Feeds

The Feeds tab controls how your podcast RSS feeds are created, optimized, and delivered to podcast directories.

This page covers all settings available under the Feeds section in PowerPress, including Podcast Feeds, Feed Settings, Podcast Artwork, Podcast SEO, Basic Show Information, Rating Settings, and Apple Settings.

Podcast Feeds

The Podcast Feeds section displays your available podcast feeds, validation tools, and core feed behavior settings.

Your Podcast RSS Feed: This is the URL you will use when submitting your podcast to directories such as Apple Podcasts.

Enhance Feeds

Choose how podcasting features are applied to your site’s feeds.

  • Enhance All Feeds (Recommended): Adds podcasting support to all RSS feeds on your site.
  • Enhance Main Feed Only: Adds podcasting support only to your main site feed.
  • Do Not Enhance Feeds: Limits podcasting support to PowerPress podcast feeds only.

Podcast Feeds List

Warning: Most podcast directories require at least one published episode before your podcast feed will be accepted.
  • Special Podcast Only Feed: This is your primary podcast feed. Use this feed when submitting your podcast to directories.
  • Additional Podcast Feeds: If you have multiple feeds configured, they will appear here.
  • Validate Feed: Use this link to check your feed for errors and compatibility issues before submitting it to directories.

These are podcast-only feeds suitable for submission to podcast directories such as Apple Podcasts.

Note: We do not recommend submitting your main site feed (for example, /feed/) to podcast directories. Podcast directories work best with feeds that contain only podcast episodes.

Feed Options

  • Do not allow other plugins to modify podcast feeds: Prevents other plugins from altering your podcast feed, helping avoid compatibility issues.
  • Accelerate feed: Optimizes feed delivery and may improve performance.

Feed Discovery

  • Include podcast feed links in HTML headers: Adds feed discovery links to your website so browsers and feed readers can automatically detect your podcast feed.

RSS2 Image

  • Include RSS Image in feeds: Adds your podcast artwork to your RSS feed.
Tip: Make sure your podcast artwork meets directory requirements (typically 1400×1400 to 3000×3000 pixels, JPG or PNG) to ensure proper display in podcast apps.

Emoji

  • Include Emoji in feeds: Allows emoji characters in your podcast titles and descriptions.

MP3 Tags

Blubrry Hosting users can configure how MP3 ID3 tags are written before publishing episodes. These tags include information such as title, artist, album, year, and artwork.

  • Write Tags: Uses Blubrry Hosting services to write ID3 tags to your media files.

For more details, refer to the ID3 Tags and media metadata section of the Podcasting Manual.

Note: ID3 tags ensure your podcast information displays correctly in media players during playback.

Feed Settings

The Feed Settings section allows you to configure how your podcast feed behaves, how it appears in directories, and how it is distributed.

Feed Title

Sets the title of your podcast feed.

  • Show Title: Enter a custom title for your podcast. If left blank, your site’s blog title will be used.

Feed Description

Sets the description for your podcast feed.

  • Show Description: Enter a custom description. If left blank, your site’s blog description will be used.

Feed Landing Page URL

Defines the webpage associated with your podcast feed.

  • Enter the URL of a page where listeners can learn more about your podcast.
  • If left blank, the default page associated with your site will be used.

PodcastMirror Feed URL

Allows you to mirror your podcast feed through an external service.

  • URL: Enter a PodcastMirror or FeedBurner-compatible URL.
  • If left blank, the built-in feed will be used.

This option can be used to provide fast, scalable feed delivery, but it is not required.

Note: Most users should leave this setting blank unless they are using an external feed service.

Show the Most Recent

Controls how many episodes appear in your podcast feed.

  • Enter the number of episodes or posts to include in your feed.
  • The default is typically 10.

For larger podcasts, consider enabling the Feed Episode Maximizer option for better performance.

Feed Lock

Controls whether your feed can be imported into other podcast platforms.

  • Enable Feed Lock: Turns feed locking on or off.
  • Yes (Default): Prevents your podcast from being imported into another platform.
  • No: Allows your podcast to be imported elsewhere.
Warning: Disabling feed lock may allow your content to be copied or redistributed without your control.

