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* podpress_downloadlinks: a filter for the podPress row below the player (the `` container)
If you want to use this filter hook then make sure that the filtered result still contains the span element with an id like this: `| Play Now`. This span element is in the filter input. Do not replace all of the content.
* podpress_post_content (since 8.8.8): a filter for the complete podPress section of posts with podPress attachment (for the sections ` ... `)
* podpress_legacy_support_feed_icon (only in combination with WP < v2.2): it is a possibility to add a feed icon in front of each line of the Feed Buttons widget in text mode
= How-To use a different skin for the XSPF player: =
Since v8.8.5 podPress uses the [XSPF player created by Lacy Morrow](http://blog.lacymorrow.com/projects/xspf-jukebox/) which has the possibility to use customized player skins. podPress includes a default skin. But it is also possible to use different skin files. These skin files are XML files and situated in sub folders of the wp-content/-folder e.g. /podpress_options/xspf_options/custom/skin_1_{width}x{height}.xml. Since v8.8.8 the naming scheme of the files is different and the skin file should be stored outside of the folder of podPress. For more information about using such files with podPress have a look into the podpress_xspf_config-sample.php file (since v8.8.8).
The "[XSPF Jukebox skin.xml Specification](http://lacymorrow.com/projects/jukebox/skindoc.html)" documents how-to make such a file. Or you can eventually use one of the [existing skins](http://blog.lacymorrow.com/projects/xspf-jukebox/). podPress uses a derivate of the SlimOriginal skin by default. (Since v8.8.8, podPress uses for the player skin no separate files.)
The name of the skin file and the custom variables file are skin_1_{width}x{height}.xml and variables_1.txt. The "_1" in the file names (and in the names of the constants) stands for the blog ID. In the single blog mode the blog ID is 1. If you have an multiple blog installation (WP 3.+ or WPMU) the main blog ID is also 1. The skin file names need to contain also the width and height which has been set in the file. If you are using custom skin files or custom variables files then you need to create the files with the right blog ID and one for each pair of player dimensions manually. For instance if you want to use the player in one sidebar with the width 210 pixels and on an other page with the width 600 pixels then you need two files e.g. skin_1_210x210.xml and skin_1_600x210.xml. For more information see podpress_xspf_config-sample.php.
= How-To change the XSPF playlist URL =
If you have a custom XSPF playlist e.g. a .xspf file and you would like that the player uses this custom playlist then you can insert the new URL in the widgets settings (or define the constant PODPRESS_CUSTOM_XSPF_URL_x with the URL of this custom playlist (At the beginning of the file podpress_xspf_config-sample.php is a prepared line of code.)). The URL has to be an URL to a playlist which is on the same domain/server as your blog! But it is allowed that the tracks in the playlist can be situated on a different server.
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
Please, use the WP.org [Plugins and Hacks forum](http://wordpress.org/tags/podpress?forum_id=10) to ask your questions or for bug reports. When you post in this forum please add at least the tag "podpress" to your post. That makes it very much easier to get a notice of your post (There is a [RSS feed of forum posts which are tagged with "podpress"](http://wordpress.org/support/rss/tags/podpress).).
(The domain name of the official [podPress FAQ](http://podcasterswiki.com/index.php?title=PodPress_FAQ "Official podPress FAQ") page is currently (03/2010) unavailable resp. parked. You can still find some [traces of this Wiki at Archive.org](http://web.archive.org/web/20080708140114/podcasterswiki.com/index.php?title=PodPress).)
= How can I add podcast episodes with podPress? =
You can get probably a good impression how it works from [this WP.org forum thread](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/356947) although the original question is a little bit different. This [other WP.org forum thread](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/425141) might also be helpful.
= How can I submit podcast episodes to iTunes? =
podPress creates a RSS feed with additional information for iTunes. You can use the "Feed/iTunes settings"-page of podPress to determine what the content of these [iTunes RSS tags](http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/podcasts/specs.html#rss) should be. It is possible to subscribe to this feed directly with the iTunes client program.
But you can add your podcast to the iTunes Store. For more information go to the [iTunes Podcast Resources / Making a Podcast / Submitting Your Podcast to the iTunes Store](http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html#submitting).
= What is this iTunes:FeedID? =
If you submit your podcast to the iTunes Store then your podcast will get an ID. Insert this ID on the "Feed/iTunes settings"-page of podPress e.g. if you want to use the Feed Buttons widget of podPress. podPress creates the link to your podcast in the iTunes Store with this ID.
= How can I change the my podcast feed-URL in the iTunes Store? =
Apple describes [how it works](http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html#changing) basically in their [iTunes Podcasting Resources](http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html) and how you can do this with podPress is dicussed in this WP.org [forum thread](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/249345).
= How can I set a post specific license and license URL? =
Define two custom field per post. One with the name podcast_episode_license_name and the name of the license as the value and one custom field with then name podcast_episode_license_url and the URL to the full license text. It is necessary to define at least the URL. If the name is not defined then the name will be the URL.
= Blank screen after activating podPress =
Some PHP5 users end up with a blank screen after activating the podPress plugin. For reasons yet fully understood some PHP5 installations consume double the memory compared to a PHP4 install when dealing with WordPress. Some notes I have seen blame it on a bug with caching objects in session data, but I have not debugged it to that level yet.
The solution is to increase the memory_limit in your php.ini from 8MB to at last 12MB
= How do I upgrade PodPress? =
In general this just requires that you replace the existing files with the new ones. Sometimes it is a good idea to delete all the files in wp-content/plugins/podpress/ and re-upload them fresh.
== Screenshots ==
1. Write a page and at the end of your Post add your mp3 filename or full URL.
2. Players automatically added to your blog
3. Edit config settings and preview what your podcast will look like in various podcasting directories including iTunes.
4. Stats graph by podcast
5. Stats graph by date