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Hey Blubrry => Media Hosting => Topic started by: ammcf on July 06, 2016, 02:49:54 pm

Title: One older episode remains at the top of our feed in iTunes
Post by: ammcf on July 06, 2016, 02:49:54 pm

Hello.. we have a strange situation. One of our episodes from 2015 remains at the top of the list of episodes in the iTunes listing. We can't see any difference between that episode and all the rest we've uploaded. And none of the tick boxes in powerpress for featuring an episode are selected.

We host on blubrry, we use powerpress. The iTunes page is https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-arena-podcast-anthony-iannarino/id597232843?mt=2

Title: Re: One older episode remains at the top of our feed in iTunes
Post by: Shawn Thorpe on July 06, 2016, 03:09:26 pm

The item at the top of your podcast RSS feed has this tag and that's why it's showing up at the top of the feed:
<itunes:order>1</itunes:order>
The iTunes Order tag is designed to let you put episodes in a specific order. Some podcasters will do this so that new subscribers always get their first episode. But, most podcasters don't use it. If you want to remove the iTunes Order tag from this episode, log into your WordPress site. Go to Posts >> All Posts and find the original post. Underneath the box where you typed your shownotes, look for the Podcast Episode box. Check the "Modify Existing Podcast Episode Box." At the bottom of that box, you should see an iTunes Order field. Clear the field and update the post. This should remove the iTunes Order tag from the post.