Änderungsprotokoll

2.9.10

• when using Google Analytics tracking, the show title is sent as content group

2.9.9

Re-Release of 2.9.8

2.9.8

• add Twig function get_the_post_thumbnail_url identical to the native WordPress function
• fix Podlove Web Player 4 issue in twentytwenty theme
• fix some importer issues
• shows module: itunes category can be set per show

2.9.7

• update JavaScript dependencies

2.9.6

• update PHP dependencies (including User Agent library for download analytics)
• add: expose voice attribute to transcript templates (#1062)
• add(templating): add sort direction in seasons and season episodes, enabling podcast.seasons({order: 'DESC'}) and season.episode({order: 'DESC'}) (#1080)
• fix: download list description in analytics on mobile (#1056)
• fix: JS issue when selecting transcript voices
• fix: escaping error in contributor comments (#1081)

2.9.5

• Slacknotes: reactivate date picker

2.9.4

• fix: error on „file types“ settings page

IAB Conformity

When it comes to tracking download intents, Podlove Publisher was always close to IAB recommendations, with one exception: the time window in which two requests count as two. Podlove Publisher deduplicates by hour, IAB recommends a day.

There is a new setting in Podlove > Expert Settings > Tracking: „Deduplication Window“. It enables you to change the window to „day“. This is an opt-in setting, the default will continue to be hourly.

See also: docs.podlove.org: IAB Conformity

This feature is sponsored by Lage der Nation.

2.9.3

• add quick edit for episode number #1096
• fix settings tab issues when using a language in WordPress other than english (e613e99)
• fix issue with category search / pages
• fix auphonic module issue in Gutenberg editor

2.9.2

• update Podlove Web Player (fixes issue when sharing/embedding the player)
• fix PHP notices #1066 #1064

2.9.1

• fix web player sharing when using CDN player
• fix duplicating posts: create new guid; do not copy analytics #1048

2.9.0

New Apple iTunes Categories

Apple updated their list of available iTunes categories.
Please check in Podlove > Podcast Settings > Directory > iTunes Category if you need or want to update your category.
In case your previously selected category does not exist any more, a warning is shown.

Only one category is selectable now (instead of previously 3) to conform with iTunes specifications.

Download tracking with Google Analytics

Set your Google Analytics Tracking ID in Podlove > Expert Settings > Tracking.
Then every download intent will be forwarded to Google Analytics.

#1058

Other

• fix: check if podlovePlayer function is available before calling it #1060

2.8.10

• update Podlove Web Player 4 to latest version

2.8.9

• update Podlove Web Player 4 to latest version
• remove PHP dependency leth/ip-address

2.8.8

• update Podlove Web Player 4 to latest version

2.8.7

• update Podlove Web Player 4 to latest version
• add player setting to either use the podcast language or user’s browser language for web player interface (#1008)
• fix #1047 Use of PHP 5.6 feature in Shows module
• report duplicate guids in system report

2.8.0

Transcripts

“Transcripts” is the new module to manage transcripts, show them on your site and in the web player. You can import them from webvtt files. If you are already using the Podlove Publisher contributors, you can assign people to the voices inside the webvtt. Then you even get avatars automatically in your transcripts.

See https://forschergeist.de/podcast/fg066-klimaneutralitaet/ for an example episode with transcripts in the web player.

Transcripts: Shortcode

The shortcode [podlove-transcript] displays a pretty html version of the transcript for your website.

Transcripts: Twig Template Support

Of course there is a fully featured template API for transcripts as well. For example:

{% for group in episode.transcript %}

{{ group.contributor.image.html({width: 50}) }}

{{ group.contributor.name }}

{% for line in group.items %}
{{ line.content }}
{% endfor %}

{% endfor %}

See https://docs.podlove.org/podlove-publisher/reference/template-tags.html for all details.

Global Podcast Analytics

The following metrics are now available for the whole podcast:

• downloads per month
• top episodes
• episode asset
• podcast client
• operating system
• download source

Raw Analytics

I wouldn’t call this an Analytics API but since it exists to power the analytics screen, I might as well document it. The following endpoints return results in CSV format for easy processing or import to spreadsheets.

Here is an example call that returns the number of downloads in March 2019:

https://your.domain/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=podlove-analytics-global-downloads-per-month&date_from=2019-03-01T00:00:00.000Z&date_to=2019-03-31T23:59:59.999Z

All requests take the same three parameters:

• action defines what data you want
• date_from is the start date in ISO 8601
• date_end is the end date in ISO 8601

Available actions are:

• podlove-analytics-global-downloads-per-month
• podlove-analytics-global-top-episodes
• podlove-analytics-global-assets
• podlove-analytics-global-clients
• podlove-analytics-global-systems
• podlove-analytics-global-sources

You need to be logged in with admin permissions for the requests to work.

Disclaimer: Depending on the popularity of your podcast and chosen date range, the requests may take a long time to respond, or even fail if the calculation takes longer than the timeout defined in your web server.

Other

• background jobs: add button to abort job
• new tab style for chapter marks section
• Podlove Web Player 4 fallback for old browsers and disabled JavaScript

Changes for previous versions can be found in the changelog.txt.