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Wix Editor: Adding and Setting Up a YouTube Subscribe Button

7 days ago
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Updated: 6 days ago

Adding a Youtube subscribe button gives your visitors an easy way to follow your channel without ever having to leave your site. Once visitors click the button, they can log in to their YouTube account and confirm the subscription.



Step 1 | Retrieve Your YouTube Channel URL


YouTube subscribe buttons link up with your YouTube channel to give your visitors a one-step subscription process. In order to connect your YouTube channel to your Wix site, you need to retrieve the channel URL.


  1. Sign in to your YouTube account.

  2. Click your profile picture at the top right.

  3. Click Your channel.

  4. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar.


Tip:


Want to connect a channel that's not yours? Simply visit the relevant channel page and copy the URL.



Step 2 | Add a YouTube Subscribe Button


Now that you've retrieved your YouTube URL, you can add the subscribe button to your site. To connect the button to your channel, simply paste the channel's URL in the button's settings.


  1. Go to your editor.

  2. Click Add Elements

    Wix Editor: Adding and Setting Up a YouTube Subscribe Button

    on the left side of the editor.

  3. Click Social.

  4. Click YouTube.

  5. Click or drag the YouTube Subscribe button to add it to your site.

  6. Click Set Your Channel or the Settings

    Wix Editor: Adding and Setting Up a YouTube Subscribe Button

    icon.

  7. Paste your YouTube channel's URL under What's your channel's address?

  8. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.


screenshot of youtube subscribe button with whats your channels address textbox highlighted


Step 3 | Customize Your Youtube Subscribe Button


You can customize the way the button appears by clicking the Layouts


Wix Editor: Adding and Setting Up a YouTube Subscribe Button

icon. Choose whether or not to display your channel name and profile picture.


screenshot of youtube subscribe button in wix editor. layout panel selected, showing two different layout options

Want more customization options?


Click the Animation icon


Wix Editor: Adding and Setting Up a YouTube Subscribe Button

to add an animation to your subscribe button.



This article is credited to the Wix team - https://support.wix.com/ and we thank them for that!

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