{"id":7941,"date":"2023-06-19T10:58:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T10:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=7941"},"modified":"2023-07-21T13:16:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T13:16:01","slug":"how-to-create-a-podcast-episode","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/knowledge-base\/how-to-create-a-podcast-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"5. How to create a podcast episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is how to create a\u00a0<strong>podcast episode<\/strong>\u00a0in your\u00a0<strong>WordPress website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Podcasts<\/strong>\u00a0are based on the standard<strong>\u00a0WordPress podcasting structure<\/strong>\u00a0and functionality, and compatible with\u00a0<strong>external XML podcast feed readers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kzhw-2gj8xE?list=PLYmzFop3QeBmV3JfHhsnzKEY8JV9cIpi0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-create-a-podcast-episode\" >How to create a podcast episode<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to podcast episodes &gt;\u00a0<strong>Add new episode<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Set a podcast\u00a0<strong>title<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Create a\u00a0<strong>description<\/strong>\u00a0or paste the\u00a0<strong>transcript<\/strong>\u00a0(the label &#8220;transcript&#8221; can be edited in the customizer)<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>a Podcast Series<\/strong>\u00a0and optionally a\u00a0<strong>Season<\/strong>\u00a0(is recommended to create them in advance)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom header:<\/strong>\u00a0optionally\u00a0<strong>replace<\/strong>\u00a0the default\u00a0<strong>header<\/strong>\u00a0background<\/li>\n<li>Podcast tracklist: optionally create a list of chapters. Chapters can be used to skip to that specific time cue<\/li>\n<li>With the + icon, add as many cues you want to the tracklist<\/li>\n<li>Podcast details: set auythor name, date, optionally episode number<\/li>\n<li>MP3 File or link: upload an MP3 file (check the chapter Requirements if the upload file size is limited)<\/li>\n<li>Optionally paste the mp3 link from an external repository (note: you can&#8217;t use google drive or dropbox as file hosting. If the mp3 is not in the same domain the player cannot create the track waveform)<\/li>\n<li>Enclosure: recommended, copy the mp3 file link to this field to make your XML RSS feed compatible with external readers.<\/li>\n<li>If this is a premium podcast, you can replace the enclosure to an empty or promotional mp3 file, to prevent free listening<\/li>\n<li>Download or purchase icon: select an optional icon<\/li>\n<li>Download or purchase link. If the podcast is sold as product, set the numeric ID of the woocommerce product<\/li>\n<li>To limit listen and download in case of premium podcasts, check the &#8220;premium podcasts&#8221; section of the manual<\/li>\n<li>Remember to set a podcast artwork, by uploading a &#8220;featured image&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"step-1-creating-a-new-episode\" >STEP 1 &#8211; Creating a new episode<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/27_podcast-create-new.jpg\" alt=\"new podcast episode wordpress\" width=\"872\" height=\"631\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"step-2-select-a-podcast-series-and-a-season\" >STEP 2 &#8211; Select a podcast series and a season<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30_podcast-series-display-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1209\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"step-3-optionally-choose-a-custom-header\" >STEP 3 &#8211; Optionally choose a custom header<\/h2>\n<p>The custom header background will also be used as background for the Podcast Slideshows available in Elementor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/29_podcast-episode-custom-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1823\" height=\"725\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"_\" ><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"step-4-podcast-timestamp-chapters\" >STEP 4 &#8211; Podcast timestamp (chapters)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/31_podcast-timestamp-cues.jpg\" alt=\"podcast timestamp cues\" width=\"1724\" height=\"1007\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"step-5-podcast-mp3-source-and-author\" >STEP 5 &#8211; Podcast MP3 source and author<\/h2>\n<p>Click &#8220;choose file&#8221; and select the mp3 from your computer. Recommended: 128 or 96kbps quality.<\/p>\n<p>Optional: set the Enclosure for the podcast RSS feed, from the media library copy the file URL and paste it in the Enclosure field, to make the podcast compatible with iTunes, Google podcast and any other external podcasting platform and feed reader. For premium podcasts, you can choose a standard promotional mp3 file instead of the original podcast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/32_Podcast-details-mp3-source.jpg\" alt=\"Podcast details mp3 source wordpress tempalte\" width=\"868\" height=\"631\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"step-6-upload-the-podcast-artwork\" >STEP 6 &#8211; Upload the podcast artwork<\/h2>\n<p>Recommended: squared JPG file, 1000x1000px, about 200kb file size<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/33_wordpress-podcast-template-artwork.jpg\" alt=\"artwork for podcast tempalte wordpress episode\" width=\"1082\" height=\"793\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"step-7-optionally-set-a-custom-header-background\" >STEP 7 &#8211; Optionally set a custom header background<\/h2>\n<p>It will be usewd as page header background and as Podcast Slider background<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/73_podcast-custom-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1382\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht_kb_category":[540],"ht_kb_tag":[844,842,555],"class_list":["post-7941","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-podcasts-and-episodes","ht_kb_tag-episode","ht_kb_tag-episodes","ht_kb_tag-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb\/7941"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7941"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb\/7941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8194,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb\/7941\/revisions\/8194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb_category?post=7941"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.qantumthemes.xyz\/wpcasterpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb_tag?post=7941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}