So Easy!

I had brought a lot of complexity into what I thoguht it would take to post podcasts on our site. Turns out that it was so easy (too easy?) that I almost missed it!

Using this plugin can be as simple as installing, creating a podcast and posting a link to the podcast page; it really is THAT simple. They also make this so you can organize your podcasts (or “episodes”) into collections, or “series”.

iTunes integration is built-in, you just have to wait on Apple to do their part. You can even post podcasts and choose which ones get posted in the Apple Store.

The plugin adds a feature (called, what else, “Podcast”) in the Dashboard that functions just like adding blogs or pages; and it really is that easy. Now that I have the podcasts loaded I use a widget to place them on a page of my own design.

For the record, this is a site hosted on GoDaddy, so I’ve proven it does work there.

The name is well put and perfectly describes this product. Hugh Lashbrooke really did simplfy the complexity and makes posting podcasts easy – too easy. And as I also found out, if you can’t figure it out, he does support the product and won’t make you feel stupid about it!… Thanks Hugh!

(You might have an issue uploading podcasts with the filesize and WP’s media upload – I used a product called “Add From Server” which did the trick for me.)