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YouTube launches embeddable subscribe button for websites

Starting today, YouTube is rolling out a new embeddable subscribe button that will allow users to subscribe to channels from outside of YouTube. Channel owners can embed the new subscribe button on their websites and else where using the code below. Above is an example of the new subscribe button embedded on Vice.com.

To put the subscribe button on your site, just embed the code below like you’d embed a YouTube video.

<script src=”https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js”></script>

<div data-channel=”Your Channel Name Here”>

</div>

Check out this documentation if you want to customize the button or dive into the details.

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Jordan writes about all things Apple as Senior Editor of 9to5Mac, & contributes to 9to5Google, 9to5Toys, & Electrek.co. He also co-authors 9to5Mac’s weekly Logic Pros series and makes music as one half of Toronto-based Makamachine.