YouTube Content Management

System Settings

• After you purchase and install the Add-On, go to the sidebar and search for the YouTube Content Add-On.
• After that, navigate to the YouTube Settings page to configure your connection with YouTube. You need to enter Google Client ID, Google Client Secret, and Google Redirect URI (which is auto-generated and used while creating credentials).
• To learn how to generate the Credentials, follow the link: https://console.cloud.google.com/
• Enable the following APIs: YouTube Data API v3 and YouTube Analytics API. While creating credentials, add the Google Redirect URI from the system settings page.
• After submitting the credentials, click on the Google Auth button to authorize the account and establish the connection between the system and your YouTube channel.

Manage Videos

• On this page, you can add a new video by clicking the “Create” button at the top of a managed video page. Fill in the required details, like entering the title, selecting a category, uploading a thumbnail image, uploading the video file, adding tags, setting visibility options, and at the last writing a description.
• On successful submission, the video is uploaded both to the system and the connected YouTube channel automatically.
• The video management page displays videos in both list and grid view formats. You can see details like title, thumbnail, duration, category, and description for each video. The page includes a search button that will help you find specific videos quickly.
• You can use the Actions available for each video that includes: “View Thumbnail” that shows the uploaded thumbnail image, “View” button that displays full video details such as description, views, likes, favourites, and comments, “Edit” button for editing all the fields except the video file, as the video file cannot be changed once uploaded, and you can use the “Delete” button to remove the video.

Manage Video Detail

• This is a subpage of the Manage Videos section that provides complete information about a selected video. The page displays a video preview using an embedded YouTube player, along with complete details including the title, description, views, likes, dislikes, favorites, comments, and tags.
• The comment section allows you to view all public comments on the video and add new comments. You can reply to existing comments, though nested replies to replies are not supported. You can edit or delete only the comments you have added to the video.

• Click on the Caption action button to access the Caption management page. To create a new caption, enter the name, language code, and upload the caption file. On submission, the caption is automatically added to the respective video on YouTube.
• The caption list view shows a table with columns for name, language, type, and actions. Use the search bar to filter caption easily. Available actions include Edit (only the caption file can be updated) and Delete (removes the caption from the video on both the system and YouTube).

Manage Playlists

• To create a new playlist, click the “Create” button at the top of the playlist page. Enter the playlist title, set visibility options, and add a description. On successful creation, the playlist is created in both the system and your YouTube channel.
• The playlist management page displays playlists in both list and grid view formats. You can see details such as the title, thumbnail image, total number of videos, and description for each playlist.
• Actions available for playlists include “View Thumbnail” to show the thumbnail image of the playlist, “View” to open detailed playlist view, including description and complete video list, “Edit” to allow editing playlist details, like title and description, and “Delete” to remove the playlist.

• Inside the playlist view page, the thumbnail and description are shown along with a list of all videos under the playlist. To add videos, click the “Add Video” button and select multiple videos from the dropdown. The selected videos get added to the playlist. To remove videos from the playlist, use the Delete option.

Manage Channel

• This section displays complete information about your connected YouTube channel. You can view the channel logo, title, number of subscribers, total videos, total views, and channel description.
• The channel description can be edited and updated directly from this page. Any changes made to the description will be automatically synchronized with your YouTube channel.

Manage Activity

• The Activity section displays recent activities related to your channel, including new video uploads and video additions to playlists. This helps you keep track of all recent changes and updates to your content.
• On the activity page, information is displayed in a table format with columns for thumbnail, title, description, type, published date, and actions. Using the “View” action allows you to open the video directly in YouTube in a new tab for immediate access to your content on the platform.