Appearance
People and Credits
The episode editor's Collaborators tab manages two related but separate things: the Guests card controls who works on the episode with you, and the RSS credits card controls who is publicly credited in your feed.
That separation matters. Someone can collaborate on an episode without appearing in its credits, and someone can be credited without ever using the portal.
Invite a guest
- Open the episode and go to the Collaborators tab.
- On the Guests card, click Invite guest.
- Search for an existing guest or add someone new by name and email.
- Click Invite Guest.
The guest receives a verification link by email. Clicking it and confirming their email gives them access to their guest portal for this episode, where they can edit shared show notes and chat with you. Guests don't need a PodcasterPlus account. For the full flow, see Invite Guests.
Inviting while creating
You can also stage guests on the episode creation form, so they're invited the moment the episode exists.
Manage a guest's access
Expand a guest's row on the Guests card and open its Access tab to see when they were invited and when they last accessed the portal. From there:
- Copy invite link: copies the guest's verification link so you can share it directly. Guests always verify their email before entering the portal.
- Resend invite: sends the verification email again.
- View show notes: jumps to that guest's show notes section.
The row's actions menu offers more: change the guest's status, Regenerate Token (invalidates the old link and issues a new one), or Resend Verification Email.
Bookings on the episode
If the episode came from a guest booking, the Guests card also shows the booking session: the recording time, how many booking slots are filled, and each booking's status. Pending bookings have Confirm and Decline buttons right on the row.
Confirming a booking moves the episode out of pending status, creates or updates the calendar event with the attendees, and emails each attendee a verification link for their guest portal. Expand a row's Booking answers tab to read what the guest submitted on your booking form. See Manage Bookings.
RSS credits: who appears in your feed
The RSS credits card lists the people credited on this episode, in the order they'll appear in your feed. Podcast apps that support crediting show this to listeners.
- Click Add credit to credit someone: pick from your team, your guests, or add an external contributor by name.
- Use the up and down arrows to reorder credits.
- Click Remove to take someone out of the credits. They stay on the episode; they're just no longer publicly credited.
People who are on the episode but not credited appear under Available on episode (not in RSS), each with an Add button. Guests who are credited show an In RSS credits badge on their row in the Guests card.
Credits and publish readiness
The editor's publish readiness checklist includes Credited in the feed: an episode is considered ready once at least one person is credited.