Video thumbnails help catch users eye in the search results and give them a preview of what to expect while watching the stream.
An example of a thumbnail can be found here
- Copy the
TEMPLATE.mdfile in this folder to a file with the formatvideo-id.md- The video id can be found in the YouTube URL after the
?v= - Example
- For this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUkrx1Vd1G4
- The filename would be:
zUkrx1Vd1G4.md
- The video id can be found in the YouTube URL after the
- Create an image using the progam of your choice (Photoshop, Google Draw etc.)
- Should be 1920x1080 pixels (16:9 aspect ratio)
- Capture a snapshot of the live stream using a tool like this
- The snapshot should be relevant to the stream (showing the UI that will be built or a diagram etc.)
- Include the Title of the stream and what is being built
- The Share Tech Mono font is used on most thumbnails, but feel free to be creative
- Optionaly, you can add tech logos (JS, Vue, React etc.) on top of the image
- Export the image as PNG and host the image on imgur.com
- Add a link to the image
- Add your name to the bottom of the file (e.g. Contributed by: @w3cj)
- After adding a new file, add a link to it in the list below