Attribute hosts, guests, and crew in a podcast RSS feed using podcast:person
domain: podcasting2.org · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Declare xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" on the <rss> root element.
Add <podcast:person> elements as children of <channel> for the show's regular/recurring hosts and crew.
Set the role attribute (e.g. host, guest, producer) referencing the Podcast Taxonomy Project list; if omitted, "host" is assumed.
Set the group attribute (e.g. cast, writing, visuals) referencing the Taxonomy Project list; if omitted, "cast" is assumed.
Optionally add img (avatar URL) and href (homepage/profile URL) attributes.
For an individual episode, add <podcast:person> elements inside that <item> — these fully replace, not merge with, the channel-level list for that episode.
Known gotchas
role and group are case-insensitive but should map to the official Podcast Taxonomy Project list to be interpreted consistently by apps.
Person data in <item> wholly replaces channel-level person data for that episode (it doesn't merge) — hosts must be re-listed per episode if you still want them shown.
The node value (person's name) should not exceed 128 characters or aggregators may truncate it.
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