diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 3bb0c5a5316a..7cc5efd902bb 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ author:
   vine             :
   weibo            :
   xing             :
-  youtube          :
+  youtube          : # "https://youtube.com/c/MichaelRoseDesign"
 
 
 # Reading Files
diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index bb822345a866..e0cd6ecde51d 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -179,7 +179,13 @@ <h3 class="author__name" itemprop="name">{{ author.name }}</h3>
         </li>
       {% endif %}
 
-      {% if author.youtube %}
+      {% if author.youtube contains "://" %}
+        <li>
+          <a href="{{ author.youtube }}" itemprop="sameAs">
+            <i class="fa fa-fw fa-youtube-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> YouTube
+          </a>
+        </li>
+      {% else %}
         <li>
           <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/{{ author.youtube }}" itemprop="sameAs">
             <i class="fa fa-fw fa-youtube-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> YouTube
diff --git a/test/_config.yml b/test/_config.yml
index 8f614a4dcf11..8ecfaa7509c3 100644
--- a/test/_config.yml
+++ b/test/_config.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ author:
   vine             :
   weibo            :
   xing             :
-  youtube          :
+  youtube          : # "https://youtube.com/c/MichaelRoseDesign"
+
 
 
 # Reading Files