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Per the tracker issue: > In 3.1 a youtube profilefield was added in which we can insert our youtube > username to link to it.... There is just one major problem though... > > New youtube members no longer get an username. So I think we should decide on > providing different ways to access their profile. This PR will allow users to use any valid YouTube-domain URL, which allows for all 3 formats (`/channel/...`, `/c/...`, and the now-legacy `/user/...`). Per [YouTube's docs](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6180214?hl=en): > ## Channel URL (ID-based) > Example: youtube.com/channel/UCUZHFZ9jIKrLroW8LcyJEQQ > > This is the standard URL that YouTube channels use. > > ... > > ## Custom URL > Example: youtube.com/c/YouTubeCreators > > A custom URL is a shorter, easy-to-remember URL that you can share with your > audience. > > ... > > ## Legacy username URL > Example: youtube.com/user/YouTube > > Depending on when your channel was created, it may have a username. Usernames > are no longer required for channels today, but you can still use this URL to > direct to your channel — even if your channel name has changed since you chose > your username. Existing usernames can't be changed. PHPBB3-13859