You can customise the layout of your channel so that viewers will see your channel trailer, featured video and featured sections when they get to your channel homepage.
Create a channel trailer for new viewers
Your channel trailer offers a preview of your channel so that viewers can learn more and subscribe. By default, ads won't be shown on your channel trailer, unless your video contains third-party claimed content. If the viewer is already subscribed to your channel, they'll see your featured video.
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left-hand menu, select Customisation
Layout.
- Under Video spotlight, click ADD and select a video for your channel trailer.
- Click Publish.
Featured video for subscribers
You can highlight your video or any video on YouTube for your subscribers to watch when they go to your channel homepage.
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left-hand menu, select Customisation
Layout.
- Under Video spotlight, click ADD and select a video to feature.
- Click Publish.
Featured sections
You can customise the layout of your channel homepage with up to 12 sections. Your layout will default to display four pre-populated sections: Short videos, Uploads, Created playlists and Subscriptions that you've made public.
Create a section
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left-hand menu, select Customisation
Layout.
- At the bottom, click ADD SECTION.
- Scroll to select your content.
- Videos: Choose to highlight your uploads, popular uploads, short videos, live now, past and upcoming live streams.
- Playlists: Choose to highlight single, created and multiple playlists.
- Channels: Choose to highlight subscriptions and featured channels.
- Click Publish.
Edit a section
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left-hand menu, select Customisation
Layout.
- At the bottom, click Options
on the section that you want to edit and select Edit section contents
.
- In the edit screen, change the content of the section.
- Click Publish.
Reorder sections on your channel
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left-hand menu, select Customisation
Layout.
- At the bottom, click the vertical bar on the section you want to move, then drag and drop to reorder.
- Click Publish.