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How to Enable Comments on Your YouTube Video Download Article Receive comments on your YouTube videos with this simple guide Co-authored by Brad Wells and Ellie Salyers
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This article was co-authored by Brad Wells and by wikiHow staff writer, Ellie Salyers. Brad Wells, known online as BRICKLOVER BRAD, is a LEGO content creator and Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) based in Toronto, Canada. As a lifelong LEGO enthusiast, Brad has spent over 14 years sharing his love for the brick with his community online. Brad creates content showcasing his vast LEGO collection as well as sharing building tips, reviews, his LEGO travels, vlogs and more. With nearly 150,000 followers across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, Brad has amassed over 100 million views, bringing creativity, entertainment, and LEGO inspiration to fans around the world. He received a BComm in Marketing Management with a minor in Law from Toronto Metropolitan University. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 42,878 times.
If you want to enable comments on your YouTube videos, there are a couple easy ways to do so. You can either enable comments as a default setting, or just turn them on for specific videos. This wikiHow article teaches you how to enable comments on YouTube.
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Navigate to the Upload defaults section of your YouTube Studio settings.[1]X Expert Source Brad WellsLEGO Content CreatorExpert Interview
Click Advanced settings and then click Comment Visibility. From the dropdown menu, select Allow all comments.[2]X Expert Source Brad WellsLEGO Content CreatorExpert Interview
You can enable comments for an individual video by selecting a video's thumbnail within YouTube Studio and selecting Allow all comments from the Comment Visibility dropdown menu.[3]X Expert Source Brad WellsLEGO Content CreatorExpert Interview
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1 Go to YouTube Studio. Open up your preferred web browser and go to the YouTube Studio webpage.[4]XResearch source
2 Sign in, if necessary. If you aren't already signed in, you'll be prompted to type in your email and password. Do so, then press Next in the lower right corner. You will now be signed in. Advertisement
3 Click on Settings. This button is located in the lower left menu.[5]XResearch source There's a gear icon next to it.[6]X Expert Source Brad WellsLEGO Content CreatorExpert Interview [7]XResearch source
4 Click Upload defaults. This is located within the left menu of the Settings pop-up window.
5 Go to Advanced settings. This is a tab at the top of the Settings pop-up window.
6 Click on the Comment Visibility dropdown menu. Scroll down in Advanced Settings until you see the bolded header, "Comments." Directly underneath this header, there's a rectangular button labeled Comment Visibility. Click on it and you'll see a dropdown menu appear.[8]X Expert Source Brad WellsLEGO Content CreatorExpert Interview [9]XResearch source
7 Click Allow all comments. This is the first option within the dropdown menu.[10]X Expert Source Brad WellsLEGO Content CreatorExpert Interview
8 Save your settings. Do so by clicking Save in the bottom right corner of the Settings pop-up window.
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Enabling Comments on an Individual Video on a Computer
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1 Go to YouTube Studio. Open up your preferred web browser and go to the YouTube Studio webpage.
2 Sign in, if necessary. If you aren't already signed in, you'll be prompted to type in your email and password. Do so, then press Next in the lower right corner to successfully sign in.
3 Click on Content. This is located in the left menu. It has a square icon with a triangle inside.
4 Click on the thumbnail of a video. A list of all your video titles and thumbnails will pop up. Click on the video you want to enable comments for.
A thumbnail is the rectangular preview screen your video.
5 Click on Show More. You can find this blue text by scrolling down on the main section labeled “Video Details."
6 Click on the Comment Visibility dropdown menu. Scroll down again until you see the bolded header labeled "Comments and ratings." Directly underneath this header, there's a button labeled Comment Visibility. Click on it and you'll now see a dropdown menu.
7 Click on Allow all comments. This is the first option in the dropdown menu.
8 Save your settings. Do so by clicking Save in the upper right corner.
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Enabling Comments on Mobile
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1 Open the YouTube Studio app. On your mobile device, tap the YouTube Studio app to open it.[11]XResearch source
2 Tap on Content. This is near the middle of the menu. It has a square icon with triangle inside it.[12]XResearch source
3 Tap on Videos. This is located in the top left corner. Below it is a three lines icon.[13]XResearch source
4 Tap on a specific video. Scroll through until you find the video you want to enable comments for. Tap on it.[14]XResearch source
5 Tap the pencil icon. This is located in the top right corner.[15]XResearch source
6 Go to the Advanced Settings tab. This tab is in the top right corner. Its icon looks like a rectangle with a gear inside.[16]XResearch source
7 Toggle on Allow Comments. Scroll down within Advanced Settings until you see the bolded header labeled "Comments." The Allow Comments button is located directly underneath this header. Tap this toggle button. It should now appear blue.[17]XResearch source
