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Podcast Settings ​

The General tab of Podcast Settings holds everything about your show itself: its title and description, how directories classify it, artwork, AI options, and the controls for pausing or deleting the podcast.

To get there, open your podcast and click Podcast Settings in the sidebar. The General tab opens first.

Every settings page shares the same header: your show's name and status, a View public page button, a ⋯ menu with quick actions (copy your feed URL, update the feed now, jump to imports or the danger zone), and the tab row: General, Distribution, Calendars, and Team. Tabs carry small counts when something needs attention, like a blocking distribution check or an expired team invitation. On desktop, an On this page list on the left jumps between sections; on smaller screens the same list opens from a section button at the top.

Saving changes

Edits stay on the page until you save them. As soon as you change anything, a dark Unsaved changes bar appears at the bottom of the screen showing what changed, with Discard and Save changes buttons. One save stores everything on the page, and feed-affecting changes publish to your RSS feed automatically, usually within a minute and at most about five.

Some things act immediately and skip the bar: artwork uploads, funding links, imports, and the pause/delete journeys.

Show basics ​

  • Title (required): renaming your show never changes its web addresses. The feed and listen URLs keep their original name; contact support if you need those changed
  • Tagline: one line, used as the iTunes subtitle tag
  • Description: supports basic formatting (bold, italic, lists, and links), with a character counter up to 4,000
  • Credits: the Author / host and Copyright fields
  • Website: where listeners can find you outside podcast apps
  • Default timezone: used for episode scheduling displays, and for automation emails about this podcast when no booking context is present

Discovery & classification ​

How directories file your show and who it's suitable for:

  • Category and Subcategory: Apple's standard podcast categories. Some categories have no subcategories
  • Language and Show type: Episodic presents newest episodes first (the default for most podcasts); Serial presents oldest episodes first, for story-driven shows meant to be heard in order
  • Explicit content: switch this on if your podcast contains explicit language or adult content. Apple shows an E badge

Artwork ​

For shows hosted on PodcasterPlus, you upload three images: Cover Art (your main square artwork for directories), Social Banner (for social media link previews), and Header Image (a wide banner for your dashboard and player). Any image you drop is cropped to the right ratio before it saves, and uploads apply immediately.

For externally hosted shows, artwork lives with your host: paste your artwork's address into Cover image URL. It's saved with the rest of the page when you select Save changes.

Publishing ​

  • Active: controls your podcast's visibility. Inactive podcasts won't appear in directories or generate RSS feeds
  • Starting episode number: where automatic episode numbering begins. The row shows exactly what the next episode's number will be: new episodes use the higher of this number or the last episode's number plus 1

AI ​

  • Automatically transcribe new uploads: when it's on, new MP3 uploads are transcribed automatically. Each upload uses AI credits (about 1 per minute of audio), and re-uploading an episode's audio re-transcribes it and replaces any edits you made. Uploads that would exceed your remaining credits are skipped, and you get a notification
  • Content disclosure: does this podcast contain AI-generated content? Pick Not disclosed, Yes, it does, or No, it doesn't. Your answer appears in your RSS feed so listeners and platforms are informed. AI content includes narration, music, voice synthesis, and similar generated or AI-assisted material; even partial use is best to disclose. Individual episodes can override this show-level setting from their Publish tab

Paid feature

Automatic transcription is available on Creator plans and up. On the Free plan the switch is locked, with an Upgrade to unlock link.

Advanced ​

For shows hosted on PodcasterPlus, the collapsible Advanced section covers Podcast 2.0 extras:

  • Content type: what your feed primarily carries: Podcast, Music, Video, Film, or Audiobook
  • Funding links: donation and support links (Patreon, Ko-fi, and similar). Enter a URL and a title, then click Add. These save as soon as you add or remove them, and render in your feed for apps that support funding tags

Import & one-time tasks ​

The Back catalogue imports strip shows any running or paused import, your last completed import, and the Start an import button. See Import Your Podcast for the full workflow.

Externally Hosted Shows ​

If your podcast is hosted on another platform, the General tab looks slightly different:

  • A Feed connection section shows your connected feed URL. Audio and RSS stay managed by your host
  • Owners see an Upgrade hosting… button to move the show onto PodcasterPlus hosting and import the back catalogue
  • There's no Advanced section or imports strip, since your external host controls the feed. The Distribution tab opens in a reduced mode that keeps ownership and verification editable

See External Hosting for how the workflow differs.

Pause or Delete Your Podcast ​

Owners see a Danger zone at the bottom of the General tab, visually walled off from the rest of the page. Pausing now has its own first-class row alongside deletion.

Pause instead of deleting ​

Pausing keeps your show alive without the upkeep:

  • Your RSS feed continues serving existing episodes
  • All other features are frozen
  • The podcast automatically reactivates after 90 days
  • Pausing is available once per 12 months

Click Pause podcast and confirm. While paused, the Danger zone shows a banner with the auto-reactivation date and an Unpause Now button.

Delete the podcast ​

  1. Click Delete podcast. On paid plans with an active show, you're first offered Pause instead; choose No, I want to delete to continue
  2. A warning lists exactly what is permanently deleted: all episodes and show notes, bookings and booking links, automation rules and history, guest portal access, team members and invitations, and audio and image files. Click I understand, continue
  3. If this is the last podcast on a paid plan, a billing impact step explains what happens to your subscription before you continue
  4. For shows hosted on PodcasterPlus, the Redirect subscribers step lets you enter a New feed URL (optional) and choose a Redirect duration of 0 to 90 days, so subscribers can follow you to a new host
  5. Finally, type your podcast's name to confirm and click Permanently Delete

Deletion cannot be undone

Once the redirect period ends, your podcast's data is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered. Setting the redirect duration to 0 days takes your feed offline immediately, with no notice to subscribers.

After confirming, the podcast enters a pending-deletion state. The Danger zone shows the scheduled deletion date, and if you set a redirect, subscribers are forwarded to your new feed until then. Your podcast slot is freed after the redirect period ends.

What's Next? ​

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