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Podcast, Tracked URL

Hello,

I am looking for the Podcast App, Episode, to display the tracked URL as the location's file name, is that possible?

Currently the 'Tracked URL' is displaying this URL: https://www.website.com/mp3/.mp3

I would like the Tracked URL to display the mp3 file name? e.g. https://www.website.com/mp3/2014-09-15.mp3 ?

Thank you,

Kevin Brandon

Kevin Brandon 0 points

  • 7 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
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How do you have it configured?

Thanks Drew,

I think this is what you are looking for:

Current Settings: // Show Options Title: Organization Name, Slug: none, Artwork: PNG (1400px x 1400px), Description: description, Files for this show are: Uploaded to this website, Resource bucket: ../../mp3, Default file location: (blank), Default tracked URL: https://www.website.com/mp3/{episodeTitle}.mp3

// Episode Title: title, Date: date, Episode Number: default, Description: sentence description, File:, Tracked URL: https://www.website.com/mp3/.mp3, Duration: calculated duration, File size: calculated file size, Listen: MP3 player

Currently the files are being uploaded into the https://www.website.com/mp3 (good!)

I believe the tracked URL is what is displayed in the rss.php file. If it were able to display the file name - after uploading the file this would remove once step. Let me know if my process is muddled.

Thank you,

Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

You have the default tracked title as https://www.website.com/mp3/{episodeTitle}.mp3 - do your episodes have titles set?

In each episode I have titles entered, e.g. "this is my first podcast"

I have also tried the Podcast template tags {episodeFile} both have left the content, in the episode Tracked URL, before .mp3 blank (https://docs.grabaperch.com/addons/podcasts/template-tags/)

Thank you,

Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

Is it creating other slugs correctly?

Yes, when i use {episodeNumber} in the Show > Default Tracked URL, the Episode > Tracked URL, displays this result: https://www.website.com/mp3/15.mp3 before saving the episode. This link does not seem to work as an active link to the uploaded MP3 file.

I tried the {episodeTitle} and the {episodeFile} slugs and neither of those options produced any results either.

Thank you,

Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

I see. It might be best to stick to the episode number in that case.

If I stick with the {episodeNumber}, then I believe that the client will still need to delete that number, and enter the file name to have the podcast link in iTunes connect to the MP3.

I was trying to avoid having the client having to enter that data and for the app to add that file title, e.g. 2014-09-15.mp3, automatically.

Is there a way of doing that?

Thank you,

Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

I don't follow why that would need to be changed. Are you saying that the episode number is inactive?

What's the URL for this site - I'll look it up on our system.

Thanks Drew.

Sorry for the delay in responding. Here is the URL a for the website https://www.georgetownalliance.ca

When the episode number is displayed in the episode trackedURL, I copied the generated trackedURL into a new web browser and it does not link to the location of the MP3. Let me know if this where is should be looking for the MP3 to play.

Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

Where are the podcast links on the site?

Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

Everything looks ok from the server spec etc.

I'm not really sure how to help, to be honest.