In addition to the shortcode features in the free plugin, pro plugin also support adding podcast player from a single audio URL. We need to learn a few more shortcode attributes to add our single episode player shortcode. We do not need to enter feed_url in this shortcode.
Instructions and Attributes list for podcast player pro shortcode
Easily display Podast player using Shortcode as mentioned in following steps. Podcast Player will be displayed from a single audio file.
Minimum Setup
[podcastplayer fetch_method='link' mediasrc='url_of_media_file']Advanced Setup
[podcastplayer fetch_method='link' mediasrc='url_of_media_file' episodetitle='title_for_the_episode' episodelink='episode_link_for_sharing']For advanced setup, there are many shortcode parameters you can use to customise display of your podcast player. Shortcode parameters mentioned in above example is just for demonstration purpose. You need not use all of the parameters mentioned in below table, just use whatever is required to achieve a particular customization.
Complete list of parameters is as below,
Minimum required attributes
| Attribute | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fetch_method | ‘link’ | How to fetch podcast episodes. Options: feed (fetch from feed url), post (fetch from post or post type), link (fetch from audio or video URL) |
| mediasrc | ” | Audio or Video media URL (i.e., mp3, mp4 etc. file url). |
Customize Podcast Content
| Attribute | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| episodetitle | ” | Title of the episode |
| episodelink | ” | Link of the epsiode for social sharing (optional) |
| cover_image_url | ” | Your Podcast’s cover image url |
| podcast_menu | ” | Any WordPress menu’s name, ID OR slug |
| number | 10 | Number of podcasts episodes to be displayed at a time |
| excerpt_length | 18 | Excerpt length (only with default and premium display style) |
Podcast Subscription Links
| Attribute | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| apple_sub | ” | Apple podcast subscription link |
| google_sub | ” | Google podcast subscription link |
| spotify_sub | ” | Spotify podcast subscription link |
| breaker_sub | ” | Breaker subscription link |
| castbox_sub | ” | Castbox subscription link |
| castro_sub | ” | Castro subscription link |
| iheart_sub | ” | iHeart subscription link |
| overcast_sub | ” | Overcast subscription link |
| castbox_sub | ” | Castbox subscription link |
| pocketcasts_sub | ” | Pocketcasts subscription link |
| podcastaddict_sub | ” | Podcastaddict subscription link |
| podchaser_sub | ” | Podchaser subscription link |
| radiopublic_sub | ” | Radiopublic subscription link |
| soundcloud_sub | ” | Soundcloud subscription link |
| stitcher_sub | ” | Stitcher subscription link |
| tunein_sub | ” | Tunein subscription link |
| youtube_sub | ” | YouTube subscription link |
| bullhorn_sub | ” | BullHorn subscription link |
| podbean_sub | ” | Podbean subscription link |
| playerfm_sub | ” | PlayerFM subscription link |
Show / Hide Player Items
| Attribute | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| hide_download | false | Show/ Hide podcast episode download link |
| hide_social | false | Show/ Hide podcast episode social sharing links |
Podcast player styling
| Attribute | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| accent_color | #65b84f | Podcast player’s accent color hexcode |
| display_style | ” | Podcast player display style. Options: ” (for default view OR do not use this attribute), legacy (for legacy view), gv1 (for Grid View), gv2 (for Material Grid View), lv1 (for list view), lv2 (for small list view), lv3 (for minimalist list view), lv4 (for individual list view) |
| bgcolor | ” | Background Color hex code (i.e., #262626). |
| txtcolor | ” | Make light text color for grid and list view (use txtcolor=”ltext”). |
| aspect_ratio | ‘squr’ | Featured image aspect ratio (only with grid view and list view display style). Options: land1 (for landscape 4:3), land2 (for landscape 3:2), port1 (for portrait 3:4), port2 (for portrait 2:3), wdscrn (for widescreen 16:9), squr (for square 1:1) |
| crop_method | ‘centercrop’ | Featured image crop method (only with grid view and list view display style). Options, topleftcrop, topcentercrop, centercrop, bottomleftcrop, bottomcentercrop |
| grid_columns | 3 | Number of grid columns (only with grid view display style) |
| font_family | ” | Name of google font to be loaded. |
Custom Audio Message
| Attribute | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| audio_msg | ” | URL of mp3 audio file which is to be played before, after or during podcast episodes. |
| play_freq | 0 | After how many episodes the audio should be replayed. |
| msg_start | ‘start’ | When to start playing the audio message. Possible values are: start (Play at the beginning of the episode.) end (Play at the end of the episode.) custom (Play at any given custom time. Check below mentioned ‘msg_time’ option below) |
| msg_time | ’00:00:00′ | Required only if above msg_start is set as ‘custom’. Enter time at which the audio should be played in hh:mm:ss format. |
| msg_text | ” | Message text to be displayed while playing audio. |