In this video, we will create a new content type for our podcast episodes, and then publish our first episode.

Create the content type

  • Go to "Structure => Content types => Add content type"
    • Name: Podcast Episode
    • A podcast episode can be scheduled to be published at a specified date and time. (I'll be showing you how to do this in part ????)
    • (Personal preferences)
      • Create new revision

        • Display author and date information (I'll be showing you a module that I use to customize this in part ????)

  • (Save and add fields)
  • Image (existing field)
    • File directory: podcast/images
    • (Save settings)
  • Tags (existing field)
  • Podcast File
    • Label: Podcast File
    • Field: File
    • Required (Optional)
    • Allowed file extensions: mp3
    • File directory: podcast/audio
    • (Save settings)
  • Links
    • Label: Episode Links
    • Field: Link
    • Link Target: Open link in new window (Optional)
    • Number of values: Unlimited
    • (Save settings)
  • Click "Manage display"
    • Image:
      • Label: Hidden
      • Click the gear to change the image style you'd like to use, I'll just use medium, but you can create a new one for this if you want.
    • Podcast File:
      • Label: Hidden
      • Format: MediaElement Audio
      • Click the gear to change the player options
        • Controls: If unchecked the user will not be able to pause, play, rewind etc.
        • You can set the width and height of the player
        • Download link: Checked (If checked, a download link will be displayed so that site visitors can download the audio file straight from your site.)
        • Download Link Text: Download this episode (This is the text that will be used for the download link)
    • Re-order display:
      • Image
      • Podcast File
      • Body
      • Episode LInks
      • Tags
      • (Save)
  • Click "Teaser" at the top of the page (We're going to show the teaser view on our podcast page.)
    • Add Image to the top
      • Label: Hidden
      • Image style: thumbnail
      • Link image to: Content
      • (Save)
  • Go back to Default
  • Click "Custom Display Settings"
    • Check the RSS box
    • (Save)
  • Click "RSS" at the top of the page (This is what will be shown in the iTunes subtitle and summary fields for each episode)
    • Remove everything except Body

    • Now we're ready to start adding some content

    Post the first episode

    • Go to "Content => Add content => Podcast Episode"
    • Title: First Episode
    • Body: (Dummy Ipsum)
    • Image: ZanderonShoulders.jpg
    • Podcast File: Recording1.mp3
    • Links:
      • Modules Unraveled - http://modulesunraveled.com
      • Drupal - drupal.org
    • Tags: Podcasting, Drupal

    In part 3, we will create a view for our podcast. We will create a page that lists the teasers of our episodes, and we will also create a feed so that people can subscribe to the podcast, or in our case send it to FeedBurner to enhance it and gather statistics.