Skip-to-Position codes do not display in Podcast Addict and iTunes

UPDATE: I have checked the podcast RSS feed and ‘skip-to’ time codes do seem to be missing from the feed — at least from my feed.
There is a general line instead of the specific time codes at every occourence:

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But not the time code itself.

Please reply with the following…

• Your feed URL
• Your listing on iTunes (URL)
• The shortcode as you enter it to enter the timestamp shortcode

Thanks,
Angelo

Thank you for your quick reply.

My podcast feed url:

https://azeletmegminden.hu/feed/podcast/

iTunes listing url:

https://itunes.apple.com/hu/podcast/az-%C3%A9let-meg-minden/id1393849643

I enter the shortcode in a Gutenberg shortcode block, as follows (example):

[skipto time=”0:05:11″]

Thank you,

Szabolcs

(remark: the forum engine changes the quotation marks as I enter them, but they are both standard quotation marks in the original shortcode)

• This reply was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by tszt.

Hello @tszt,

I see the issue. The shortcode has one other option, the text link that goes around the shortcode. This is a bug in PowerPress though, if the time is entered alone without a label then we use the time as the label, but evidently we are not returning this as the label in the feed.

1. We will fix this bug in the next update to PowerPress.

2. In the mean time you can enter the shortcode this way:

[skipto time="0:05:11"]0:05:11[/skipto]

The text in between the shortcode tag is the “label” that stays even if the skipto shortcode is not used, such as in the feed or in a excerpt.

Thanks,
Angelo

Oh, that was quick, you are great, thank you very much.

Szabolcs

Hello Szabolcs,

The patch is now available in the dev version. IF you know how to install a plugin from a zip file i can send you the link, you are welcome to using the pre-release version.

Thanks,
Angelo

Thank you, that is very kind of you.

Of course, I can install it from a zip file.

I am looking forward to the link!

Thanks again,

Szabolcs

Hello Szabolcs,

Here is the pre-release URL: https://downloads.www.ads-software.com/plugin/powerpress.zip Please let me know if this solves your issues. We will be releasing this soon once we get feedback for this bug and one other.

Thanks,
Angelo

Thank you! Will try this soon on my staging site first and let you know how it went.

Hello,

I am sorry to say, but this problem does not resolve for me with the plugin updates.
The time codes are not displayed in the podcast feed (and consequently, they are not displayed in the podcast players). Though they appear on the blog posts on the website.

Here are the links:

My podcast feed url:

https://azeletmegminden.hu/feed/podcast/

iTunes listing url:

https://itunes.apple.com/hu/podcast/az-%C3%A9let-meg-minden/id1393849643

I enter the shortcode in a Gutenberg shortcode block, as follows (example):

[skipto time=”0:05:11″]

Thank you for your attention!

Szabolcs

Hello @tszt,

Did the latest update solve your issues? There were scenarios we were not handling such as the shortcode for the Apple iTunes summary, which should now be fixed.

Thanks,
Angelo

Hello!

Sorry for the delay. I am planning to update the plugin tonight or early tomorrow. Will report back immediately on the issue.

Thank you for your help,

Szabolcs

• This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by tszt.

Great thanks!

I have updated the plugin on the site. And it WORKS!

I have tested it in Podcast Addict on Android, the time codes now are displayed in the show notes inside the app (pulled from the RSS feed), and they work as intended (clicking on them positions the player at the location given in the time code).

That’s great!

Thank you so much!

• This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by tszt.