Youtube Link in Profile Issue

Post Reply
Shinigami41395
Joined: Thu May 25, 2023 3:51 pm
Location: USA
Contact:
Org Profile

Youtube Link in Profile Issue

Post by Shinigami41395 » Thu May 25, 2023 4:19 pm

I keep trying to post a link to my Youtube channel on my profile but it says "The field “YouTube” has invalid characters" and refuses to let me post the link.
What can I do to fix this?

User avatar
Kireblue
Forum Admin
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:44 pm
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Contact:
Org Profile

Re: Youtube Link in Profile Issue

Post by Kireblue » Mon May 29, 2023 3:38 pm

Shinigami41395 wrote:
Thu May 25, 2023 4:19 pm
I keep trying to post a link to my Youtube channel on my profile but it says "The field “YouTube” has invalid characters" and refuses to let me post the link.
What can I do to fix this?
Sorry about that. In order to link your YouTube channel, you don't actually paste the URL. Instead, you simply type in your Youtube user ID.

For example
Image

Shinigami41395
Joined: Thu May 25, 2023 3:51 pm
Location: USA
Contact:
Org Profile

Re: Youtube Link in Profile Issue

Post by Shinigami41395 » Tue May 30, 2023 8:58 am

I tried both my channel ID and my user ID but neither links are working. What am I doing wrong?

User avatar
Kireblue
Forum Admin
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:44 pm
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Contact:
Org Profile

Re: Youtube Link in Profile Issue

Post by Kireblue » Wed May 31, 2023 6:59 am

Shinigami41395 wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 8:58 am
I tried both my channel ID and my user ID but neither links are working. What am I doing wrong?
You didn't do anything wrong. The problem happened due to YouTube recently changing the way that usernames are presented. I just updated the forums to accommodate for that and so now there are 2 separate YouTube fields (one for the old format, and one for the new one).

I also updated your profile and added your YouTube link, so everything should work now. |:> Thanks for bringing this to my attention!

Shinigami41395
Joined: Thu May 25, 2023 3:51 pm
Location: USA
Contact:
Org Profile

Re: Youtube Link in Profile Issue

Post by Shinigami41395 » Wed May 31, 2023 9:12 am

Thank you!

Post Reply

Return to “Site Help & Feedback”