Instead of reading long articles about WordPress news, development, and business, you can listen to WordPress podcasts. The podcast is the audio version of your content. You get all the same information you would by reading the blog posts, except that it's delivered in a more convenient audio format. If you're a busy developer, designer, or entrepreneur, you can save a lot of time just by listening to podcasts instead of reading every article.
Podcasts are fast becoming a preferred way to digest content. According to statistics, there are 500+ million podcast listeners. And the WordPress industry is not out of that trend.
Below is the list of our picks for the best podcasts for WordPress users, developers, and entrepreneurs. You can download podcasts to your computer or listen to them on iTunes, Google Play, etc. The podcast services are available differently for each podcast.
Best podcasts for WordPress users, developers and businesses
Kitchen Sink WordPress
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Kitchen Sink WP talks about all things WordPress, including hosting and the latest WordPress news and events, plus interviews with some interesting members of the WordPress community.
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WP Tonic
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A WordPress Podcast For Business Owners. WP-Tonic is a twice weekly WordPress business podcast covering the intersection of WordPress development, business, and marketing. We interview some of the biggest names in WordPress and online marketing, and also host a round table discussion live each Saturday.
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Press This WordPress Community Podcast
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Dive into the heart of WordPress with “Press This,” a podcast that delivers valuable insights and actionable tips for navigating the ever-evolving world of WordPress. Join host Brian Gardner, WordPress Advocate at WP Engine, as he explores various topics with community members, from the block editor to building a WordPress business.
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Rethink.fm
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Rethink is a forward thinking podcast about WordPress, web design and front-end development.
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OfficeHours.FM (LLCBuddy)
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OfficeHours.FM is a weekly podcast targeting small business owners, freelancers, and others providing WordPress-based products or services. Each week host Carrie Dils interviews various personalities from the WordPress ecosystem (and sometimes) beyond to glean stories of successes (and failures) learned along the way.
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WP Builds
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WP Builds brings fresh goodness from the WordPress ecosystem is Nathan Wrigley and David Waumsley talking to amazing people from the WordPress community.
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WP Tavern
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WP Tavern Podcast is a live weekly podcast show covering the latest news and special interviews of people from the WordPress community.
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WP Briefing
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WP Briefing provides quick insights into WordPress' philosophy for users and builders alike. You’ll also hear interviews with experts in the field. With short episodes, this show is great for busy WordPress fanatics.
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Boagworld
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The world of web design is complex, but these hosts make it look fun. Each month, for two hours, four web designers talk about their careers and how they balance work with everyday life on Boagworld. You'll get the latest industry news from people who know their stuff.
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Moreover, you can also try other podcasts: WordPress Plugins A to Z, LMS Cast, Developer Tea, etc.
How to start a podcast with WordPress
Start a podcast is not a hard work if you have a good microphone and know how to record an audio. WordPress can helps you publish the podcast to your audience in simple steps. Just follow the instruction below
Create a podcast
- Create a category for your podcasts; you can name this anything you like. For these instructions we're going to call ours "Podcasts".
- Create a new post and assign it to the Podcasts category.
- Upload or embed an audio file into this post. Note that you have to record and update the audio in format .mp3, .m4a, .ogg, or .wav. Audio files hosted on Soundcloud or similar websites should not be used.
- (Optional) Use the post's excerpt field to provide a description for the episode.
- Publish the post.
Submit to iTunes
- Find your RSS feed URL. For Podcasts category, the feed URL will be
domain.com/podcasts/feed - Follow the instructions provided by Apple to Test your Feed.
- After you have confirmed that you can listen to your podcast through your own iTunes application, follow these instructions to Submit your podcast.
- Note that podcasts submitted to the iTunes Store do not become immediately available for subscription by others; they are submitted to a queue for review by iTunes staff.
- After your podcast feed has been accepted, you can get a link to distribute through email or websites by follow these steps for Linking to Your Podcast.
Best WordPress podcast plugins
You can use the podcast plugins to have a friendly interface for adding content and uploading audio files that can help you organize your episodes easier.
PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry
No. 1 Podcasting plugin for WordPress, with simple & advanced modes, players, subscribe tools, and more!
PowerPress is developed by podcasters for podcasters; features include Simple and Advanced modes, multiple audio/video player options, subscribe to podcast page embeds and sidebar widgets, podcasting SEO features, and more! Fully supports iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and Blubrry Podcasting directories, as well as all podcast applications and clients.
Plugin Features
- Full iTunes & Google Play support
- Subscribe tools: Create subscribe page with our exclusive subscribe shortcode embed and subscribe sidebar widget optimized for responsive websites, high-resolution screens and Apple Retina displays.
- Podcasting SEO: Improve discovery of your podcast on search engines such as Google, and with the iTunes podcast directory.
- Podcast Importing: Import your podcast from SoundCloud, LibSyn, PodBean, Squarespace, or other podcast RSS feed.
- Migration tools: Quickly migrate from PodPress, TGS Podcasting, Seriously Simple Podcasting, Blogger, or Movable Type without losing episodes.
- Multi-podcast support: Create separate podcasts by category (Category Podcasting) or by media format (Podcast Channels).
- Media Statistics: Get FREE Blubrry Media Statistics from your WordPress dashboard.
- Free podcast hosting at Blubrry Podcast Media Hosting.
Seriously Simple Podcasting
Seriously Simple Podcasting is an easy-to-use podcasting solution for WordPress that is as powerful as it is simple. It uses a native WordPress interface and has minimal settings so as not to distract you from what you really need to do – publish your content.
Plugin Features
- Simple settings so you can get your podcast up and running quickly
- Free podcast hosting by Seriously Simple Hosting.
- Run multiple podcasts from the same site – each with their own, unique RSS feed
- Gather thorough stats on your listeners using the free stats add-on
- Supports both audio and video podcasting
- Highly configurable and robust RSS feed designed for all podcast services and feed readers – including iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher
- Shortcodes & widgets for displaying podcast episode lists, single episodes and podcast playlists anywhere on your site
- The freedom to host your media files wherever you like – on the same site or any other server
Both these plugins have large number of active users. Seriously Simple Podcasting seems to be better at integration with WordPress (UI, settings, upload) while PowerPress seems to have more features. Whatever you choose, it's still a good plugin to create your own podcast.
Last Words
Do you listen to WordPress podcasts often? If you don't, you should do it now. A lot of interesting stories are revealed in the talks (they're unlikely published anywhere). It's also a good resource for getting the most updated news on WordPress, development, and business.
Would you like to add to the list above? Let me know your though in the comment.
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