How to create a podcast RSS feed - Revision history

Bluedreaming: rearranged the skeleton a bit

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	== Sample ~~single-episode~~ podcast RSS ~~file~~ ==		== Sample podcast RSS files ==

	== Sample ~~multiple~~-episode podcast RSS file (~~multi chapter podfic~~) ==		=== Sample single-episode podcast RSS file ===
			(xml)

	== Sample multiple-episode podcast RSS file (multi chapter podfic) ~~with episode~~ (~~chapter~~) ~~covers ==~~		=== Sample multiple-episode podcast RSS file (multi chapter podfic) ===
			(xml)

	== Sample multiple-episode podcast RSS file (multi-podfic collection) ==		=== Sample multiple-episode podcast RSS file (multi chapter podfic) with episode (chapter) covers ===
			(xml)

			=== Sample multiple-episode podcast RSS file (multi-podfic collection) ===
			(xml)

	== Storing and updating the RSS file on the Internet Archive ==		== Storing and updating the RSS file on the Internet Archive ==
			Upload the RSS file to the same post if you're using one post, or a separate post if you're posting chapters separately; both work.

	== Scheduling updates ==		== Scheduling updates ==
	Can this be done with <code><pubDate></code>?		Can this be done with <code><pubDate></code>?

	== Storing the RSS file on Neocities ==		== Other media hosts for RSS, images, audio ==
			Possible to use images hosted on Squidge Image Hosting? Possible to use audio hosted on the Audiofic Archive?

			=== Storing the RSS file on Neocities ===
	Does it have to be a paid account?		Does it have to be a paid account?

	~~== Other media hosts for images, audio ==~~
	~~Possible to use images hosted on Squidge Image Hosting? Possible to use audio hosted on the Audiofic Archive?~~

	== Any final thoughts ==		== Any final thoughts ==

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 == References ==

Bluedreaming: more working on elements

2023-10-15T23:40:39Z

more working on elements

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	* If you're posting a multichapter podfic that you are posting in separate chapters on ArchiveofOurOwn/etc., the you will have a separate URL for each <code><item></code>, and may or may not have a separate description for each chapter as well.		* If you're posting a multichapter podfic that you are posting in separate chapters on ArchiveofOurOwn/etc., the you will have a separate URL for each <code><item></code>, and may or may not have a separate description for each chapter as well.

	=== Requirements from Google Podcasts:<ref>[https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/answer/9889544 RSS feed guidelines for Google Podcasts] Accessed 15 October 2024.</ref><ref>[https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/answer/9889544#requirements Feed requirements and recommendations] Accessed 15 October 2023.</ref> ===		=== Requirements from Google Podcasts:<ref>[https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/answer/9889544 RSS feed guidelines for Google Podcasts] <sup>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231015221345/https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/answer/9889544 Archived version]</sup> Accessed 15 October 2024.</ref><ref>[https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/answer/9889544#requirements Feed requirements and recommendations] Accessed 15 October 2023.</ref> ===
	<blockquote>		<blockquote>
	* '''This RSS feed should be well-formed,''' and conform to the [https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html RSS 2.0 specification] as much as possible. Google doesn't use all the RSS feed tags, but the examples on this page show the important ones.		* '''This RSS feed should be well-formed,''' and conform to the [https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html RSS 2.0 specification] as much as possible. Google doesn't use all the RSS feed tags, but the examples on this page show the important ones.
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	===== Required: =====		===== Required: =====

	* At least one <code><item></code>, <code><link></code>, an image		* At least one <code><item></code>, <code><link></code>, <code><title></code>, an image

	===== Recommended: =====		===== Recommended: =====
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	!notes		!notes
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|<code><title></code>
	\|		\|none
	\|		\|<code><title>this is a sample podfic</title></code>
	\|		\|yes
	\|		\|This is the title of your podcast as a whole, which may be the title of the podfic, or the name of a podfic series, or the name of a collection of podfics (or a podcast).
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|<code><link></code>
	\|		\|none
	\|		\|<code><nowiki><link></nowiki><nowiki>https://wiki.squidge.org/index.php?title=How_to_create_a_podcast_RSS_feed</nowiki><nowiki></link></nowiki></code>
	\|		\|yes
	\|		\|This is the link to a webpage that represents your podfic or podcast as a whole.
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|<code><itunes:image></code> or <code><image></code>
	\|		\|none
	\|
			or (nested elements rather than attributes)

