Podcast RSS Feed
An XML document that podcast apps read to learn about a show and its episodes.
Channel
The show-level section of an RSS feed. It contains the podcast title, description, artwork, categories, language, owner information, and other show metadata.
Item
An episode-level entry inside an RSS feed.
Enclosure
The RSS tag that points to an episode’s audio or video file. Podcast apps use enclosure URLs to stream or download episodes.
GUID
A stable identifier for an episode. Podcast apps use GUIDs to decide whether an episode is new or already known.
Source Feed
An existing podcast RSS feed added to Podcast Composer for reading and indexing.
Output Feed
A new podcast RSS feed generated by Podcast Composer.
Project
A workspace that groups source feeds, output feeds, and episode assignments.
Episode Assignment
The act of adding a source episode to an output feed.
Episode Override
Custom episode metadata applied to one episode in one output feed.
Slug
The URL-safe identifier used in a feed URL.
Example:
best-of-showPretty Permalinks
WordPress URL settings that allow clean URLs such as:
https://example.com/feed/best-of-showTransient
A temporary WordPress cache entry. Podcast Composer uses transients to cache generated feed XML.
Orphaned Episode
An indexed episode that was previously found in a source feed but did not appear during the latest sync.
iTunes Namespace
Podcast-specific RSS tags used by Apple Podcasts and many other apps, such as itunes:image, itunes:summary, and itunes:explicit.
Podcasting 2.0 Namespace
Newer podcast RSS tags promoted by Podcast Index, such as podcast:transcript, podcast:funding, and podcast:guid.
Validation
The plugin’s checks for missing required channel or episode fields before publishing an output feed.