The feed requires that you specify the podcast mp3/audio file URL for each episode. There’s also one very small hack/workaround that makes all of this work. You can copy and paste this exact implementation for your site, then go ahead and customize it to suit your needs! There are a couple of static variables which need to be adjusted, like your name, email, and iTunes category.

Below is an example of what's required, which you can copy into your own template and replace with the necessary information: Copyright They define the type of RSS feed and some basic information about your podcast. iTunes and other podcast platforms require specific formatting in order to understand your feed.

We now need to create that template.Ĭreate the template by making a new file called rss.hbs in the podcast folder of your theme. On the podcast/rss route, we told Ghost to look for a specific template to render the RSS feed. Upload your updated routes file to your Ghost site. routes:Īll together, your routes.yaml file should look like this: routes: This route specifies a custom template, podcast/rss, and that the content_type is XML, which is what's expected for an RSS feed. Then, define a custom route for the RSS feed. Let's first add a podcast collection, which will filter out our podcast posts from the homepage. Download the most up-to-date version of your routes.yaml file from Ghost Admin and open it in a code editor. Let's create a new route for the RSS feed by editing the site's routes. This tutorial walks you through how to create a fully podcast RSS feed fully optimized for iTunes by creating a custom template and dynamic routing.

If you’re publishing a podcast on your Ghost site then you’ll probably want to create a custom RSS feed to distribute your podcast episodes to places like iTunes or Google Podcasts. Adding /rss/ to most URLs in Ghost produces an automatically generated RSS feed for your content.

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