Title: harris2021's Replies | WordPress.org --- # harris2021 [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry] Plug-in added unwanted iTunes block to podcasts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-added-unwanted-itunes-block-to-podcasts/) * Thread Starter [harris2021](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * (@harris2021) * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-added-unwanted-itunes-block-to-podcasts/#post-14087784) * Apple replied but only to confirm the block tags are gone. They didn’t have any insight about what caused the problem or what undid the problem. * Anyway, the important thing is that they are back to working normally : ) * Thanks again for your help Shawn. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry] Plug-in added unwanted iTunes block to podcasts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-added-unwanted-itunes-block-to-podcasts/) * Thread Starter [harris2021](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * (@harris2021) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-added-unwanted-itunes-block-to-podcasts/#post-14076104) * Shawn, * Thank you for your continued assistance. * I decided to re-check the 2 blocked podcasts today before I tried your latest suggestion. * Good news, they are back! I’m not sure what fixed them. I had been in discussion with Apple Podcasts support and they were looking into it, so maybe they fixed them. Unsure. I will probably hear back from them shortly and I will let you know. * Thank you again for your help with this. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry] Plug-in added unwanted iTunes block to podcasts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-added-unwanted-itunes-block-to-podcasts/) * Thread Starter [harris2021](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * (@harris2021) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-added-unwanted-itunes-block-to-podcasts/#post-14066672) * Hi Shawn, * I am using the wordpress.com Business plan. So my podcast host has always been wordpress.com. The powerpress plug-in is the only podcasting plug-in I’ve added to the site and I activated the “don’t allow other plug-ins to modify the podcast feeds” to prevent any conflicts with other plug-ins. * The key question now is how do I remove those iTunes block tags from those two podcasts? The podcasts have been removed from Apple Podcasts (and other sourced platforms) as a result. * Can you help me to figure out how the Powerpress plug-in accidentally added those block tags so I my podcasts will appear again in Apple Podcasts? * Is there a way you can look at the rss feed code to see where/how those block tags were inserted? Perhaps that would give a clue? * Thank you for your help with this. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry] What is function of, “Prevent the entire podcast from…”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-function-of-prevent-the-entire-podcast-from/) * Thread Starter [harris2021](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * (@harris2021) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-function-of-prevent-the-entire-podcast-from/#post-13910584) * Thanks Shawn. * I am currently testing the Blubrry plug-in (iTunes Block tag added to the feed/ category) on one private podcast to confirm it blocks the podcast episodes from appearing in other places. * I am also testing the Yoast SEO plug-in (NoIndex tag added to the feed/category) on a different private podcast to confirm it blocks the podcast post from appearing in Google search results. * If neither one fully blocks the private podcast from being found as episodes and posts, then I will try using both plug-ins on one private podcast feed/category. * This may take a couple of weeks to fully run. Stay tuned. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry] What is function of, “Prevent the entire podcast from…”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-function-of-prevent-the-entire-podcast-from/) * Thread Starter [harris2021](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * (@harris2021) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-function-of-prevent-the-entire-podcast-from/#post-13905561) * Thanks Shawn. I actually don’t want to block my entire site from Google, I only want to block the private podcast feeds. I still have a public podcast feed on the same site and I want my home page and other pages very visible. * So is my understanding correct: the Blubrry plug-in can keep my private podcast from appearing in Google Podcasts and appearing in Google Search results as podcast“ episodes” (by inserting iTunes blocking tags), but it won’t stop Google from putting my podcast “posts” in search results (because that would require NoIndex tags)? * This is what my early testing is showing so far, but it will take a few more days to truly know because it can take a week for full site indexing to run again. * Thanks for your help. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry] What is function of, “Prevent the entire podcast from…”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-function-of-prevent-the-entire-podcast-from/) * Thread Starter [harris2021](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * (@harris2021) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-function-of-prevent-the-entire-podcast-from/#post-13904511) * I think I’ve learned the difference between iTunes blocking tags and NoIndex tags. Someone can feel free to let me know if this evolved understanding is correct or not. * I checked the “Prevent the entire podcast from appearing in the Apple Podcast directory” option for a podcast. I did a Google search for episodes in that podcast and they stopped showing up as “podcast episodes” in a Google search. * Which was exactly what I wanted. * But then I noticed the podcast “posts” still appeared in Google search results( not as podcast episodes, but as normal blog posts with the player in them). * So I think I need to do another step to truly hide podcast episodes and podcast posts from Google – and I think that is what Mike mentioned earlier, the “NoIndex” tag, which can’t be done with the Blubrry plug-in. * Is this understanding correct? * Thanks for your help. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry] Extra line breaks in episode show notes](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extra-line-breaks-in-episode-show-notes/) * Thread Starter [harris2021](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * (@harris2021) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extra-line-breaks-in-episode-show-notes/#post-13894211) * Typing them in. * No codes between paragraphs at all in “Text” view of a post. * There is a strange thing that happens every time when I hit “edit” to open up a post. A different font and spacing of the entire post flashes for half-second, then disappears and my normal post shows. I don’t remember that happening before this extra line break problem started. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry] Extra line breaks in episode show notes](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extra-line-breaks-in-episode-show-notes/) * Thread Starter [harris2021](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * (@harris2021) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extra-line-breaks-in-episode-show-notes/#post-13893800) * Classic editor. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry] What is function of, “Prevent the entire podcast from…”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-function-of-prevent-the-entire-podcast-from/) * Thread Starter [harris2021](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * (@harris2021) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-function-of-prevent-the-entire-podcast-from/#post-13889894) * Wonderful, thanks Shawn! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry] What is function of, “Prevent the entire podcast from…”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-function-of-prevent-the-entire-podcast-from/) * Thread Starter [harris2021](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harris2021/) * (@harris2021) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-function-of-prevent-the-entire-podcast-from/#post-13889382) * I asked Google Podcasts how to prevent them from indexing my site and putting my private podcasts on Google Podcasts and they basically said: ‘_to remove the podcast from Google Podcasts add active blocking tags (e.g., yes