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# YouTube How-To Guides: Shorts Length and Community Posts

Source: https://bolta.ai/guides/youtube
Last updated: 2026-07-28

YouTube answers for creators publishing on a schedule: how long a Short can be, and how Community posts reach subscribers.

## Summary

The short-form and text surfaces of YouTube, which most channels underuse because the rules are buried in Help pages.

## YouTube guides

- [How long can a YouTube Short be?](https://bolta.ai/guides/youtube/shorts-length): The maximum length of a YouTube Short, the aspect ratio that qualifies, how YouTube decides an upload is a Short, and what happens to a video that runs past the cap.
- [YouTube Community posts explained](https://bolta.ai/guides/youtube/community-posts): What a YouTube Community post is, the eligibility requirement, the post types available, how they reach subscribers, and how to publish one from YouTube Studio or the mobile app.

## Relevant links

- [All platform guides](https://bolta.ai/guides)