Managing Scheduled YouTube Shorts
Overview
You can reschedule or delete a Short in Social Cascade while it's still Scheduled. Once a Short is published, Social Cascade can't delete or edit it. Manage published Shorts in YouTube Studio.
Before You Start
- You must be an Admin or Editor on your team.
How to Reschedule a Short
- Open the Calendar and click the scheduled YouTube post.
- Change the date and time.
- Click Save.
How to Delete a Scheduled Short
- Open the Calendar and click the scheduled YouTube post.
- Click Delete.
- Choose Remove post for now. or Remove post and do not schedule again.
- Choose whether Social Cascade should book a replacement. If the post is more than 15 minutes away, Yes, schedule a new post for me. is selected for you, and Social Cascade schedules other content at the same date and time. If you don't want a replacement, select No, do not schedule a new post.
- Click Delete Post.
After a Short Is Published
For a published Short, the Delete button is turned off. Hover over it to see: "YouTube doesn't allow deleting published posts from Social Cascade. Delete it on YouTube directly."
- To remove it: Delete the video in YouTube Studio.
- To change the title, description or visibility: Edit the video in YouTube Studio.
Your Social Cascade calendar keeps the post as history after you delete it on YouTube.
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Delete is turned off for a YouTube post | The Short is already published | Delete it in YouTube Studio. |
| A new post appeared after I deleted one | Yes, schedule a new post for me. was selected | Delete the new post, and select No, do not schedule a new post. this time. |
| The Short is still on YouTube after I deleted the post | It had already published | Delete it in YouTube Studio. |