Docs

Appearance

Feed Settings ​

Your podcast's RSS feed is what directories and podcast apps read to list your show. This page covers the feed-management controls on the Distribution tab: your feed URL, ownership verification, and feed-level flags.

To get there, open your podcast and go to Podcast Settings → Distribution.

Shows hosted on PodcasterPlus only

The Distribution tab exists only for podcasts hosted on PodcasterPlus. If your show is hosted externally, your feed and its settings live with your hosting provider. See External Hosting.

Find Your Feed URL ​

The Feed & identity card shows your Feed URL, in the form https://feed.podcasterplus.com/your-show. Use the copy button next to it whenever a directory asks for your RSS feed.

Setting changes publish to your feed automatically, usually within a minute and at most about five. If you want to push a change out immediately, click Update feed now.

The same card shows your Listen page, a one-link hub for every place your show is listed. It's safe to share right away and will always point to your show.

Your Podcast GUID ​

The Podcast GUID is your show's permanent identifier. It's assigned once when your podcast is created and survives feed moves, so directories can recognise your show across hosts. You can copy it from the Feed & identity card; you can't change it.

Ownership and Verification ​

The Ownership & Verification card holds the details platforms use to confirm you control this podcast. Some platforms use an owner email; others use per-platform verification tokens. You choose which to share.

Owner name and email ​

  • Owner Name: rendered publicly in the RSS feed as the podcast owner
  • Owner Email: stored for verification, but hidden from your public feed by default

Because a public email in an RSS feed attracts spam, PodcasterPlus keeps yours hidden and shows a Hidden from RSS feed badge. When a platform needs to send you a verification email:

  1. Click Show email in feed for 24 hours
  2. Complete the platform's email verification while the window is open
  3. The badge shows when visibility expires, with a countdown; click Hide now once you're verified

The email hides again automatically after 24 hours if you don't hide it sooner.

Platform verification tokens ​

Most modern platforms verify ownership through a short code or token instead of your email:

  • Apple Podcasts verification code: Apple issues this code inside Apple Podcasts Connect when you claim your show. Paste it here and it appears in your feed within minutes
  • Other verification tokens: other platforms may give you a token to add to your feed when claiming your show. Paste each one and click Add token; every token is rendered as its own verification tag in your feed

Distribution Controls ​

The Distribution controls card holds three feed-level flags that directories respect. They're saved automatically, then applied to your feed on the next sync.

Hide from Apple Podcasts ​

Adds the itunes:block tag to your feed, telling Apple Podcasts (and directories that honour the tag) not to list this show. Useful for private or test feeds. It doesn't remove existing listings elsewhere or make your feed URL secret; anyone with the URL can still read it.

Show is complete ​

Adds the itunes:complete tag, signalling that this serial show has ended and no more episodes are coming. Apps may stop checking for new episodes, so only enable it when you genuinely intend to publish nothing further.

Lock feed ​

Adds the podcast:locked tag, which asks other hosting platforms not to import this feed without your permission. It's a protection against unauthorised feed copies. It's honoured by cooperating platforms rather than technically enforced, and you should switch it off before intentionally migrating your show to another host.

What's Next? ​

Was this page helpful?