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Pinecast WordPress Sync

Pinecast WordPress Sync is a WordPress plugin with the following stats:

  • #9,732 Global Rank
  • 50+ active installs
  • 5/5 1 ratings
  • Since 2019 7 years active

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28.3
Popularity 40% 50+ active installs
61.9
Reputation 35% 5★ from 1 ratings
96.5
Freshness 25% Updated 1 months ago

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About Pinecast WordPress Sync

This plugin allows you to sync your Pinecast podcast (or any JSONFeed-compatible podcast) with your WordPress blog.

This plugin allows you to sync your Pinecast podcast (or any JSONFeed-compatible podcast) with your WordPress blog.

Please see Pinecast’s support website for more information.

After installing, visit Settings > Pinecast to add feeds. Add your Pinecast RSS feed URL (found on your podcast dashboard), along with the podcast’s name (for your reference), categories that you wish to be applied to each episode’s post, and whether you’d like to include episode artwork in the posts. Save changes.

Once your podcast is added, you can press the Sync button to import episodes. Episodes will sync automatically every hour.

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Changelog

2.2.0

  • New feature: Episode transcripts can be included in posts. Each podcast can show a link to the transcript (requires short links to be enabled on Pinecast), show the transcript collapsed below the player, or show it inline above or below the show notes.
  • Fixed a fatal error when saving settings with a newly added podcast.

2.0.0

  • Added Pinecast embeddable player support
  • New “Player type” setting allows choosing between WordPress built-in player and Pinecast embed players
  • Available Pinecast player themes: Minimal, Flat, Thick, Slim, White Plastic
  • Default behavior: existing podcasts continue using WordPress player, new podcasts use Minimal theme
  • Added link to player theme preview in settings
  • Added “Import as drafts” setting to import episodes as draft posts instead of published posts
  • Added notice for existing podcasts about refreshing feed for certain setting changes
  • Added support for multiple categories per podcast (upgraded from single category selection)
  • Added support for multiple tags per podcast with improved checkbox interface

1.2.1

WordPress users now require the manage_options capability in order to use this plugin’s admin panel.

1.2.0

This version includes new syncing options. You can now choose to sync only new episodes or new and recent episodes (episodes with a publish date within the last 30 days). For podcasts with many episodes or sites with many podcasts, this significantly cuts down on sync times.

  • Reduced plugin file size
  • Fixed bug with dates showing ridiculous years
  • Minor UI tweaks

1.1.0

  • New two-phase sync algorithm prioritizes episode creation over artwork download, preventing sync timeout errors from blocking episode creation
  • Very large episode artwork is resized/re-encoded to save space and improve sync times.
  • Accessibility improvements on the settings page
  • Better wording on settings page options

1.0.13

  • Excerpts are preserved when syncing.

1.0.12

  • Make settings available to users who can edit posts.

1.0.9

  • Update audio shortcode to optimize settings.

1.0.7

  • Feeds now refresh in order of least-recently-updated first.

1.0

  • The initial release.

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