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How to Allow Other People to Add Captions to Your YouTube Videos

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Updated September 28, 2020: Sadly, YouTube removed the feature for people to contribute community captions.

In July 2018, I wrote about how my one tweet led to Troy Hunt’s YouTube HTTPS series getting translated into 16+ languages.

I kicked off getting the series captioned by asking Hunt to enable YouTube community contributions. Once he turned contributions on, I added English captions to the first two videos.

In less than a week, Hunt’s community stepped up and added translations for 16 languages for the four videos. Continue reading How to Allow Other People to Add Captions to Your YouTube Videos

How Twitter Led to a YouTube Series Getting Captioned and Translated into 16+ Languages

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It all started when I read the tweet from Troy Hunt (known for the Have I Been Pwned website) announcing his new video series on setting up HTTPS.

In four short videos (around five minutes each), Hunt explains how you can add an SSL certificate to your website for free, using Cloudflare. Continue reading How Twitter Led to a YouTube Series Getting Captioned and Translated into 16+ Languages

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