andreaissabel
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YT make shorts thumbnails available in my channel and I started to upload AI slop like this
Are you using Thumbnails in Shorts?
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andreaissabel
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I think you need to enrich the content with truly stunning and beautiful images.
Max Suite07
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- Jun 25, 2026
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Yes, for some short videos, I used thumbnails. But I think short videos are the first 3/4 seconds very important to stay audience in your video. Short video hook is most important.
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Yes, there's a lot of short content that also gets a lot of views from YouTube searches; thumbnails are very important.
Pearl King
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I use thumbnails sometimes, but I am not sure they make a big difference for Shorts. The first frame seems more important to me.
Elvan Digital
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Yes I think thumbnails can still help Shorts stand out especially when people are browsing your channel A strong simple thumbnail that matches the video can make a noticeable difference
Nexa Flow Digital
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i am also using ai to make yt thumbnails
frankhernandez
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- Aug 15, 2026
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For Shorts, I don’t put much weight on thumbnails since most views come from the Shorts feed. I’d rather spend the effort on the first second of the video than on an AI thumbnail.
BlackHatVibe
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For Shorts, I think the thumbnail should be simple. One clear image is enough, no need to add lots of text.
PixelRunner
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Nobody clicks thumbnails on Shorts, they just swipe. Custom AI thumbnails do zero for the algorithm. The only numbers that matter are your first 2 seconds and getting retention over 80%. Stop uploading slop and fix your video pacing instead