Blubrry Powerpress Podcast Plugin from RawVoice
WordPress in it's default install configuration does not support podcasting at a level that most people need. The Powerpress Podcast Plugin has all of the elements needed to have you podcast RSS feed in complete compliance in order to obtain a iTunes listing, and is optimized for listings in podcast directories and the Zune Marketplace.
The Powerpress Podcast plugin also includes a player that you can configure to appear on your blog posts so guests can listen/view your podcast episodes straight from your website. It should be noted that nearly 50% of people listen to podcast online versus through their portable media player.
Features Include:
Easily add/modify/remove podcast episodes from blog posts
Integrated media player
iTunes RSS tags
iTunes album/cover art
Standard RSS Feed album/cover art
Podcast only RSS feed
Ability to upload new cover art
Ping iTunes
Media size detection
Duration length detection (mp3 only)
3rd party statistics integration
The Powerpress Podcast Plugin has had a high level of Quality Assurance to ensure that all RSS Specification and Apple iTunes standards are met with flawless integration with WordPress Version 2.5 and greater.
I think you will find that this Podcast Plugin for WordPress to have all of the required element needed without impacting the performance of your website and system databases. This plugin has been designed by podcasters with 4 plus years of experience in the space.
Easily Migrate from Podpress
Limitations (not in our opinion)
Blubrry Powerpress does not allow you to include multiple enclosures in one blog post. This is because each podcatcher handles multiple enclosures differently. iTunes will download the first enclosure that it sees in the feed ignoring the rest. Other podcatchers and podcasting directories either pick up the first enclosure or the last in each post item. This inconsistency and combined with the fact that Dave Winer does not recommend multiple enclosures is why the Blubrry Powerpress does not support them.
Blubrry Powerpress does not include media statistics. This is not because Blubrry has its own statistics service, although that's a good reason by itself. Maintaining and calculating statistics is a resource and server intensive task that would add bloat to an otherwise lightweight WordPress podcasting plugin. We recommend you use your media hosting's statistics and you're more than welcome to use the Blubrry Statistics service as well.
Why did we create this plugin?
We have thousands of members on Blubrry, most of which host their web sites using WordPress. With the launch of our latest services (Podcast Publishing Premium
You haven't heard about our Publishing system? It's a robust platform that takes much of the work out of creating podcast episodes by allowing you to easily upload your media, quickly enter your show notes and then click 'Publish'. We do all the redundant work, such as writing all those pesky ID3 tags and cover artwork to your media files, cross posting to Twitter, email newsletters, and more!
Looking for a better Audio Player?
We didn't want to re-invent the wheel, so the player provided in Blubrry Powerpress is very light weight and simple. If you're looking for a player that is customizable, please check out the WP Audio Player 2.0 beta. Latest features include ability to place the player above or below the post content and it has many color configuration options.
Give us feedback
Have any suggestions, comments, code or thoughts about the plugin? Let us know!
Requirements
WordPress version 2.5 or newer.
PHP must have allow_url_fopen enabled or the PHP-cURL library installed.
Installation Instructions
Drop the entire directory from the downloaded zip file into the /wp-content/plugins/.
Activate the "Blubrry Powerpress" plugin in the Plugin Management page.
Configure Blubrry Powerpress by going to the Settings > Blubrry Powerpress page.
Support
Additional support and documentation is avaialble on the Blubrry Help Center Powerpress section.
