In this tutorial, we will go through how to use the Podcast Player Statistics feature. This feature will allow you to track how often episodes are played and the search terms used by your audience. Follow these steps to enable and view podcast statistics.
Step 1: Navigate to the Podcast Player Admin Page
- Go to your WordPress dashboard.
- In the sidebar, click on Podcast Player. You will see a list of your existing podcasts on the home section.
Step 2: Enable the Statistics Feature
- Click on the Settings tab in the Podcast Player admin.
- Find the option to enable player statistics.
- Once the setting is enabled, you can change the play threshold time. This is the minimum time an episode must be played to count in the statistics.
Step 3: Set Play Threshold Time
- Change the play threshold time to 2 seconds. This means an episode needs to be played for at least 2 seconds to be counted in the statistics.
Step 4: View Statistics
- After enabling the statistics feature, return to the home section.
- You will now see a new Stats button for each podcast.
- Click the Stats button to view basic statistics. Since you just enabled the feature, there may not be any stats yet.
Step 5: Play Episodes and Check Statistics
- Play a few podcast episodes using the Podcast Player.
- Make sure the episode is played for at least 2 seconds for it to count.
- After playing, refresh the admin page a few times to update the statistics.
Step 6: Analyze Statistics
- After a few weeks, your statistics page will start to show more data.
- You can view statistics for daily, weekly, or monthly periods by choosing the appropriate option in the chart section.
Step 7: Episode-Level Statistics
- The statistics feature also offers detailed information for individual episodes.
- Click on any episode to view episode-specific play statistics.
Step 8: View Search Terms
- The podcast player will track all search terms entered by users in the player.
- To test, enter a search term in the Podcast Player, and then check the stats page. You will see the search term appear in the statistics.
Conclusion
The statistics feature is a valuable tool to help you understand which episodes are popular and what your audience is searching for. This feature gives you actionable insights into your podcast’s performance.
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