How to set a YouTube Video in a playlist to be displayed first

1. Sign in to your YouTube account by entering your correct credentials. 

2. You will be redirected to the homepage of your YouTube channel. 

3. At the top right corner of your YouTube main page, there will be your channel profile icon having a circular shape. 

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4. Click on that icon.

5. You will be served with abundant options in the dropdown, but you need to click on the YouTube studio option. 

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6. This will redirect you to your channel’s dashboard where you will be facilitated with multiple options related to your video uploads, a complete and wholesome package to organize, monitor, improvise and manage your videos in general. 

7. At the left pane of the dashboard, you will see Playlists at the bottom.

8. Click on Playlists.

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9. In the center pane, hover over the Playlist and click on the pencil icon to edit the desired Playlist.

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10. Click the Sort dropdown and make sure you select Date added (newset).

11. Then drag and drop the video you want to be displayed first at the top of the playlist.

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Other helpful YouTube information listed below

How to find an existing playlist

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