This page demonstrates how the various
tags in a podcast feed appear in the iTunes Store and in iTunes (in OSX 10.14 and earlier) when
subscribing.
Click on a tag to see its position in a sample basic feed and some
additional information.
IN THE iTUNES STORE
WHEN SUBSCRIBED IN iTUNES
The main image which appears in the 'My Podcast' view is taken from the
tag in the feed as in the Store page.
For
information on how to embed images in the media files please see this
page.
<itunes:explicit> - if 'true' an 'explicit'
graphic will appear for the
episode so tagged or for the entire podcast: if 'false' a "Clean' graphic will show.
<itunes:owner> - does not appear,
is included
for contact
purposes only.
<enclosure> - carries the URL of
the
media file for the episode.
This must be a full URL including the http:// and the server name.
<guid> - a unique text
string used to identify
each episode as
separate from the others. The URL of the media file can be used.
<itunes:order> - does not appear:
used to over-ride the default order of episodes in the Store.
<itunes:new-feed-url> - does not appear:
is
used to redirect
iTunes to a new URL, enclosed in the tag, and should only be used when
a redirect is required.