			* <code><link>...</link></code> must match the podcast link
			* <code><title>...</title></code> with a title that must match the podcast title
			* <code><url>...</url></code> with a link to the image
			\|<code><itunes:image href="<nowiki>https://archive.org/download/fannish-rss-guide/this-is-a-single-chapter-podfic.jpg</nowiki>"/></code>
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	!notes		!notes
	\|-		\|-
	\|enclosure		\|<code><enclosure></code>
	\|		\|
	* url says where the enclosure is located		* url says where the enclosure is located
	* length says how big it is in bytes		* length says how big it is in bytes
	* type says what its type is, a standard MIME type.<ref name=":0" />		* type says what its type is, a standard MIME type.<ref name=":0" />
	\|<code><enclosure url="<nowiki>https://archive.org/download/~~paper~~-~~planes~~-~~and~~-~~other~~-~~travelling~~-~~means/Part%201%20~~-~~%20Aithusa~~.mp3</nowiki>" type="audio/mpeg" length="~~7429995~~"/></code>		\|<code><enclosure url="<nowiki>https://archive.org/download/fannish-rss-guide/this-is-a-single-chapter-podfic.mp3</nowiki>" type="audio/mpeg" length="(226468"/></code>
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	* Here's a list of [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types/Common_types Common MIME types]. However, you should probably stick to mp3 files, which have the label <code>audio/mpeg</code>.<ref>[https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/answer/9889544?hl=en#supported_audio_formats Supported audio formats] from [https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/answer/9889544?hl=en RSS feed guidelines for Google Podcasts] Accessed 9 October 2023.</ref>		* Here's a list of [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types/Common_types Common MIME types]. However, you should probably stick to mp3 files, which have the label <code>audio/mpeg</code>.<ref>[https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/answer/9889544?hl=en#supported_audio_formats Supported audio formats] from [https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/answer/9889544?hl=en RSS feed guidelines for Google Podcasts] Accessed 9 October 2023.</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|link		\|<code><link></code>
	\|		\|none
	* this is the url of the chapter or episode
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Bluedreaming: fixed the item table code a bit

2023-10-15T20:59:50Z

fixed the item table code a bit

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	!component		!component
	!attributes		!attributes
	!~~examle~~		!example
	!required?		!required?
	!notes		!notes
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	And here are the details for the components of the <code><item></code> tag (i.e. the "episode"):		And here are the details for the components of the <code><item></code> tag (i.e. the "episode"):
	{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"		{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
	~~\|'''~~component~~'''~~		!component
	~~\|'''~~attributes~~'''~~		!attributes
	~~\|'''~~example~~'''~~		!example
	~~\|'''~~required?~~'''~~		!required?
	~~\|'''~~notes~~'''~~		!notes
	\|-		\|-
	\|enclosure		\|enclosure

Bluedreaming: fixed the header code presentation, added a table for channel elements

2023-10-15T20:58:08Z

fixed the header code presentation, added a table for channel elements

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	=== RSS element ===		=== RSS element ===
	We can just copy the declarations from the Apple Podcasts guidelines:		We can just copy the declarations from the Apple Podcasts guidelines:
	<nowiki><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>		<nowiki><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
	<rss version="2.0"		<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"		xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"></nowiki>		xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"></nowiki>
	And, of course, remember to close the file with an <code></rss></code> tag.		And, of course, remember to close the file with an <code></rss></code> tag at the end.

	=== Channel element ===		=== Channel element ===
	Going off those requirements, here are the details for the components of the <code><channel></code> tag (i.e. the "podfic" or "podcast"):		Going off those requirements, here are the details for the components of the <code><channel></code> tag (i.e. the "podfic" or "podcast"):
			{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
			!component
			!attributes
			!examle
			!required?
			!notes
			\|-
			\|
			\|
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			\|-
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			\|}

	=== Item element(s) ===		=== Item element(s) ===
	And here are the details for the components of the <code><item></code> tag (i.e. the "episode"):		And here are the details for the components of the <code><item></code> tag (i.e. the "episode"):
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
	\|+		\|'''component'''
	\|component		\|'''attributes'''
	\|attributes		\|'''example'''
	\|example		\|'''required?'''
	\|required?		\|'''notes'''
	\|notes
	\|-		\|-
	\|enclosure		\|enclosure

Bluedreaming: added the rss header code

2023-10-15T20:53:41Z

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	=== RSS element ===		=== RSS element ===
	We can just copy the declarations from the Apple Podcasts guidelines:		We can just copy the declarations from the Apple Podcasts guidelines:
	~~(code here)~~		<nowiki><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
			<rss version="2.0"
			xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
			xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"></nowiki>
	And, of course, remember to close the file with an <code></rss></code> tag.		And, of course, remember to close the file with an <code></rss></code> tag.

Bluedreaming: starting to add more about the elements

2023-10-15T20:52:53Z

starting to add more about the elements

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Bluedreaming: /* Bare minimum podcast RSS feed */ minor formatting

