How To Add Chapters To Your YouTube Video Automatically Or Manually

You can now add video chapters or timestamps manually or automatically throughout your video, so people can skip to that section or rewatch that particular section.

In this video, I’ll show you how to add your own video chapters manually or automatically, how to opt out of automatic video chapters, and how to use them to get more engagement and views.

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How do video chapters work?
When someone watches your video, they can just hover over these sections of your video and watch that particular section. Alternatively, they can click on any of the video chapter links in the description. If I click on 1:27, for instance, it’ll take me straight to that particular segment of the video.

Here’s how to add automatic video chapters.
– Click the Content tab in YouTube Studio to see the list of videos on your channel.
– Hover over the video that you wish to edit.
– Click the details icon.
– Scroll down.
– Click Show More.
– Under Automatic chapters, check the box that says allow automatic chapters where available and eligible.

If you add your own timestamps manually as shown in this image (view video above), it’ll overwrite the automatic timestamps. Keep in mind that not all videos on YouTube channel are eligible for auto-generated video chapters. Also, not all eligible videos will have auto-generated video chapters.

For example, if your channel has any active strikes or the content is inappropriate to some viewers, then auto-generated chapters are not going to be present.

How to disable automatic video chapters
If you want to opt out of automatic chapters for a specific video, then just uncheck the box that says allow automatic chapters when available and eligible.

Here’s how to disable automatic chapters for all the videos on the YouTube channel.
– Click on Settings in YouTube Studio.
– Click on Upload defaults,
– click Advanced Settings.
– Under Automatic chapters, uncheck the box that says allow automatic chapters when available and eligible.
Now, whenever you upload a new video, automatic chapters will not be enabled for that specific video. Keep in mind, when you add your own video chapters or timestamps, that will override the automatic chapters.

Another great benefit of adding these chapters to your video description is that it helps get your video found in Google Search. Here’s an example of a video appearing in Google Search that shows the 8 key moments for the video. If you click on that section, it will just show that particular section of the video.

Here’s how to add chapters to your own videos manually.
– Click on the Content tab in YouTube Studio.
– Hover over the video that you wish to edit.
– Click the pencil icon that says details.
– In the description, you want to add your timestamps.
– Make sure the first timestamp in your list starts with 0:00.
– Your video should have at least three timestamps in ascending order.
– The minimum length for each video chapter is 10 seconds.
– As you watch your video, create a video chapter for each section of the content.
– Add keywords in the title of each video chapter. This will help your video to appear on Google and YouTube Search.
– After you’re finished adding your video chapters, click Save.

If your video chapters get picked up by Google, you’ll get a ton more views for your video, both from YouTube Search and Google Search. For example, if someone searching for that exact keyword phrase that you added to your video chapter, they’ll be taken right to that particular section of the video. This will result in more opportunities for your video to be found in YouTube Search and Google Search.

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If you’ve already added chapters to your uploaded videos, you might want to rewrite the titles for the particular chapters.

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