Output Feeds

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An output feed is a new podcast RSS feed generated by Podcast Composer.

Create an Output Feed

  1. Open a project.
  2. In the Output Feeds panel, click Create Output Feed.
  3. Enter the podcast title.
  4. Confirm or edit the podcast slug.
  5. Click Create Output.

The output appears in the project workspace.

Output Feed URL

With pretty permalinks enabled, output feed URLs use:

https://example.com/feed/your-slug

Without pretty permalinks, WordPress can use:

https://example.com/?feed=your-slug

The admin screen shows the feed URL near the output feed title.

Choosing a Slug

Use a short, stable slug.

Good examples:

main-show
network-feed
best-of-2026
partner-feed
premium-archive

Avoid:

  • Spaces.
  • Special characters.
  • Temporary words like test.
  • Slugs you may need to change later.

The plugin prevents duplicate output feed slugs. Reserved feed slugs such as feed, rss, rss2, atom, and comments are adjusted automatically.

Output Feed Tabs

When you open an output feed, you can use these tabs:

  • Episodes
  • Podcast Metadata
  • Advanced
  • Validation

Episodes Tab

The Episodes tab shows episodes currently assigned to the output feed.

You can:

  • Search output episodes.
  • Filter by source feed.
  • Edit episode data for this output.
  • Remove an episode from this output.

Removing an episode from an output does not delete the source episode.

Podcast Metadata Tab

This tab controls channel-level podcast information for the output feed.

See Podcast Metadata for details.

Advanced Tab

The Advanced tab includes:

  • Episode GUID policy.
  • Episode limit.
  • Sorting logic.

Episode GUID Policy

Rewrite per output feed is the default and recommended option.

It generates output-specific GUIDs in this pattern:

podcomp:{feed-slug}:{hash}

Use this when the same source episode may appear in multiple output feeds.

Preserve original source GUID keeps the source episode GUID. Use this only when you intentionally want the new feed to behave like a migration or continuation of the original feed.

Episode Limit

Episode limit controls how many episodes appear in the generated feed.

  • Leave blank for all assigned episodes.
  • Enter a number to limit the output.

Example:

10

This publishes only the first 10 episodes after sorting.

Sorting Logic

Options:

  • Newest first
  • Oldest first

Sorting is based on episode publish dates where available.

Validation Tab

The Validation tab reports whether the output is Verified or Incomplete.

Use it before sharing or submitting the feed URL.

Delete an Output Feed

Deleting an output removes:

  • The output feed post.
  • Its episode assignments.
  • Its saved metadata.
  • Its generated feed URL.

It does not delete source feeds, indexed source episodes, or original audio files.