By Lee Sykes
November 2008
In this tutorial we outline how to setup a Podcast using DotNetNuke. We demonstrate how we setup the podcasts on dotnetnukepodcast.com.
Recently we made some improvements to dotnetnukepodcast.com, we changed the module we use for displaying the podcasts and we also converted the RSS feed for the podcasts into an iTunes compatible RSS feed. We demonstrate how we setup all of these elements step by step in this tutorial.
The module we use to display the podcasts is the News Articles Module from Ventrian. In the tutorial we demonstrate how we converted the module from a News Articles module into a podcasts module. We walk you through using the Feedburner RSS service to convert the News Articles RSS feed into an iTunes compatible RSS feed as well as how to configure the News Articles module to display the Feedburner iTunes compatible RSS feed.
To finish the tutorial we demonstrate how to check that your podcast RSS feed is compatible with the iTunes player and then how to submit your podcast into the iTunes store.
The videos contain:
Video 1 - Dotnetnukepodcast.com, Configuring the Ventrian News Articles Module
- Introduction
- An overview of dotnetnukepodcast.com and how the podcasts work
- How to download the Ventrian News Articles module
- How to convert the Ventrian News Articles module into a podcast module
- How to configure the News Articles Module
- How to create an RSS item
- How to attach an MP3 file to an RSS feed
- How to create your own News Article module template
- How to edit the View.Item.Html template file
- How to create the ‘Listen to the Podcast’ link
Time Length: 9min 8secs
Video 2 - Feedburner.com, Creating an RSS feed
- How to create a Feedburner account
- How to find the RSS feed from the News Articles module
- How to setup the News Articles RSS feed in Feedburner
- How to configure SmartCast
- How to configure the Feedburner RSS feed to attach media files and included iTunes elements
- How to make the Feedburner RSS feed iTunes compatible
- How to view the RSS feed
Time Length: 6min 13secs
Video 3 - Promoting the RSS feed using the iTunes Player
- How to promote the Feedburner RSS feed
- How to configure the News Articles module to use the Feedburner RSS feed
- How to test the Podcast RSS feed using the iTunes player
- How to subscribe to a Podcast using iTunes
- How to submit the RSS feed into the iTunes store
Time Length: 6min 13secs
Total Time Length: 21min 34secs