{
  "locale": "en",
  "group": "youtube-backlinks",
  "manualOnly": true,
  "providerRequests": 0,
  "title": "YouTube backlinks: link direction, eligibility and inspection",
  "notice": "Fictional manual worksheet. No YouTube account access, automatic link creation, live verification or ranking prediction.",
  "diagram": {
    "title": "Two directions, two destinations",
    "caption": "Fictional relationships for inspection; arrows do not represent traffic or ranking signals.",
    "relationLabel": "Source and destination relationships",
    "nodes": [
      {
        "id": "website",
        "title": "Checklist website",
        "body": "The resource at camera.example/checklist receives the description link."
      },
      {
        "id": "youtube",
        "title": "YouTube video",
        "body": "The video can link out and can receive links from other pages."
      },
      {
        "id": "external",
        "title": "Club article",
        "body": "An independently edited article may direct its readers to the video."
      }
    ],
    "relations": [
      {
        "id": "outgoing",
        "from": "youtube",
        "to": "website",
        "label": "links from the video description to"
      },
      {
        "id": "incoming",
        "from": "external",
        "to": "youtube",
        "label": "links from the external article to"
      }
    ]
  },
  "columns": [
    "Inspection step",
    "Intended result",
    "Evidence to record",
    "Action if it differs"
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "id": "description",
      "title": "Long-form description",
      "values": [
        "Video description to camera.example/checklist",
        "Check advanced-feature access and the published viewer route",
        "Record clickability and final destination separately"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "short",
      "title": "Short description",
      "values": [
        "Plain checklist URL in a Short",
        "URLs in Shorts descriptions are not clickable",
        "Choose a supported route; do not mark a pasted address as a working link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "profile",
      "title": "Channel profile",
      "values": [
        "Profile link to the checklist",
        "Inspect the public profile and link label",
        "Confirm the destination is current and useful"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "external",
      "title": "Independent tutorial",
      "values": [
        "Club article to the YouTube video",
        "Inspect the editor’s actual link and context",
        "This is an incoming link to the video, not to the checklist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "embed",
      "title": "Embedded player",
      "values": [
        "Club page contains a video player",
        "Distinguish the player from a separate text link",
        "Record only the evidence present; do not invent an editorial endorsement"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "example": "Imagine a fictional camera setup tutorial with a downloadable checklist at camera.example/checklist. Its long-form description points to that checklist. Independently, a photography club’s article points to the YouTube video. The first edge helps visitors reach the checklist; the second helps readers reach the video. The diagram records only these intended relationships. It does not claim a real placement, a visitor count, a verified channel or any ranking improvement.",
  "decision": "For each record, inspect the public source, visible context and actual destination. Expand collapsed descriptions when necessary and test the viewer journey in the relevant browser or app. A visible address, a clickable link, a successful destination load and a measured visit are separate findings. If you inspect HTML, record the attributes observed on that surface and date; do not promise every YouTube link is dofollow or that a particular attribute transfers a predictable amount of authority.",
  "checklist": [
    "Record the exact source and destination",
    "Identify long-form, Shorts or profile context",
    "Check current feature access and platform rules",
    "Test the published journey on the relevant device",
    "Separate link presence from outcomes"
  ],
  "reviewRecord": "Keep a small evidence log: source URL, surface, destination, purpose, inspection date, device and next action. In this example the Short needs a suitable supported viewer route, not another pasted URL. The profile should point to a useful current resource. The club’s editor controls the external article, so contact them only when a correction is necessary. Recheck after video edits, URL changes or changes to the platform’s documented controls."
}