Question 1

YouTube Shorts (60 seconds vs 3 minutes)

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||| Videos longer than 60 seconds and under 3 mins uploaded on Oct 15, 2024 and onwards may not appear in your YouTube Shorts section of your Channel page right away but they will eventually will be moved there by end of November 2024.

||| YouTube Shorts longer than 60 seconds and under 3 mins, should start to be recommended in the Shorts feed starting around Oct 28th, 2024.

||| Get the latest updates directly from YouTube here.

How To Repurpose Content to YouTube Shorts.

Requirements:

Your video must be square or vertical
Your video must be 180 seconds (3 minutes) or less.
Create a workflow in Repurpose and select "YouTube" as the destination and "Shorts" as the type.

Why are my YouTube Shorts (longer than 60 seconds and under 3 mins) appearing as long form videos?

Videos longer than 60 seconds and under 3 mins uploaded on Oct 15, 2024 and onwards may not appear in your YouTube Shorts section of your Channel page right away but they will eventually will be moved there by end of November 2024.
YouTube Shorts longer than 60 seconds and under 3 mins, should start to be recommended in the Shorts feed starting around Oct 28th, 2024.
Get the latest updates directly from YouTube [here](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC

Question 2

Release Notes (What's new at Repurpose)

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Changes made during the release of May 27, 2025

New Features:

HeyGen Authentication Integration: You can now connect your HeyGen account with improved authentication for a faster, more secure setup.

Improvements:

Optimized Video & Audio Conversion: We've enhanced how Repurpose processes your media—expect faster speeds and more reliable publishing across platforms.
YouTube Trial Workflow Fix: Upgrading from the YouTube plan no longer creates duplicate workflows—everything stays clean and intact.
Snippet Tool Loading Check: We’ve improved the logic behind video previews in the Snippet tool for smoother and more consistent performance.

Changes made during the release of April 09, 2025

New Features:

Bluesky as a Destination: You can now publish directly to Bluesky, giving you another powerful platform to grow your presence and stay ahead of the curve.
Dashboard UI Refresh: Enjoy a smoother, cleaner, and more intuitive dashboard experience.
Auto-Publish Spotlighted: We’ve made this time-saving favorite easier to find and use.
Trim Button in Manual Mode: You can now quickly trim videos before they go out—all inside Repurpose.

Changes made during the release of March 26, 2025

New Features & Platform Expansions Amazon as a Destination – You can now publish your content directly to Amazon! Whether it's product d

Question 3

Automatically Publish Existing Content on a Set Schedule

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Auto publish schedules allows you to specify which days of the week and at what times you want your content to be automatically published to all your favourite social media platforms, without the need to login to Repurpose. Set it once and forget it.

Enjoy the convenience of auto publishing while maintaining full control over your content release schedule.

Imagine you want to automatically publish all your existing (and upcoming) TikTok videos to different platforms at specific times. For instance, to Facebook Reels between 9am and 11am, to YouTube Shorts between 10am and noon, to Instagram Reels between 11am and 1pm, and to X between 2pm and 5pm. You can now easily configure that inside of Repurpose.io with a few clicks.

What the video below to see how it works …

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Here's what you need to know:

all workflows can have auto publishing schedules.
1 video will be published within each time slot
each time slot must be at least 2 hours
you can add up to 5 time slots per day.

Selecting which content to Auto Publish

You now have the ability to set auto publish schedules for:

only new (upcoming) content.
both new (upcoming) and existing content.

If you choose to include existing content in your schedule you have the following options:

Question 4

Quick Start Guide

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STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO USING REPURPOSE

STEP 1 - Create your Repurpose.io account here: https://my.repurpose.io/signup

STEP 2 - Add your connections

When you add a connection, you are giving Repurpose access and permission to post on your behalf.

There are 2 types of connections:

Source: an account that allows Repurpose to pull your content from
Destination: an account that allows Repurpose to post to

You must have at least 1 Source and 1 Destination before you can create your first Workflow.

We have listed all HelpDesk articles below that help you create and troubleshoot your connections:

Question 5

Post First Comment (Automatically or Manually)

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|| You can now post your first comment along with your videos (automatically or manually) for the following Destinations: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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How to post your first comment automatically via Repurpose (same comment for all videos)

The following steps are meant to be used with AUTO workflows and time-slots from publishing schedule rules.
From inside the Workflow settings you can set a default text message that will be used as your first comment on each video that Repurpose publishes for you.

Open the workflow settings and scroll down to the bottom.
Enable "Automatically publish a custom comment for each video".
Inside the "Comment" box, leave your default message that Repurpose will use on each video automatically.
Save your settings.

How to post your first comment via manually via Repurpose (unique comment for each video)

The following steps allow you to publish a specific text while manually publishing content.

Sel

Question 6

What happens if I repost a video with copyrighted music to YouTube Shorts?

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|| Any Short up to 60 seconds in duration - your YouTube account, reach, and monetization on that Short is not affected

||| Any Short between 61 seconds and 3 minutes in duration - if your Short has an active Content ID claim of any type, including manual claims, will be blocked globally on YouTube. The video will not be playable or recommended on YouTube, and will not be eligible for monetization. There are no penalties to your channel. You may remove the claimed content from your videos. If you believe the claim was made in error, you can file a dispute. Once the claim is resolved, your Short will be viewable and eligible for monetization. More details can be found here.

1) If you re-post a video with copyrighted music to YouTube shorts YouTube will give you a notice inside your YouTube account next to that video. The notice simply mentions that the music in that video is copyrighted.

2) The original creator of that audio is automatically credited on your video.

**3) As long as the video is a YouTube Shorts, there are no copyright strikes a

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