Schedule a social post to YouTube

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Schedule and publish content to YouTube or YouTube Shorts using the Content Planner, and manage upcoming posts in one calendar.

Step by step

1. Log in to your Riverside account.
2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
3. From the sidebar on the left, click Planner.

4. In the top right corner of the date you want to schedule your post on, click the plus icon.
5. Click Social media post. 
6. If you haven't already, follow the instructions in the pop-up to log in to your YouTube account. 
7. Click + to select the exported file. 
8. To add a custom thumbnail:
   1. In the top left corner of the preview window, click the photo icon. 
   2. Click Upload image. 
   3. In the file picker, choose a JPG or PNG image from your computer.
      Thumbnails must be 2MB or smaller.
9. Add a Title. 
10. Add a Description.
    Or, click the Generate icon to generate an AI description.
    This text will appear in YouTube’s Description field.
11. Under Visibility, choose Private, Unlisted, or Public from the dropdown.
12. Choose the date and time when you want the post to publish. 
13. Click Schedule. 

Edit a scheduled post

1. In the Planner, click the relevant post to open the sidebar. 
2. In the bottom right corner, click Edit post. 
3. Make any desired changes to your post and click Save. 

Delete a scheduled post

1. In the Planner, click the relevant post to open the sidebar. 
2. In the top right corner of the sidebar, click the ••• [the three dots].
3. Click Remove post.  

Good to know

• You can only schedule exported clips to post to YouTube.
• You can only log into one YouTube account per studio. 
• If you log out of your YouTube account, any scheduled posts will be removed and will not be published to YouTube.

Learn more

• Publish to YouTube and YouTube Shorts: requirements
• Publish to YouTube