Shortcodes offeres the most flexible way to add a podcast player almost anywhere on your website. You can insert the player in posts, pages, widgets, with any page builder, or even dynamically inside a template file. Shortcodes work seamlessly with both the modern block editor and the classic editor. All you need to do is add a simple piece of text to your content.
Insert shortcode
To display the podcast player, simply add the following shortcode to any text area where you want the player to appear.
[podcastplayer feed_url="your-podcast-feed-url"]Make sure to replace "your-podcast-feed-url" with your actual podcast feed URL.
You can use this shortcode in:
- Posts, Pages or any Custom post types
- Text widget
- Page builders (like Elementor)
- Custom templates
Customization
To personalize your podcast player, you can use various attributes in the shortcode. These attributes allow you to adjust the player’s appearance and functionality to better fit your website’s design.
Examples of Customization Attributes:
Change the Player Style:
[podcastplayer feed_url="your-podcast-feed-url" display_style="modern"]This will adjust the layout of the player to a more modern design.
Show / Hide Player Elements
[podcastplayer feed_url="your-podcast-feed-url" display_style="modern" hide_search="true"]This will hide the search bar in the player for a cleaner look.
Add Subscription Buttons
[podcastplayer feed_url="your-podcast-feed-url" display_style="modern" apple_sub="https://podcasts.apple.com/your_url" hide_search="true"]This will add an Apple Podcasts subscription button to your player, allowing listeners to easily subscribe.
Change the Accent Color
[podcastplayer feed_url="your-podcast-feed-url" accent_color="#ff6600"]This will set the accent color of the player to match your branding, enhancing the visual appeal.
Shortcode Attributes
Here we provide a full list of shortcode attributes supported by the podcast player. Use required attributes to customize your player.
Required attribute
In the free version, you must enter your podcast feed URL to display the podcast player.
| Attribute | Description | Default Value |
| feed_url | Your podcast feed url | ” |
Customize Podcast Content
Podcast player automatically fetch content from your feed URL, however, you can modify some of the content using the following attributes,
| Attribute | Description | Default Value |
| cover_image_url | Your Podcast’s cover image url | ” |
| podcast_menu | Any WordPress menu’s name, ID OR slug | ” |
| main_menu_items | Number of subscription badges or buttons to be displayed. | 0 |
| number | Number of podcasts episodes to be displayed at a time | 10 |
| excerpt_length | Excerpt length (only with default and premium display style) | 18 |
Style Player
| Attribute | Description | Default Value | ||||||||
| accent_color | Podcast player’s accent color hexcode | #65b84f | ||||||||
| display_style | Podcast player display style. Possible Values:
Refer pro for more styling options |
” |
Subscription Badges
| Attribute | Description | Default Value |
| apple_sub | Apple Badge | ” (None) |
| google_sub | Google Badge | ” (None) |
| spotify_sub | Spotify Badge | ” (None) |
| breaker_sub | Breaker Badge | ” (None) |
| castbox_sub | CastBox Badge | ” (None) |
| castro_sub | Castro Badge | ” (None) |
| iheart_sub | iHeart Badge | ” (None) |
| overcast_sub | OverCast Badge | ” (None) |
| pocketcasts_sub | Pocket Cast Badge | ” (None) |
| podcastaddict_sub | Podcast Addict Badge | ” (None) |
| podchaser_sub | Podchaser Badge | ” (None) |
| radiopublic_sub | Radio Public Badge | ” (None) |
| soundcloud_sub | Soundcloud Badge | ” (None) |
| stitcher_sub | Stitcher Badge | ” (None) |
| tunein_sub | TuneIn Badge | ” (None) |
| youtube_sub | YouTube Badge | ” (None) |
| bullhorn_sub | Bullhorn Badge | ” (None) |
| podbean_sub | Podbean Badge | ” (None) |
| playerfm_sub | PlayerFM Badge | ” (None) |
Show / Hide Player elements
| Attribute | Description | Default Value |
| header_default | Show player header items by default | false |
| list_default | Display Episodes list by default on small screen | false |
| hide_header | Hide player header items | false |
| hide_title | Show / Hide podcast Title in header info section | false |
| hide_cover | Show / Hide podcast cover image | false |
| hide_description | Show / Hide podcast description | false |
| hide_subscribe | Show / Hide podcast subscribe button | false |
| hide_search | Show / Hide podcast search field | false |
| hide_author | Show / Hide author/podcaster’s name | false |
| hide_content | Show / Hide podcast episode’s content | false |
| hide_loadmore | Show / Hide podcast load more button | false |
| hide_download | Show/ Hide episode download link | false |
| hide_social | Show/ Hide podcast episode social sharing links | false |
| hide_featured | Hide podcast episode featured image | false |
Sort & Filter
| Attribute | Description | Default Value | ||||||||||
| sortby | Sort episodes
Possible Values:
|
sort_date_desc | ||||||||||
| filterby | Filter by any string in the episode title | ” (None) |