How to enable comments on YouTube

YouTube gives content creators the ability to open or close comments under their videos. This allows you to control the conversation around your video and protect your community from unwanted comments. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to enable comments on YouTube.

1. Log in to your YouTube account

The first step is to log in to your YouTube account. If you don’t have an account yet, you need to create one and upload at least one video, but you probably already have something uploaded, right?)

2. Go to the content management page

Click on your profile icon in the top right corner of the screen and select «YouTube Studio». Then, in the menu on the left, select «Content». Here you will see all your uploaded videos.

3. Select the video to configure comments

Find and select the video for which you want to enable comments. Click on its title or the pencil icon to the right of the video.

4. Go to the «Details» section

After this, you will be taken to the video settings page. There are various tabs here, but you need to go to the «Details» tab.

5. Find the comment settings

Scroll down to the «Advanced settings» section and select «Show more». Here you will find the «Comments and ratings» section.

6. Enable comments

In the «Comments and ratings» section, you can choose whether to allow comments under this video. If you want to enable comments, simply select «Allow comments».

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7. Save changes

Don’t forget to save your changes by clicking the blue «Save» button in the top right corner.

Note: You can also set up comments for all future videos. To do this, in YouTube Studio select «Settings» > «Community» > «Default settings» > «Comments».

Please, before enabling comments on YouTube, consider that having open comments under your video implies the need to moderate comments.

This will help you avoid unwanted content and ensure positive communication for your community. No one likes to interact on a channel where, for example, people are arguing and the channel owner ignores it. And if you represent an official organization or company — you will definitely want to promptly remove unacceptable comments.

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