How to Use YouTube’s New CTA Buttons, Auto-Dub Editing, and Community Post Features

YouTube has rolled out several useful updates that can make a real difference for creators: doubling the image limit in Community Posts, editing videos with Auto-Dub enabled, and adding more Call-to-Action (CTA) button options in YouTube Promote campaigns. Whether you're a video blogger, a brand marketer, or an independent creator looking to grow your channel, these updates can make your workflow smoother and your content more impactful.

This article will take you through the changes of each function in detail and attach practical operation tutorials.

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What new features has YouTube updated recently?

  1. Community Posts – More Images Per Post

    • Image limit increased from 5 to 10 per post

    • Rolling out on all devices globally

  2. Auto-Dub Editing in Studio Editor

    • Creators can now edit Auto-Dub-enabled videos

    • Dubbed audio is automatically reprocessed to match edits

  3. YouTube Promote – More CTA Button Options

    • New CTAs like Book Now, Get Quote, Contact Us

    • Currently desktop-only for "More Website Visits" campaigns

These updates aim to make content creation, audience engagement, and marketing on YouTube more efficient and customizable.

1. Community Posts: Image Limit Increased to 10

What's New

  • Old limit: Up to 5 images per Community Post

  • New limit: Up to 10 images per post

  • Availability: Rolling out on all devices this week

Why It Matters

  • Share richer visual stories (event highlights, step-by-step tutorials, behind-the-scenes)

  • Increase audience engagement and time spent on your posts

  • Deliver complete narratives within a single update

How to Use

  1. Go to YouTube Studio or your channel's Community tab

  2. Click "Create Post" → "Image Upload"

  3. Add up to 10 images at once

  4. Combine images with text captions or polls to encourage interactions

Pro Tip

  • For tutorials, use 1 Community Post to display 10 step-by-step images

  • Make the first image an eye-catching cover to boost clicks

2. Auto-Dub: Now Editable and Automatically Reprocessed

What's New

  • You can now edit Auto-Dub-enabled videos directly in Studio Editor

  • After saving changes, YouTube automatically regenerates the dubbed audio to match your edits

  • Available to: All verified YouTube creators

  • Editing for manually uploaded multi-language captions will be available later this year

How to Use

  1. Open YouTube Studio

  2. Select a video with Auto-Dub enabled and click Edit

  3. Make your edits in Studio Editor

  4. Save changes – the dubbed audio will be reprocessed automatically

Usage Tip

  • Great for channels with international audiences

  • When editing, adapt cultural references for specific language markets

3. YouTube Promote: More CTA Button Options

What's New

  • More granular CTA buttons are now available when setting up a campaign for More Website Visits

  • Example options: Book Now, Get Quote, Contact Us

  • Currently available only on desktop

How to Use

  1. Go to YouTube Studio → Promote

  2. Create a campaign and set the goal to More Website Visits

  3. Choose the CTA button that best matches your conversion goal

  4. Set your budget, audience, and campaign duration

Best Practices

  • Online education? Use "Book Now" to drive sign-ups

  • Service business? Use "Get Quote" to increase inquiries

  • Content creators? Use"Subscribe" or related engagement CTAs

Pro Tips for Combining These Features

  1. Integrate Them Together
    Use multi-image Community Posts to warm up your audience, Auto-Dub to reach global viewers, and Promote with targeted CTAs to drive conversions.

  2. Diversify Your Content Formats
    Mix casual Community updates, in-depth videos, and strategic promotions.

  3. Track and Optimize
    Use YouTube Analytics to measure which CTAs, image styles, and content types deliver the best performance.

Final Thoughts

While none of these features are groundbreaking individually, together they offer three major benefits:

  1. Richer audience engagement through more visually appealing Community Posts.

  2. Better multilingual content management with editable auto-dubbing.

  3. More precise marketing conversions thanks to expanded CTA button options.

Action plan for creators:

  • Post at least one multi-image Community Post per week to maintain engagement.

  • Use auto-dubbing to expand your reach into non-English-speaking markets.

  • Align your CTA choice with your business goal to maximize ad ROI.

Will you try the new CTA buttons in your Promote campaigns? Do you see Auto-Dub editing as a game-changer for your global audience?

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