Managing Podcasts

Add a Podcast

1. Go to the Add Podcast page.

2. Fill in the podcast information, upload the podcast audio file and image, then click Publish.

Edit a Podcast

1. Go to the Edit Podcast page.

2. Edit the podcast information, then click Save.

Field Reference

Field	Description
Audio File *	Required audio media field. Select an audio file; the saved value is the media attachment ID.
Duration (seconds)	Read-only numeric field. Auto-detected from Audio File after saving. Unit: seconds.
Audio Length (bytes)	Read-only numeric field. Auto-detected from Audio File after saving. Unit: bytes.
Audio MIME Type	Read-only field. Auto-detected from Audio File after saving. Defaults to audio/mpeg.
Explicit *	Required. Choose clean (no explicit content) or explicit. Defaults to clean.
Episode Type	Choose full, trailer, or bonus. Defaults to full. The code help text marks this field as required, but the field is not configured with Carbon Fields set_required(true).
Episode Number	Optional but recommended. Number field with a minimum of 0; integer.
Season Number	Optional. Number field with a minimum of 0; integer.
Episode Author (override)	Optional. Overrides the channel author for this episode. If empty, the podcast author setting is used.
Episode Cover (square)	Optional image media field. A square image between 1400 and 3000px is recommended. The saved value is the media attachment ID and overrides the channel cover.
Transcript (optional)	Optional URL field (type=url). Enter a transcript file URL; supported formats include vtt, srt, txt, and pdf.
iTunes Title (optional)	Optional text field. Overrides the Apple Podcasts <itunes:title>.
Chapters (Podcasting 2.0)	Optional URL field (type=url). Enter a chapters JSON file URL for <podcast:chapters>.
Chapters MIME Type	Optional. Chapter file MIME type. Defaults to application/json+chapters.
Soundbites (Podcasting 2.0)	Optional compound field that can add one or more <podcast:soundbite> tags. Each item includes Start Time (seconds, minimum 0, step 0.01), Duration (seconds, minimum 0.01, step 0.01), and an optional Title.
Subtitle	Optional textarea for a short iTunes subtitle.
Summary	Optional textarea for a plain-text iTunes summary.
Custom GUID (optional)	Optional text field for a custom RSS GUID. If empty, the WordPress episode permalink is used.
iTunes Block	Optional select field with no and yes. Defaults to no; yes hides the episode from Apple Podcasts.
Members	Optional multiselect field containing users with the author role. Author-role users creating a new episode are selected by default, including themselves.
Guests	Optional multiselect field containing users with the subscriber role.

Notes

• Fields marked with * use Carbon Fields set_required(true) in the code.
• The help text for Episode Type says it is required, but the field is not configured with set_required(true); the RSS feed uses full when it is empty.