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From Castos

Switch to zPod

Settings → Distribution → Danger Zone. SSP on WordPress is a second feed — use Redirection for a 301 that survives deactivating the plugin.

Open the Studio Universal Checklist

Your zPod RSS URL

In checklists, paste your zPod RSS URL. That looks like https://rss.podfora.com/{slug}-{feedId}.

Copy your zPod RSS URL. That looks like https://rss.podfora.com/{slug}-{feedId}. rss.zpod.cc is a backup host and 301s to the matching rss.podfora.com URL. Prefer rss.podfora.com for directory submissions and new integrations.

Leave Castos

Import on zPod first, then redirect. These are leave-host steps. Directory portal work lives on Directory Updates.

  1. 1. Import to zPod and verify.
  2. 2. In Castos open podcast Settings → Distribution → Danger Zone.
  3. 3. Enter your zPod RSS URL and save.
  4. 4. If you use Seriously Simple Podcasting on WordPress: Podcasting → Settings → Feed Details → check redirect, enter the new URL, save.
  5. 5. If directories poll a WordPress path, also set WordPress Redirection (301) below so the redirect survives deactivating SSP. Do not wait for a custom zPod plugin.
  6. 6. Leave the redirect at least four weeks. Castos: 301s are permanent and hard to undo once directories see them.

WordPress Redirection (301)

If the old feed is on WordPress (PowerPress or another podcast plugin), use the Redirection plugin for an HTTP 301. Typical source path is /feed/podcast/. Target is your zPod RSS URL.

  1. 1. Import to zPod and verify GUIDs and media before you change WordPress.
  2. 2. Install and configure the WordPress Redirection plugin. Source is the path only (typically /feed/podcast/). Target is the full zPod RSS URL. Status is 301.
  3. 3. Clear caches. Run curl -I on the old feed URL and confirm 301 with Location equal to your zPod RSS URL.
  4. 4. Do not rely on PowerPress PodcastMirror or another plugin-only feed mirror. Those die when the podcast plugin is deactivated. Redirection or a server-level 301 survives.
  5. 5. Each extra feed or vanity path needs its own Redirection rule.
  6. 6. Keep Redirection through the soak. Deactivate PowerPress or the old podcast plugin only after soak.

zPod does not ship a WordPress plugin. Do not install or wait for a custom zPod or PowerPress plugin. Use Redirection, or a server-level 301 (.htaccess or host panel).

Redirection on WordPress.org

Pitfalls

  • SSP users may have both Castos RSS and WordPress SSP RSS. Redirect the URL directories actually use.
  • Locked source feeds block import until unlocked.
  • A plugin-only SSP or PowerPress mirror dies when you deactivate the plugin. Redirection or a server-level 301 survives.

Sources: Redirect Your Castos RSS Feed · Migrate to Castos (Host Table) · Redirection on WordPress.org

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