2023-10-15T03:38:47Z

Bare minimum podcast RSS feed: minor formatting

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	== Cautions and limitations ==		== Cautions and limitations ==
	<blockquote>"It's possible you may find your podcast on platforms you didn't manually submit it to. Third-party apps sometimes scrape RSS feeds to feature on their own platform. If you want your podcast removed from any of these services, contact them directly."<ref>[https://support.spotify.com/ca-en/podcasters/article/distributing-your-podcast/ Distributing your podcast] Accessed 9 October 2023.</ref></blockquote>Since the intention of this guide is to create an RSS feed link for manual use, which will presumably be shared in controlled spaces (such as on ArchiveofOurOwn.org or Squidgeworld.org posts), scraping is probably less likely, but it is technically still possible.<blockquote>We have found that your account email is included in the metadata file (.xml) of your posts although it is not visible on the page; choose one associated with fandom or that you do not mind associated with your fandom ID.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dYOX8PDiYYfuHJz4g_RjLfhaO_7-f9ES0uFqFTmpZ2s/preview Brief Intro: Hosting and Streaming podfics on Archive.org] by justaphage. Accessed 9 October 2023.</ref></blockquote>This guide uses the [https://archive.org/ Internet Archive] as an example host, since it's simple to access and free, and you can store all the elements of the RSS feed in the same place. However, when creating an account, please note the caution about the email address as noted above.		<blockquote>"It's possible you may find your podcast on platforms you didn't manually submit it to. Third-party apps sometimes scrape RSS feeds to feature on their own platform. If you want your podcast removed from any of these services, contact them directly."<ref>[https://support.spotify.com/ca-en/podcasters/article/distributing-your-podcast/ Distributing your podcast] Accessed 9 October 2023.</ref></blockquote>Since the intention of this guide is to create an RSS feed link for manual use, which will presumably be shared in controlled spaces (such as on ArchiveofOurOwn.org or Squidgeworld.org posts), scraping is probably less likely, but it is technically still possible.<blockquote>We have found that your account email is included in the metadata file (.xml) of your posts although it is not visible on the page; choose one associated with fandom or that you do not mind associated with your fandom ID.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dYOX8PDiYYfuHJz4g_RjLfhaO_7-f9ES0uFqFTmpZ2s/preview Brief Intro: Hosting and Streaming podfics on Archive.org] by justaphage. Accessed 9 October 2023.</ref></blockquote>This guide uses the [https://archive.org/ Internet Archive] as an example host, since it's simple to access and free, and you can store all the elements of the RSS feed in the same place. However, when creating an account, please note the caution about the email address as noted above.

	== Basic prerequisites ==		== Basic prerequisites ==
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	Requirements:<blockquote>		Requirements:<blockquote>
	* RSS feed URLs must adhere to [https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html RSS 2.0] specifications, be publicly addressable (not password-protected), and include the following XML declaration:		* RSS feed URLs must adhere to [https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html RSS 2.0] specifications, be publicly addressable (not password-protected), and include the following XML declaration: <code><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="<nowiki>http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd</nowiki>" xmlns:content="<nowiki>http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/</nowiki>"></code>
	* <code><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="<nowiki>http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd</nowiki>" xmlns:content="<nowiki>http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/</nowiki>"></code>
	* Each episode must have a unique <code><enclosure></code> tag, along with its three required components — URL, length, and type — which specify the location and host of the episode. Apple Podcasts will ignore duplicate <code><enclosure></code> URLs.		* Each episode must have a unique <code><enclosure></code> tag, along with its three required components — URL, length, and type — which specify the location and host of the episode. Apple Podcasts will ignore duplicate <code><enclosure></code> URLs.
	* All episodes must contain a [https://podcasters.apple.com/support/837-change-the-rss-feed-url globally unique identifier (GUID)], which never changes.		* All episodes must contain a [https://podcasters.apple.com/support/837-change-the-rss-feed-url globally unique identifier (GUID)], which never changes.

Bluedreaming at 03:35, 15 October 2023

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	~~__TOC__~~

	== Background & intention ==		== Background & intention ==
	The intention here is to create an RSS feed file that can be manually added to any podcast player and, via the player, be managed like any podcast. It shouldn't require any third-party hosting apart from uploading the RSS file somewhere, and isn't intended to be submitted to any podcast platforms for syndication. (Hypothetically, that should be possible if you fulfill the platform's requirements, but that's outside the scope of this guide.)		The intention here is to create an RSS feed file that can be manually added to any podcast player and, via the player, be managed like any podcast. It shouldn't require any third-party hosting apart from uploading the RSS file somewhere, and isn't intended to be submitted to any podcast platforms for syndication. (Hypothetically, that should be possible if you fulfill the platform's requirements, but that's outside the scope of this guide.)

Bluedreaming: added a table of contents (was it always there and I didn't notice?)

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			__TOC__

	== Background & intention ==		== Background & intention ==
	The intention here is to create an RSS feed file that can be manually added to any podcast player and, via the player, be managed like any podcast. It shouldn't require any third-party hosting apart from uploading the RSS file somewhere, and isn't intended to be submitted to any podcast platforms for syndication. (Hypothetically, that should be possible if you fulfill the platform's requirements, but that's outside the scope of this guide.)		The intention here is to create an RSS feed file that can be manually added to any podcast player and, via the player, be managed like any podcast. It shouldn't require any third-party hosting apart from uploading the RSS file somewhere, and isn't intended to be submitted to any podcast platforms for syndication. (Hypothetically, that should be possible if you fulfill the platform's requirements, but that's outside the scope of this guide.)