{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Custom Thumbnails","provider_url":"https:\/\/customthumbnails.com","title":"How to Enable & Upload Custom YouTube Thumbnails - Custom Thumbnails","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"V27OfnBtgA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customthumbnails.com\/how-to-enable-and-upload-custom-youtube-thumbnails\/\">How to Enable &#038; Upload Custom YouTube Thumbnails<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/customthumbnails.com\/how-to-enable-and-upload-custom-youtube-thumbnails\/embed\/#?secret=V27OfnBtgA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How to Enable &#038; Upload Custom YouTube Thumbnails&#8221; &#8212; Custom Thumbnails\" data-secret=\"V27OfnBtgA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/customthumbnails.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"According to the official YouTube Creator Academy, 90% of the best performing videos on YouTube have custom thumbnails.Off the bat, not everyone is able to upload custom thumbnails. There are generally one or two things that you will need to do in order to make sure you can add custom thumbnails. Fortunately, both of these are very simple to do, and it should only take a minute or two of your time.Verify Your ChannelYou will need to make sure that your account has been verified. This is quite easy. You will go into the Creator Studio and click on the Gear icon, go into the Additional Features, and then click on Verify. This is a two-part process. You will need to enter your country of origin and determine whether you want a voice call or a text to provide you with a verification code. Make your choice and then input the code into the verification screen. Submit it, and your account will be verified."}