Podcast Feeds

fWP RSS Aggregator gives you the option of adding podcast feeds to your website in a few different ways. With either method, an audio player can be added to the imported episodes so site visitors can listen to the podcast without leaving your website. The audio used for these players is the original file from the source site, so each listen on your website could be tracked as a download of the podcast when using certain podcast services.

Podcast feeds work with any valid RSS feed from any podcast source.

- How to Find Your Podcast's RSS Feed

- How to Display a Podcast Feed List with an Audio Player

- How to Create Posts for Each Podcast Episode with an Audio Player

How to Find Your Podcast's RSS Feed

WordPress Posts

1. If you publish episodes on a WordPress site as Posts, the RSS feed is found at https://yoursite.com/feed/.
2. If you have a Custom Post Type or Category set up specifically for your podcast episodes, find the RSS feed for it by following the WordPress codex.
3. Once you have the RSS feed URL, 
4. Paste it in WP RSS Aggregator as a New Feed Source.

BluBrry PowerPress (WordPress Plugin)

1. Open the PowerPress Settings in your Dashboard.
2. Go to the Feeds tab.
3. Copy the provided "Special Podcast Only Feed" URL.
4. Paste it in WP RSS Aggregator as a New Feed Source.

Castos

1. Open your Castos dashboard.
2. Go to the Distribution tab.
3. Copy the RSS feed URL provided there.
4. Paste it in WP RSS Aggregator as a New Feed Source.

Seriously Simple Podcasting (WordPress Plugin)

2. Open the Podcast Settings in your Dashboard.
3. Go to the Feed Details tab.
4. Click on "View Feed" and copy the URL.
5. Paste it in WP RSS Aggregator as a New Feed Source.

Anchor (by Spotify)

1. Go to your Anchor.FM page. The URL will look something like this: https://anchor.fm/yourpodcastname.
2. Look for the "WHERE TO LISTEN" section.
3. Click on the orange "RSS" icon to copy the RSS feed's URL.
4. Paste it in WP RSS Aggregator as a New Feed Source.

How to Display a Podcast Feed List with an Audio Player

NOTE: This option requires the WP RSS Aggregator Templates add-on.

1. With Templates installed and activated on your WordPress site, add your RSS feed source as explained above.
2. If your RSS feed doesn't include an image per episode, you can upload a fallback image, such as the podcast art, in the Feed Source Settings.
3. Once the feed source is set up, check that the podcast episodes have been imported as Feed Items.
4. Next, go to RSS Aggregator > Templates to design your feed display.
5. Add a New Template and select your preferred Template type; List, Grid, or Excerpts & Thumbnails.
6. For List and Excerpts & Thumbnails, tick the checkbox called Show audio player to include an audio player with each episode.
7. For Grid, the option is called Audio Player and its position can be changed by dragging it up and down in the template editor.

Here are a couple of examples of what the audio player looks like when using Templates:

How to Create Posts for Each Podcast Episode with an Audio Player

NOTE: This option requires the WP RSS Aggregator Feed to Post add-on.

1. With Feed to Post installed and activated on your WordPress site, add your RSS feed source as explained above.
2. If your RSS feed doesn't include an image per episode, you can upload a fallback image, such as the podcast art, in the Feed Source Settings.
3. Set the Post Type you'd like the podcasts to be imported into. The default is Posts, but you can also use a Custom Post Type.
4. In the Audio settings meta box, tick the Show audio player option.
5. Next, choose whether to add the audio player above or below the content (such as the show notes).
6. Save the feed source and check that the podcast episodes have been imported as Posts or any Custom Post Type that you selected in Step 3.
7. Next, go to your blog or the page where your imported podcast episodes are to be displayed and check that they're working correctly.

Here's an example of what the audio player looks like when using Feed to Post: