Podcast Blocks

What Podcast Blocks is

Podcast Blocks is a free WordPress plugin for turning a self-hosted WordPress site into a podcast website. Its Podcast Episode block lets publishers upload audio or video files, or link to files, from the block editor. The plugin adds iTunes-compatible channel tags to the podcast feed and an enclosure for each episode. Episode embeds can include a subscribe popup linking listeners to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, YouTube, and RSS.

The plugin supports audio files in MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG/OGA, FLAC, and WAV formats. Supported video formats include MP4, M4V, WebM, OGV, and MOV, and publishers can upload VTT or SRT transcript files. Uploaded media is stored in the site's WordPress uploads directory, organized by year and month. Each post stores one enclosure, based on the media URL in the most recently saved block. The listed version is intended for new podcasts and does not support migration from another podcasting WordPress plugin. It is authored by Angelo Mandato and is installed through the WordPress site's plugins directory, then activated in the WordPress Plugins menu.

Who it suits

Podcast Blocks suits publishers setting up a new podcast on a self-hosted WordPress site. It covers episode media, podcast feed enclosures, transcript uploads, and listener subscribe links within the WordPress block editor.

Limits

Each post stores one enclosure, determined by the media URL in its most recently saved block. The listed version does not support migration from another podcasting WordPress plugin.

Getting started

1. Install the plugin in your WordPress site's plugins directory.
2. Open the WordPress Plugins menu and activate Podcast Blocks.
3. Use the Podcast Episode block in the block editor to upload or link episode media.
4. Optionally upload a VTT or SRT transcript file.

Verdict

Choose Podcast Blocks when starting a podcast on a self-hosted WordPress site and you want episode publishing and feed support in a plugin. Look elsewhere if you need to migrate an existing podcast from another WordPress podcasting plugin or store multiple enclosures on a post.