Feed Episode Maximizer

Optimizes your feed to include more episodes while maintaining a manageable file size.

  • Maximize the number of episodes while maintaining an optimal feed size: Enables the episode maximizer.
Tip: Enable this option if you have a large back catalog and want to include more episodes without exceeding feed size limits.

Feed Language

Sets the language of your podcast feed.

  • Blog Default Language: Uses your WordPress site language.
  • You can select a different language if needed.

Copyright

Defines copyright information for your podcast.

  • Copyright: Enter your copyright statement.
  • Copyright URL: Optionally link to a page with additional copyright details.

Author Email

Specifies the email address associated with your podcast.

  • This email may be used by podcast directories such as Apple Podcasts.
  • Include email in feed: Controls whether the email address is publicly included in your RSS feed.
Note: Apple Podcasts uses this email address to contact you about your podcast.

Shows & Content You Love

Allows you to promote or recommend other content.

  • Add to PodRoll: Adds shows to your PodRoll.
  • Add to RSS Feed: Includes recommended content directly in your feed.

Txt Tag

Adds custom metadata to your feed.

This feature is intended for advanced use cases and allows metadata similar to DNS TXT records.

Medium Tag

Specifies the type of content in your feed.

  • This setting is typically used for advanced integrations.
  • Enable GUID Override: Allows customization of GUID behavior.

Caching Debug Comments

Provides debugging options related to feed caching.

  • Allow caching plugins to add HTML comments: Enables debugging output in your feed.
Warning: This setting should only be enabled for troubleshooting purposes, as it may cause issues with podcast directories.

Podcast Artwork

The Podcast Artwork section allows you to upload and manage the image used to represent your podcast in directories and listening apps.

Your podcast artwork appears in platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast apps.

  • Artwork URL: Displays the current artwork image URL.
  • Upload Image: Opens the WordPress media library to upload or select an image.

Artwork Requirements

Podcast directories have specific requirements for artwork. To ensure your podcast is accepted, follow these guidelines:

  • Minimum Size: 1400 × 1400 pixels
  • Maximum Size: 3000 × 3000 pixels
  • File Format: JPG or PNG
  • Color Space: RGB
  • File Size: Should not exceed 0.5 MB
Warning: Your podcast must include valid artwork before it can be submitted to most podcast directories.
Tip: Use a square image with bold, readable text. Your artwork is often displayed at small sizes in podcast apps.
Note: Changes to your artwork may take time to update in podcast directories due to caching.

Podcast SEO

The Podcast SEO section includes options to improve how your podcast content is understood and indexed by search engines.

These settings can enhance both traditional web SEO and podcast discoverability.

Episode Titles

Customize how episode titles appear in your podcast feed.

  • Specify custom episode titles for podcast feeds: Enables custom formatting for episode titles.

When enabled, you can choose how episode titles are structured:

  • Feed episode title replaces post title: Uses the podcast episode title instead of the WordPress post title.
  • Feed episode title prefixes post title: Adds the episode title before the post title.
  • Feed episode title appended to post title: Adds the episode title after the post title.
Tip: Use clear, descriptive episode titles to improve visibility in podcast apps and search results.

AudioObjects

Adds structured data (Schema.org) for audio content to your site.

  • Schema.org audio objects in microdata format: Enables structured metadata for podcast episodes.

This helps search engines better understand your podcast content and may improve how episodes appear in search results.

VideoObjects

Adds structured data (Schema.org) for video content to your site.

  • Schema.org video objects in microdata format: Enables structured metadata for video episodes.

This option is useful if your podcast includes video content.

Note: Structured data helps search engines understand your content, but does not guarantee improved rankings.

Basic Show Information

The Basic Show Information section provides additional metadata about your podcast, including publishing details, credits, and optional distribution controls.

Location

Describes the geographic or topical location your podcast focuses on.

This setting helps categorize your podcast based on where its content is centered (for example, a specific city, region, or country).

Note: This field is optional and primarily used for metadata and categorization.

