Configure the hosting and distribution settings associated with your show, including its show type, keywords, and other publishing details.
Keeping this information accurate and complete ensures your show is presented correctly and displays properly wherever it's published, and helps improve its listing and discoverability on podcast directory platforms.
Managing your show's hosting settings
Follow the instructions below to manage your show’s hosting settings.
Click your Profile icon in the lower-left corner.
Click the Pencil icon next to your Show.
Click the Hosting tab.
Review or update the following settings:
Show type: select episodic (episodes are displayed in reverse chronological order) or serial (episodes are displayed in sequential order).
Explicit: Indicate whether the show contains explicit content.
Note: If only certain episodes but not the entire show are explicit, you can mark the individual episodes as explicit.
Click Advanced settings to view additional options:
Keywords: Add keywords associated with your show.
Link: Add a link associated with the show.
RSS episode URL prefix: Add a prefix to your episodes' media URLs. This routes download requests through a third-party tracking service before they reach the original file, so you can track downloads through that service. Learn more about prefixes.
Author: The show’s author name. This is a searchable field in Apple Podcasts.
Show email: Choose if your email address is visible in your RSS feed.
Note: Several directories require that your email be displayed in the RSS feed in order to list your podcast on their apps.
Copyright: Add copyright information for the show.
Show transcript: Choose to display transcripts on your Zencastr episode pages.