Author Topic: 1400x1400 album cover not showing up on iTunes page  (Read 1456 times)

timreid

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1400x1400 album cover not showing up on iTunes page
« on: October 23, 2012, 12:42:27 am »
Here's the link:

https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/small-business-big-marketing/id319019197?mt=2

And yes, it's a 1400x1400 jpeg.

Any one know why it isn't showing?

angelo

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Re: 1400x1400 album cover not showing up on iTunes page
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2012, 06:27:14 am »
Your feed (http://smallbusinessbigmarketing.com/feed/podcast/) is taking too long to load. When you enter that URL into a browser and hit enter, it should load within 1-2 seconds, 3 max. I just tired it at 6 am in the morning and it took over 30 seconds.

Try using the Static Feed plugin on WordPress.org, it will solve slow feed problem in most all cases.

By the way, the image I see here: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/small-business-big-marketing/id319019197?mt=2 is also the image in your feed (http://smallbusinessbigmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/new-itunes-2012.jpg). Am I missing something? Did you wait for iTunes to update, typically 24-72 hours?

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Re: 1400x1400 album cover not showing up on iTunes page
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2012, 06:03:38 pm »
Thanks Angelo.

It appears my album cover is now appearing. It simply went missing for a period of time. Clearly an iTune gremlin! Thanks for checking.

On your other point, what do you mean when you suggest "Try using the Static Feed plugin on WordPress.org"?

How do I do that?

Cheers Tim.

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Re: 1400x1400 album cover not showing up on iTunes page
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2012, 06:06:27 pm »
Install the plugin, set it up to serve your feed statically,without loading wordpress.

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Re: 1400x1400 album cover not showing up on iTunes page
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2012, 06:12:48 pm »
Thanks Angelo. Just to confirm though, installing the plugin won't interfere with my existing feed. Correct?

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Re: 1400x1400 album cover not showing up on iTunes page
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2012, 07:36:45 pm »
If you're using permalinks, then the modrewrite method will work seamlessly. You'll need to be able to modify your .htaccess though.