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Guides to YouTube Shorts, hashtags and trends, from the team behind viralshooter.
YouTube's Trending page is gone: where to find what's trending now
YouTube retired its Trending page in July 2025. What replaced it, where trends live now on YouTube, and how to follow what is charting by country.
YouTube Shorts are now 3 minutes: what counts as a Short in 2026
YouTube Shorts can be up to three minutes. What counts as a Short, which videos changed, the one-minute copyright rule, and how to choose a length.
How YouTube hashtags work, and which ones are worth using
Where YouTube hashtags show, the 60-hashtag limit, the rules that get videos removed, hashtags vs tags, and how to pick hashtags that help.