=== podPress === Tags: post, podcast, podcasting, audio, video, admin, feed, widget, stats, statistics, iTunes, mp3, m4a, ogg, ogv, xspf Contributors: seek3r, macx, iscifi Donate link: http://www.mightyseek.com/podpress_donate.php Requires at least: 2.2 Tested up to: 3.2 Stable Tag: 8.8.10.8 A plugin for Podcasters using WordPress. == Description == podPress adds a lot of features designed to make WordPress the ideal platform for hosting a podcast. podPress 8.8.10.8 includes some bug fixes and modifications. You can read more about this version in the [Changelog](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/podpress/changelog/) and pay attention to the [Upgrade](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/podpress/other_notes/) section. Features: * Full featured and automatic feed generation (RSS2, iTunes and ATOM and XSPF playlist) * Podcast Download stats, with graphs. * View MP3 files ID3 tags when your Posting * Control over where the player will display within your post and what it will look like. * Support for various formats, including Video Podcasting * Supports unlimited number of media files. * Automatic Media player for MP3, OGG, OGV, MP4, M4A, M4V, MOV, QT, FLV, ASF, WMA, WMV, AVI, RM, and more, with inline and Popup Window support. * Supports also PDF and EPUB files * Preview image for videos * Support for seperate Category podcasts * Support for Premium Content (Pay Only) Available in these languages: * English * German If you discover a problem with this plugin, please report it in the [WP.org forum](http://wordpress.org/tags/podpress?forum_id=10) and add the tag "podpress" to your post.
Thank you to all who have reported bugs and have made improvement proposals. Special thanks to [Ray (raymer)](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/68146) who did extensive tests with the development versions since v8.8.5 and helped a lot! This plugin is currently maintained by [Tim Berger (ntm)](http://profiles.wordpress.org/ntm/).
Latest news and announcements regarding podPress on Twitter: [podpress2010](http://twitter.com/podPress2010) If somebody else is also interested in maintaining podPress while the main developers are out, please send an email to admin [at] laptoptips.ca. For further information you may also visit the website http://www.mightyseek.com/podpress == Changelog == Please, read the [Upgrade instructions](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/podpress/other_notes/). = v8.8.10.8 = Notice: Upgrading to this version from version 8.8.9.2 or older will rename the podPress `meta_key`s in the postmeta data base table of your blog (see bug fixes). Downgrading to a previous version is only possible if you reverse these changes. * bug fix: an upgrade to this version will remove an old deprecated option which could lead to the situation that podPress would add "Download Standard Podcast" somewhere in the iTunes:summary or iTunes:subtitle of post. (Thank you [IAmediaworks](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/iamediaworks) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-added-download-standard-podcast-to-itunes-episode-description).) * bug fix: The `` of the RSS image of the `` will include the 'Site address (URI)' set in Settings > General. (Thank you [lopo](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/lopo) for [reporting the problem and making suggestions](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/feed-validation-warning-image-link-doesnt-match-channel-link-wordaround).) * bug fix: If the option "Aggressively Protect the news feeds" was set to "Yes" then podPress has removed the formatting from the post content (``) in the feeds. Because this option is deprecated, it is removed now. (Thank you [sephage](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/sephage) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-podpress-podpress-88107-breaks-rss-formatting).) * bug fix: Fix for a bug in the appearance of the iTunes:Keywords option in the podPress box below the post editor which occured when the new option "Use the tags of the post" was active. * bug fix: The "Disable Player:" and "Disable Preview Player:" in the podPress box below the post editor are working again. (Thank you Philip for mentioning the problem.) * bug fix: The result of the duration auto detection could have a leading white space under some circumstances which is not desirable. (Thank you [Puck](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/puck) for [reporting the problem and making suggestions](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-podpress-podcast-duration-lostnot-being-saved-workaround-provided).) * bug fix: Chrome/Chromium >= v10 displayed the HTML5 audio player depending on certain CSS definitions of the theme without displaying the control elements properly. This podPress version includes a workaround/bug fix for this problem. (Thank you [Twanislas](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/twanislas) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/podpress-suggestions).) * change: The options for the feed title of a category feed are re-arranged. Further it is possible to use the Site Title as the title of such a feed. * This version includes also some security improvements. = v8.8.10.7 = Notice: Upgrading to this version from version 8.8.9.2 or older will rename the podPress `meta_key`s in the postmeta data base table of your blog (see bug fixes). Downgrading to a previous version is only possible if you reverse these changes. * bug fix: the function which limits the number of characters for several feed elements is multibyte-character-safe and it does not cut through htmlentities anymore (Thank you [franky1029](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/franky1029), [welshes99](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/welshes99) and [drezac](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/drezac) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/podpress-player-doesnt-show-in-post).) * bug fix: the HTML5 player appears also in IE9 (JS error fixed) (Thank you [dael3](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/dael3) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-player).) * bug fix: the "Validate your feed" button at the Category Casting settings works again (Thank you [meetwp](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/meetwp) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-podpress-category-casting-category-title-appears-twice-in-feed-title).) * new: It is now possible to "Use the tags of the post" as itunes:keywords. There is a new option with this name in the Post specific settings for iTunes (below the post editor). (Suggested by [Twanislas](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/twanislas) in [this