that your new videos receive from this point onward.
Part 6: Tips for Writing Good YouTube Comments
While posting a comment on a YouTube video, it is imperative to keep a few things in mind. Some important tips that might come in handy in this regard are suggested below:
- Make your comment as relevant to the video as you possibly can
- Avoid using harsh language or slangs to maintain decency
- Be genuine while leaving feedback. However, make sure to choose polite words while typing a comment
- In case you want to add some suggestions, make sure to be humble
- Ignore the replies with inappropriate content
FAQs About YouTube Comments
Q1) Why can’t I see the comments I posted?
A: If you cannot see your comments, this could be because the owner or moderator has configured the channel or the video to hold all the comments for review before they are visible on YouTube.
In such a case, you are advised to wait for the authorized person to approve your remark before it is published. Another possibility is that the moderator/owner has added you to the ‘hidden users’ list due to some reason. Even in this case, your comment won’t be visible until you are removed from that list.
Q2) I have enabled ‘Notify me’ about comments and other activity on my channel or videos, but can’t see the comments on my video. Why?
A: You won’t be able to view the unpublished comments or those from the users you have added to the ‘hidden’ list. To fix this problem, you may want to disable moderation from your channel or the videos, and also unhide the users. The processes of both these configurations are explained in detail in the above sections.
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