Episode Frequency

Defines how often your podcast publishes new episodes.

  • Start Date: The date your podcast began publishing.
  • Daily / Weekly / Monthly: Select how frequently new episodes are released.
  • Mark Show Complete: Indicates that your podcast is no longer publishing new episodes.
Tip: Setting an accurate episode frequency can help podcast platforms better understand your publishing schedule.

Credits

Add credits for people involved in your podcast production.

This may include hosts, guests, editors, musicians, or production staff.

Block

Before You Block

Blocking prevents your podcast from appearing on specific platforms or directories.

Not all services honor block requests, and you may need to contact platforms directly to remove your content.

  • I understand what blocking services/directories entails: Must be selected before blocking options can be applied.
Warning: Blocking your podcast may limit its visibility and availability across platforms.

Donate Link

Add a donation or support link to your podcast.

  • Syndicate a donate link with your podcast: Enables a donation link to appear in supported podcast apps.

You can link to services such as PayPal, Patreon, or your own crowdfunding page.

For more information, see the documentation on syndicating donate links for podcasting.

Note: Not all podcast apps support donation links, but many modern platforms display them when available.

Rating Settings

The Rating Settings section allows you to assign a parental rating to your podcast content.

This rating is used by Blubrry applications and supported platforms to indicate the appropriate audience for your podcast.

Parental Rating

Select the rating that best describes the intended audience for your content.

  • No rating specified: No parental rating is applied.
  • TV-Y: Suitable for children of all ages.
  • TV-Y7: Suitable for children ages 7 and older.
  • TV-Y7-FV: Suitable for children ages 7 and older (includes fantasy violence).
  • TV-G: Suitable for general audiences.
  • TV-PG: Parental guidance suggested.
  • TV-14: May be unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.
  • TV-MA: Intended for mature audiences; may be unsuitable for children under 17.
Tip: Choose a rating that accurately reflects your content to help listeners and platforms understand your audience.
Note: Not all podcast platforms use or display parental ratings, but setting one can improve content classification where supported.

Apple Settings

The Apple Settings section controls how your podcast appears in Apple Podcasts and Apple Search results.

These settings are required for submitting your podcast to Apple Podcasts and ensuring proper listing and discoverability.

Categories

Select the categories that best describe your podcast.

  • Category (Required): Your primary category. This is required by Apple Podcasts.
  • Category 2: Optional secondary category.
  • Category 3: Optional tertiary category.
Tip: Choose the most relevant primary category to improve discoverability in Apple Podcasts.

Author Name

Specifies the author or creator of the podcast.

  • This name appears in Apple Podcasts listings.
  • Use blog post author’s name for individual episodes: Uses the WordPress post author for episode-level attribution.

Explicit Content

Indicates whether your podcast contains explicit material.

  • Clean: No explicit content.
  • Yes: Contains explicit language or adult content.

Apple Podcasts requires that all podcasts be marked as either Clean or Explicit.

Warning: Incorrectly marking explicit content may result in your podcast being rejected or removed from Apple Podcasts.

Feed Type

Determines how episodes are ordered in Apple Podcasts.

  • Episodic: Displays newest episodes first.
  • Serial: Displays episodes in chronological order, with older episodes first.
Tip: Use Episodic for ongoing shows and Serial for story-based podcasts that should be listened to in order.

New Feed URL

Used when moving your podcast to a new feed URL.

  • Set iTunes New Feed URL: Notifies Apple Podcasts of a feed change.

This option should only be used if you are unable to implement an HTTP 301 redirect.

Note: A 301 redirect is the preferred method for moving a podcast feed, as it automatically redirects all podcast apps to the new feed.

Advanced Options

Warning: The settings below have permanent consequences and should be used with caution.

Block

Prevents your podcast from appearing in the Apple Podcasts directory.

  • Prevent the entire podcast from appearing: Removes your podcast from Apple Podcasts listings.

Complete

Indicates that your podcast is finished and no longer publishing new episodes.

  • Apple will stop updating your listing once marked as complete.
Note: Marking a podcast as complete does not remove it from Apple Podcasts, but signals that no new episodes will be published.