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The “Files” section of the Wordpress podCast plugin shows an overview with all your current podCast files in the database. Each file displays the file name, the size of the file, the RSS feed it has been linked/assigned to and the last modified date of each individual file.

The checkboxes allow you to select multiple media files and delete the selected files if needed. Or you can click the title of a feed in order to edit its details.

The Wordpress podCast plugin includes a sidebar widget which allows you to show your podcast feed(s) to users viewing your site. The widget will display a list with your current podcast feed(s) in the plugin, each as a link pointing to the RSS feed with all the media files assigned to that feed.

In order to use the podCast feeds sidebar widget, go to the “Design” > “Widgets” section of your Wordpress dashboard and click the “add” link next to the “WP Podcast” widget to add it to the sidebar. After adding it, save the changes by hitting the “Save Changes” button and you’re set to go.

Each of your podCast feeds will have a unique RSS feed URL which can be accessed directly in order to view the media files assigned to that feed together with a title and description for each item.

The URL of each feed is generated using the address of your website with the title of the feed which has been sanitized as a “feed” parameter appended to that. A sanitized title is a string with contains only alphanumeric characters and dashes in a lowercase state.

Lets say that you create a feed named “It’s my special podCast feed” and your domain name is “mysite.com“, the feed URL for the feed will be “http://mysite.com/?feed=its-my-special-podcast-feed”. Users can access this URL in their browsers, feed readers and other similar tools to view the media files of each of your feeds.

You can create new unlimited, new podcast feeds and edit your existent ones according to your needs.

Each feed consists of a title, description and categories selection. The title, sanitized (allowing only alphanumeric characters and converting to lowercase) will be used as the “feed” parameter of the unique feed URL. The description will be inserted into the RSS XML feed which is used for descriptive purposes to the user viewing the feed.

The list of categories and sub-categories is the set which has been provided by Apple iTunes and allows you to categorize each of your podCast feeds according to the content it consists of. When you submit your feed to the iTunes store (which is free of charge), the feed will automatically be shown in the categories which you ticked off when you saved the feed.