Publishing an episode
This page is for producers and editors who publish an episode, from the empty draft to the moment podcast apps can fetch it. It assumes the show structure and the feed exist (Setting up the show structure, Building a podcast feed).
Contents
Before you start
Have ready: the final audio file (MP3, constant bitrate), the title, a one- or two-sentence description, the show notes (Show notes template), guest names and links, and an image if your class has one.
Create the draft
- In Content structure, open the show folder, or the season folder if the show has seasons.
- Under Sub items, press Create new and choose the episode class.
The episode must be created below the folder the feed reads. An episode created elsewhere is on the site, but not in the feed (How a show maps to content).
Fill in the episode
| Field (names vary by class) | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Title | The episode title as apps should show it; include the number if you use numbers ("42: ...") |
| Description or teaser | One or two sentences; often what the feed shows as the episode description |
| Audio | The file, under New file for upload (Uploading audio) |
| Show notes | Links, chapters, credits (Writing show notes) |
| Guests | Relate the person items (Guests and credits) |
| Release date | Only if your site schedules releases (Scheduling a release) |
Store draft and exit keeps the draft for later; it is in My drafts (Publishing, versions and the trash).
Preview
Press Preview beside the edit form to see the draft as it will look (The edit form). Check that the player appears, the show notes' links work and the image has an alternative text. The feed is not part of the preview: a draft is never in the feed.
Publish now or later
Press Send for publishing.
- On most sites the episode is published at once.
- If your site uses an approval, the version becomes pending until the approver accepts it (Approvals before release).
- If your site uses the Wait until date event and the release date is in the future, the version waits until the first run of the workflow cronjob after that date (Scheduling a release).
Pending versions are listed in My pending items.
After publishing
What happens next, and when:
| When | What |
|---|---|
| At once | The episode page is on the site; lists and menus that show the folder include it |
| Within the feed's cache time (1200 seconds as shipped) | The feed lists the new item at the top (settings/site.ini [RSSSettings] CacheTime) |
| On each app's own schedule | Podcast apps and directories fetch the feed and show the episode |
Check, signed out:
- To do: the episode page opens and the audio plays;
- To do: the feed lists the episode with an
enclosure(Checking your feed); - To do: the item's published date is the one you expect: it decides the order in the feed.
If you find a mistake, edit the episode; do not remove and recreate it. A new item gets a new guid, and apps
would show the episode twice (The podcast feed explained).
Related pages
- Podcaster checklists
- Creating and editing content
- Publishing, versions and the trash
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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