8 Save your settings. Do so by tapping Save in the top right corner.
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Co-authored by: Brad Wells YouTube Content Creator This article was co-authored by Brad Wells and by wikiHow staff writer, Ellie Salyers. Brad Wells, known online as BRICKLOVER BRAD, is a LEGO content creator and Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) based in Toronto, Canada. As a lifelong LEGO enthusiast, Brad has spent over 14 years sharing his love for the brick with his community online. Brad creates content showcasing his vast LEGO collection as well as sharing building tips, reviews, his LEGO travels, vlogs and more. With nearly 150,000 followers across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, Brad has amassed over 100 million views, bringing creativity, entertainment, and LEGO inspiration to fans around the world. He received a BComm in Marketing Management with a minor in Law from Toronto Metropolitan University. This article has been viewed 42,878 times. How helpful is this? Co-authors: 5Updated: February 10, 2025 Views: 42,878 Categories: YouTubeArticle SummaryX
1. Go to YouTube Studio. 2. Click Settings. 3. Click Upload defaults. 4. Click Advanced settings. 5. Click Comment Visibility. 6. Click Allow all comments. 7. Click Save. Did this summary help you?YesNo
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Co-authored by: Brad Wells YouTube Content Creator This article was co-authored by Brad Wells and by wikiHow staff writer, Ellie Salyers. Brad Wells, known online as BRICKLOVER BRAD, is a LEGO content creator and Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) based in Toronto, Canada. As a lifelong LEGO enthusiast, Brad has spent over 14 years sharing his love for the brick with his community online. Brad creates content showcasing his vast LEGO collection as well as sharing building tips, reviews, his LEGO travels, vlogs and more. With nearly 150,000 followers across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, Brad has amassed over 100 million views, bringing creativity, entertainment, and LEGO inspiration to fans around the world. He received a BComm in Marketing Management with a minor in Law from Toronto Metropolitan University. This article has been viewed 42,878 times. How helpful is this? Co-authors: 5 Updated: February 10, 2025 Views: 42,878 Categories: YouTube Article SummaryX
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1 Go to YouTube Studio. Open up your preferred web browser and go to the YouTube Studio webpage.[4] 
2 Sign in, if necessary. If you aren't already signed in, you'll be prompted to type in your email and password. Do so, then press Next in the lower right corner. You will now be signed in. Advertisement 
3 Click on Settings. This button is located in the lower left menu.[5] There's a gear icon next to it.[6] [7] 
4 Click Upload defaults. This is located within the left menu of the Settings pop-up window. 
5 Go to Advanced settings. This is a tab at the top of the Settings pop-up window. 
6 Click on the Comment Visibility dropdown menu. Scroll down in Advanced Settings until you see the bolded header, "Comments." Directly underneath this header, there's a rectangular button labeled Comment Visibility. Click on it and you'll see a dropdown menu appear.[8] [9] 
7 Click Allow all comments. This is the first option within the dropdown menu.[10] 
8 Save your settings. Do so by clicking Save in the bottom right corner of the Settings pop-up window. Advertisement 
1 Go to YouTube Studio. Open up your preferred web browser and go to the YouTube Studio webpage. 
2 Sign in, if necessary. If you aren't already signed in, you'll be prompted to type in your email and password. Do so, then press Next in the lower right corner to successfully sign in. 
3 Click on Content. This is located in the left menu. It has a square icon with a triangle inside. 
4 Click on the thumbnail of a video. A list of all your video titles and thumbnails will pop up. Click on the video you want to enable comments for. 
5 Click on Show More. You can find this blue text by scrolling down on the main section labeled “Video Details." 
6 Click on the Comment Visibility dropdown menu. Scroll down again until you see the bolded header labeled "Comments and ratings." Directly underneath this header, there's a button labeled Comment Visibility. Click on it and you'll now see a dropdown menu. 
7 Click on Allow all comments. This is the first option in the dropdown menu. 
8 Save your settings. Do so by clicking Save in the upper right corner. Advertisement 
1 Open the YouTube Studio app. On your mobile device, tap the YouTube Studio app to open it.[11] 
2 Tap on Content. This is near the middle of the menu. It has a square icon with triangle inside it.[12] 
3 Tap on Videos. This is located in the top left corner. Below it is a three lines icon.[13] 
4 Tap on a specific video. Scroll through until you find the video you want to enable comments for. Tap on it.[14] 
5 Tap the pencil icon. This is located in the top right corner.[15] 
6 Go to the Advanced Settings tab. This tab is in the top right corner. Its icon looks like a rectangle with a gear inside.[16] 
7 Toggle on Allow Comments. Scroll down within Advanced Settings until you see the bolded header labeled "Comments." The Allow Comments button is located directly underneath this header. Tap this toggle button. It should now appear blue.[17] 
8 Save your settings. Do so by tapping Save in the top right corner. Advertisement