{"id":1175,"date":"2024-09-18T08:35:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T08:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediacube.io\/en-US\/blog\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:56:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:56:05","slug":"20-hidden-youtube-settings-that-ruin-small-channels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediacube.io\/en-US\/blog\/20-hidden-youtube-settings-that-ruin-small-channels","title":{"rendered":"20 Hidden YouTube Settings That Ruin Small Channels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. \u201cPublish to subscription feed and notify subscribers\u201d <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In YouTube Studio, click Content and go to the settings of any of your videos. When you start scrolling through the settings, you’ll see the \u201cPublish to subscription feed and notify subscribers\u201d option. Usually, people leave this tool on automatically rather than manually filtering content. This is a fatal mistake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Imagine: you publish content exploring a variety of topics and not all of your subscribers may be interested in this or that subject. Therefore, it’s best to manually control the \u201cPublish to subscription feed and notify subscribers\u201d option so that your subscribers don’t ignore your content. In general, this messes up the stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. \u201cIs your video made for kids?\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Many creators often forget about this option or make the wrong choice. We should clarify: the sole fact that kids may be interested in your video doesn’t mean you should choose \u201cYes, it’s made for kids\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      First of all, there’s a good chance you’ll come across a false audience and get complaints from parents of kids (and even a fine of up to $42K). Second of all, making the wrong choice in this section cuts your views drastically, leaving you with no monetization and comments. Choose wisely!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. \u201cAllow automatic chapters and key moments\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        As we know, YouTube itself can divide our videos into titled snippets. However, the AI is not perfect and can often split videos into weird segments and give spoilers in the titles of the parts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Here is our friendly advice: create chapters yourself in the video description. Designate timecodes and titles and the video will show up with your custom chapters and key elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Turn off \u201cAllow automatic places\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          The feature seems useful until the creators encounter the stalkers. Therefore, we strongly recommend disabling this feature and not sharing your location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Automatic concepts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Another experimental feature from YouTube and AI that aims to explain unfamiliar concepts. For now, we recommend disabling it to avoid any troubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n