How to Podcast with Wordpress

Making a podcast is a fun way to show your creative talent to the rest of the world. A podcast is any audio or video content that users can subscribe to and listen or watch. Podcasting is fully supported in the latest version of WordPress, a free online blog and publishing tool. This article explains how to quickly publish your podcasts through WordPress so that others can access them online on your personal blog.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Create an audio or video file to be published online. To do this, use iTunes, iMovie, or another recording computer program. The result should be a file in either .MP3 format (for audio) or .MP4 format (for video). Make sure the file is less than 5 MB, because otherwise it will be difficult for others to download.

2. Upload the audio or video file to an online server, and make sure it is able to be accessed on the Internet. An easy way to complete this step is by using iTunes, a free program from Apple that lets users easily publish their own podcasts.

3. Log in to your Wordpress account, and create a new post for the podcast.

4. Using basic HTML, link the address of the audio or video file to the Wordpress post. For example, if the file is located at http://mysite.com/podcast.mp3, the link would be <a href="http://mysite.come/podcast.mp3">New Podcast</a>. Wordpress will interpret the code and create a link to your podcast.

Resources

• Download iTunes for Free