Changing to category podcasting

  • Initially, after starting our weekly podcast using Blubrry Powerpress we realized that we would need to develop a category type podcast for different series, however unknowingly we set things up using the following feed: website/podcast/feed. Now we notice it would have been better to use website/category/podcast/feed. Would we need to use a 301 redirect for this or what would be the best way to tackle this issue?

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  • Plugin Support Shawn

    (@shawnogordo)

    The only reason to use the category feed over the default podcast feed would be if you’re going to add more podcasts to your current WordPress installation. Are you planning on adding more shows to the same site? If not, what advantage do you believe you’ll gain by switching from the default feed to the category feed?

    And to answer your question, yes – if you do decide to do this, you will need to set up a 301 redirect from the URL of the default feed to the category feed:
    https://create.blubrry.com/manual/syndicating-your-podcast-rss-feeds/changing-your-podcast-rss-feed-address-url/

    Plugin Author Angelo Mandato

    (@amandato)

    To expand on what @shawnogordo said, if you wanted to provide season different series, the equivalent of being “different shows” listed on iTunes, then category podcasting would be a good solution. If you meant to have different series that that are in the same show and each series is one after the other, then you are better served using 1 feed so you have one subscription point on iTunes.

    Thread Starter hrn2016

    (@hrn2016)

    Thank you Angelo.

    Thread Starter hrn2016

    (@hrn2016)

    Thank you, Shawn,
    Yes, I will be needing a category feed and I probably should have stated different show instead of series.

    Thanks for the additional info as well.

    Plugin Author Angelo Mandato

    (@amandato)

    Awesome!

    As far as changing your feed to a category feed, you want to put into place a 301 redirect. https://create.blubrry.com/manual/syndicating-your-podcast-rss-feeds/changing-your-podcast-rss-feed-address-url/ You can also find a redirection plugin but if you are familiar with how to edit files on the server the method linked is preferred.

    When setting up category podcasting I suggest enabling the strict category podcasting option. It will guarantee that your episodes are always mapped to a specific category. If you accidentally have an episode in multiple categories it will cause issues with the player and subscribe links as those features will not know which category to use as the primary podcast.

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    Plugin Support Shawn

    (@shawnogordo)

    @hrn2016: Thanks for clarifying your situation. Best of luck with the new show. If you have any more questions about setting up Category Podcasting, let us know!

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    These reviews help us with future development of the plugin, and we’d really appreciate it!

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