Angelo Mandato

Podcast Blocks makes it easy to turn any WordPress site into a full-featured podcast website. Add the Podcast Episode Gutenberg block to any post, upload or link your audio or video file, and the site will take over from there.
This truly is a simple podcasting plugin with the intent to stay simple and lightweight and does not require a paid subscription to use it.
ATTENTION: This version is intended for new podcasts. Migrating from an existing podcasting WordPress plugin such as PowerPress is not available in this release.
<h4>Features</h4>
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<li>Podcast Episode block — Upload or link audio and video files directly from the block editor. Uploaded files are saved in <code>wp-content/uploads</code> organized by year and month, exactly the same way the standard WordPress media library works.</li>
<li>Apple Podcasts RSS extensions — The plugin automatically adds the iTunes XML namespace and channel-level tags (author, owner, artwork, categories, explicit flag) to your RSS2 feed so your podcast appears correctly in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast directories.</li>
<li>Settings page — Configure podcast title, description, author, contact email, website URL, language, explicit-content flag, primary and secondary iTunes categories, and your show artwork — all from a dedicated Podcast Blocks menu in wp-admin.</li>
<li>Easy Show artwork upload — Upload a square show image (600×600 to 1400×1400 px, PNG or JPG) via the native WordPress media uploader. A size warning is shown if the selected image is outside the Apple Podcasts recommended dimensions.</li>
<li>Smart Podcast Show Notes — Show notes are now formatted with only the appropriate HTML tags for Apple podcasts, links are exposed so they can be clicked in most applications, and paragraphs are separated with new lines consistently.</li>
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Podcast Blocks

Create and manage podcast episodes using Gutenberg blocks with full Apple Podcasts-compatible RSS feed support.

SecondLineThemes

This free plugin helps to easily include 90+ custom and Podcast-specific Subscribe/Follow Buttons anywhere within your site directly via the editor or with a simple shortcode. 
The plugin supports all the major platforms like <a href="https://spotify.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Spotify</a>, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, YouTube, TuneIn, <a href="https://beamly.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Beamly</a> and dozens of others. 
The Podcast Subscribe Buttons are intended for podcasters and therefore the list of companies/icons only include podcast-related companies. (Need a new icon? Let us know!)
With the Podcast Subscribe Buttons plugin, you could display links to subscribe to your podcast across various external podcast platforms, those links may include regular links to your pages on external podcast platforms, direct links to RSS feeds, or URI links to open directly in an external application.
There are a few ways to add subscribe buttons with the plugin. 
First, you can use the custom block in any page/post that uses the new (“Gutenberg”) WordPress editor. 
Also, you can create new “Subscribe Button” sets via the menu that appears in your WordPress dashboard (under “Tools -> Podcast Subscribe Buttons”). Simply adjust the default display settings, add links, and display the button via a shortcode anywhere within your site. See example below: 
 [podcast_subscribe id=”1789″]
Lastly, you can add the buttons directly via your theme or via a custom Elementor widget in case you use one of our <a href="https://secondlinethemes.com/themes" rel="nofollow ugc">Podcast Themes</a>
<h3>About SecondLineThemes</h3>
SecondLineThemes is creating WordPress themes and plugins for podcasts. We are dedicated to help podcasters with their WordPress sites. To read more about us please check our website: 
<a href="https://secondlinethemes.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://secondlinethemes.com</a>

Podcast Subscribe Buttons

Add beautiful podcast subscribe buttons anywhere.

Podcast Blocks vs Podcast Subscribe Buttons