thread](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/podpress-suggestions)) * new: max. 12 itunes:keywords possible = v8.8.10.6 = Notice: Upgrading to this version from version 8.8.9.2 or older will rename the podPress `meta_key`s in the postmeta data base table of your blog (see bug fixes). Downgrading to a previous version is only possible if you reverse these changes. * bug fix: a further bug fix for the feed modifying functions. podPress is using now the WP-own list of HTML entities and their numeric equivalents (ent2ncr();) to transform non-ASCII characters in the additional feed elements into RSS-feed-save text. (Thank you [Aaron Frankel](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/aaronfrankel) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/88105-xml-feed-still-down).) = v8.8.10.5 = Notice: Upgrading to this version from version 8.8.9.2 or older will rename the podPress `meta_key`s in the postmeta data base table of your blog (see bug fixes). Downgrading to a previous version is only possible if you reverse these changes. * bug fix: a further bug fix for the feed modifying functions * bug fix: podPresshas displayed under some circumstances the player and links twice on single post views = v8.8.10.4 = Notice: Upgrading to this version from version 8.8.9.2 or older will rename the podPress `meta_key`s in the postmeta data base table of your blog (see bug fixes). Downgrading to a previous version is only possible if you reverse these changes. * bug fix: for a problem with not escaped ampersands in iTunes:category names which appeared in 8.8.10.3 (Thank you [BibleStudyRadio](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/biblestudyradio), [UULosAlamos Webmaster](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/uulosalamos-webmaster), [AJRitz](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/ajritz) and [raymer](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/raymer) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-podpress-itune-feed-incorrect).) * bug fix: The iTunes:category settings for the podPress Feeds work now. Depending on your previous iTunes:category settings it might be necessary to adjust them now. The podPress Feeds will no longer use the comparable settings of the main feed settings. = v8.8.10.3 = Notice: Upgrading to this version from version 8.8.9.2 or older will rename the podPress `meta_key`s in the postmeta data base table of your blog (see bug fixes). Downgrading to a previous version is only possible if you reverse these changes. * The 3rd party statistic options are available again by default. If you have used them before then please control the related settings after the upgrade. * bug fix: podPress statistics counts HTML5 play events correct, now. It counts when the "onplaying" event happens (when someone clicks on play and not during when the the HTML5 player buffers (preload) the file). The download numbers with 8.8.10 - 8.8.10.2 are probably to high depending on how many of your listners have used Chrome/Chromium (or Safari desktop versions) to listen your podcasts. * bug fix: podPress will use the excerpt of a post if there is one as the iTunes:summary and 255 characters of it as iTunes:subtitle. If a post has no excerpt then podPress takes automatically the post content (or the first parts of it). In older versions podPress has ignored the excerpts. Furthermore podPress will respect the password protected posts and adds only the summary, subtitle and enclosure if there is no password protection or if the user has already entered the password for the post. (Thank you [MedHead](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/medhead) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-podpress-itunes-summary-send-only-excerpt).) * bug fix: the iTunes:block options in the podPress Feeds section will show the correct status / current setting (so far it displayed always 'No' regardless of the setting) (Thank you [maydaytothemoon](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/maydaytothemoon) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-podpress-podpress-settingspreferences-are-not-being-saved).) * bug fix: Now it is possible to deselect the iTunes feed button (Feed Buttons Widget). (Thank you [maydaytothemoon](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/maydaytothemoon) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-podpress-podpress-settingspreferences-are-not-being-saved).) * bug fix: podPress checks whether or the stats tables exist and creates them if necessary when someone activates the stats feature. The db queries do not long include a specific table type. That prevents problems in cases in which the type was not the one which was hardcoded in previous versions of podPress. * podPress version number appears only if you want it to in the footer or the Feeds of your blog. It is also possible show only the name of the plugin without the version number. * The auto detection of the meta information of the media files can retrieve the cover art of m4a files. * on a first installation of podPress, only the podPress Feed with the slug "podcast" will be active by default = v8.8.10.2 = Notice: Upgrading to this version from version 8.8.9.2 or older will rename the podPress `meta_key`s in the postmeta data base table of your blog (see bug fixes). Downgrading to a previous version is only possible if you reverse these changes. * bug fix: podPress displays the download number for files with white spaces in their names in the "Downloads Per Media File" table and in the line below the player (Thank you [SmartPeoplePod](http://wordpress.org/support/profile/smartpeoplepod) for [reporting the problem](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-podpress-podpress-stats-per-post-are-gone-help).) * bug fix: ebooks will have no longer a "Play in Popup" link = v8.8.10.1 = Notice: Upgrading to this version from version 8.8.9.2 or older will rename the podPress `meta_key`s in the postmeta data base table of your blog (see bug fixes). Downgrading to a previous version is only possible if you reverse these changes. * bug fix: the jQuery and jQueryUI libraries are getting loaded correctly, regardless whether the file system on the server is case sensitive or not = v8.8.10 = Notice: Upgrading to this version will rename the podPress `meta_key`s in the postmeta data base table of your blog (see bug fixes). Downgrading to a previous version is only possible if you reverse these changes. * a new option at the General Settings page of podPress to display the file size of the media files along with the duration in the line below the player (or player preview) * new options at the General Settings page of podPress which make it possible to customize the displayed duration value * podPress uses the HTML 5 `