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From September 21st, Google will begin imposing new requirements so that podcast RSS feeds are eligible for content to appear in the recommendations of Google Podcasts and other platforms. Let's find out! Alessio Pomaro Alessio Pomaro Aug 16, 2021 •4 min read The new Google Podcasts requirements to appear in Recommended and other Google platforms The new Google Podcasts requirements to appear in Recommended and other Google platforms All podcast owners within the Google platform have received an email ( I received it on August 12th ) informing them of the new requirements to be implemented within the podcast's RSS feed , and which are being taken into consideration from September 21st .
The new information that is requested is useful to help Google and listeners understand India Mobile Number Data the topics covered in the podcast better , but also to make the contents appear among the recommendations of Google Podcasts and in other Google platforms ( e.g. smart speakers and smart display with Google Assistant, Android Auto, etc. ). Important note : If the new requirements are not implemented, podcasts will still appear on Google Podcasts (not among the recommended) and in Google Search. Additionally, users can still subscribe to the podcast. For deployment, if you use a host provider, you must add the new information through the podcast delivery provider's management interface.
If, however, you use an RSS feed and have the authorization and skills to edit it ( or to modify the routine that generates it ), you can make the changes very easily. Changes to the Google Podcasts RSS feed The implementation works at the " program " level (elements inside the <channel> tag ). The following points summarize the changes relating to the RSS feed. A valid, scannable image is required The image must be accessible to Google ( it must not be blocked for the crawler and must not require access ). You can specify the image using one of the following tags: <googleplay:image> <itunes:image> <image> <link>...</link> <title>...</title> <url>...</url> </image> When using the <image> tag , you must also indicate a <link> element that points to the podcast homepage , and a <title> element that corresponds to the " title " tag of the same.
The new information that is requested is useful to help Google and listeners understand India Mobile Number Data the topics covered in the podcast better , but also to make the contents appear among the recommendations of Google Podcasts and in other Google platforms ( e.g. smart speakers and smart display with Google Assistant, Android Auto, etc. ). Important note : If the new requirements are not implemented, podcasts will still appear on Google Podcasts (not among the recommended) and in Google Search. Additionally, users can still subscribe to the podcast. For deployment, if you use a host provider, you must add the new information through the podcast delivery provider's management interface.
If, however, you use an RSS feed and have the authorization and skills to edit it ( or to modify the routine that generates it ), you can make the changes very easily. Changes to the Google Podcasts RSS feed The implementation works at the " program " level (elements inside the <channel> tag ). The following points summarize the changes relating to the RSS feed. A valid, scannable image is required The image must be accessible to Google ( it must not be blocked for the crawler and must not require access ). You can specify the image using one of the following tags: <googleplay:image> <itunes:image> <image> <link>...</link> <title>...</title> <url>...</url> </image> When using the <image> tag , you must also indicate a <link> element that points to the podcast homepage , and a <title> element that corresponds to the " title " tag of the same.