[Plugin: podPress] Possible to include itunes content in atom feed?

@webtrix: iTunes and other feed reader programs accept only the first media file in a RSS feed item resp. post probably because in the RSS specification is written that the enclosure element is “is an optional sub-element of” the RSS-<item>.
You can read more about the multiple enclosures per RSS-<item> in part 1 and part 2 of a summarizing blog post.
Because of this limitation podPress allows only to mark one media file as part of the RSS feed and reattaches all non-podPress enclosures of a post after the podPress media file (since v8.8.5).

ATOM feeds have no such limitation and I guess it is worth to try to hand the ATOM feed of your blog to the iTunes repository.
But these iTunes-tags are only defined for RSS feeds. That is why the iTunes client program tries to take the post specific information from the post itself.

Regards,
Tim

I have tested to subscribe with my iTunes client to an ATOM feed of my test blog which has also posts with multiple media files. It possible but iTunes takes also only one media file per post.

I guess the only solution is to have only one media file per post. That is also in other ways useful see: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/plugin-podpress-ideas-on-placing-large-amounts-of-mp3s

Wow, the newest version is great!

One more request, do you think it would be possible to have a different media file directory for each podcast type? Currently my audio and video feeds are in two different folders, so it would be super convenient for it to be able to look to separate directories per feed.

Thanks again for all your hard work, it is very much appreciated.

Do you use the “Absolute path of the media files directory (optional)” option?
Do you use it to get this comfortable to use dropdown list for selecting a file?

Well, that is something I like to improve. But at the moment, I think more about a different element to select files – a custom file picker dialog which allows also to switch between folders. I think jQuery UI Dialog and AJAX are good ingredients for such a file picker.
But your question reminds me that I need make it possible to switch back from the usage of this “Absolute path of the media files directory (optional)” option.

However, I’m confident that one of the next versions will include a solution which will make it easier to select the media files – also from different folders.

Regards,
Tim

Yes, I use the option. I do like the dropdown list as it is, but do see how this could be improved to browse files/directories.

Even if a new file selection prompt is created, it would be nice to be able to give a default directory per feed. My audio feed will always have its files in directory A; my video feed will always have its files in directory B. It would be nice for it to just know that by default to make selection even quicker.

The suggestion above assumed a clear delineation in the podpress media section of each post between the various podpress feeds. I assume that the various feeds are not all shown in the podpress media area.

Therefore it seems like a better idea to have a single “media file box” where you select all the media files for that post, and within the file selection dialog box, it would allow you to specify favorite folders, so I can quickly select my files from the audio folder and from the video folder.

Does this seem attainable?

Well, I will probably change the design of the podPress box below the post/page editor not very much.
If you do not use the “Absolute path of the media files directory (optional)” option (or if choose “Specify URL …” in the dropdown list), there is usually a simply text input field to insert the full URL.
My idea is to put a button or a link which says e.g. “Select a file” at the end of this row. A click on it will open a jQuery UI Dialog which will contain several elements to navigate through the files and folders. An address bar with a “Go to” button, a home button to return to the current uploads folder and a list of file and sub folder of the current folder. A click on a folder would load a list of the content of the sub or parent folder. A click on a file name in the file would close the dialog and insert the URL into the field.
This file picker could be placed at every URL input field in the plugin.

But to built-in a possibility to set some favourite folders, is a really good idea! Thanks!

Regards,
Tim