Podcast channel does not appear when posting/

The Custom Channel podcast episode should show up below the WordPress post just like a podcast episode does from the default channel. Please post a link to your site so we can see what’s going on and if possible, a link to a post where the custom channel episode isn’t displaying.

Right, my WordPress post page in the admin area used to display both but now its only showing the default.

The feed and posts that were using it are still present but I am unable to add additional episodes to it as it is no longer an option.

The site is https://www.yuppiejunk.com/

• This reply was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by bcg62.

OK, so the issue is that you no longer see the Podcast Episode box for the Custom Channel when you create a new post.

Check the bottom of any PowerPress screen and make sure box next to Custom Podcast Channels is still checked. Also, be sure you’re running the latest versions of both WordPress and PowerPress. Finally, go to the Add New Post screen and click the Screen Options link at the top of the page. Make sure the box is checked next to the name of the Podcast Episode (Custom Channel Name).

Custom podcast channels are still enabled.

I am on wordpress 4.6.1 and powerpress 7.0.3.

In the screen options menu all that appears is ‘Podcast Episode (default)’ The other channel is not present.

Are you using either Taxonomy Podcasting or Post Type Podcasting along with this Custom Channel?

Yes, I’m also using Post Type Podcasting. That however is working fine.

Have you made any changes to the post type? If the slug changed for the post type, this could be throwing things off.

Nope, the slug has been the same since the feed first started.

additionally if I try to create a whole new (3rd) channel that also does not appear.

I’ve also tried removing and reinstalling the plugin with no effect.

@bcg62, please contact me at angelo [at] blubrry dot com to schedule a Gotomeeting session. At this point we need to see what is happening to get a better handle of the situation.

Hello @bcg62,

It was great talking with you today and I am glad we were able to solve the problem you were having. If you have a moment, we would greatly appreciate it if you could give PowerPress a review! Thanks!

For those who are looking for a solution to this problem, there was a define in the wp-config.php that specified the post types that PowerPress would use for podcasting. It did not include the type “post” which caused PowerPress to not add the custom podcast channels to the default post edit pages.

define('POWERPRESS_POST_TYPES', '...');

We will be adding new code to PowerPress in the next release to make sure “post” is always in the post type list. We will also print a message in the “Post Type Podcasting” screen if the define is set and what values it is set to.

The POWERPRESS_POST_TYPES define is not necessary in most cases. In early versions of PowerPress this define allows podcasters to set their own post types for podcasting in their wp-config.php. As long as you create your post types with the correct post type of “post”, PowerPress does not need this define present. It is only useful if you want to use a post type that is not of post type “post”.

Thanks again @amandato – the support session was great and super helpful. All is well now and our channels are back up and running.