Blogger Podcast Enclosures: Setup and Pre-Submission Checklist

Reviewed October 9, 2026. This is a preparation checklist, not a tested podcast launch. Adding an enclosure to Blogger does not prove that a feed meets a podcast directory’s requirements.

A podcast episode has several addresses: the page describing it, the audio file, and the subscription feed. Mixing them up is an easy way to create a post that looks finished but cannot deliver an episode to a podcast app. Keep those addresses separate in your notes before publishing.

Decide which service owns the podcast feed

If your podcast host supplies the feed, use Blogger for episode notes and link to that feed. If you want Blogger to supply it, first check whether the generated feed can satisfy your intended directory. Do not replace an existing podcast feed merely to try this workflow: record the current address and migration requirements first.

Apple’s podcast RSS requirements include a public RSS 2.0 feed, required metadata, artwork and an episode. Its requirements also cover HTTP HEAD and byte-range support, enclosure URL/length/type, and stable episode GUIDs. These are checks for your actual feed and media host, not features established by publishing a blog post.

Enable and locate Blogger’s enclosure fields

In Blogger, choose the blog, open Settings, and find Site feed. Enable Title and enclosure links. According to Blogger’s settings documentation, this adds the corresponding options to the post editor; enclosure links make media available in feeds such as RSS and Atom.

Open an episode post and expand Links. Use the enclosure fields for the audio address and MIME type. The Title Link field has a different purpose; do not paste an audio address there simply because it is the first field you see.

Make one episode easy to check

Prepare the recording, an episode title, a short summary and any source or transcript links. Get the direct media address from your audio host. A page with a play button and a direct audio-file URL are different things; ask the host which address belongs in an enclosure if you are uncertain.

For an MP3 enclosure, use the appropriate audio/mpeg type. After publishing, confirm the actual feed entry contains the intended media address. A normal download link in the article is useful for readers, but it is not proof that the feed has the correct enclosure.

Blogger’s official feed guide documents the posts-feed pattern below. Replace the placeholder with your blog’s address; a private blog does not provide a site feed.

https://blogname.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

For an introduction to feeds, see our RSS guide and subscription-check worksheet.

Check the handoff before submitting

Check	Evidence to keep
Episode page	Public URL, correct title and working listener link
Media file	Direct address and your host’s delivery requirements
Feed entry	Expected episode identity and enclosure details
Directory validation	Exact result and any errors from the intended directory
Playback	What you checked, where, and whether it actually played

Work through one failure at a time. If the article opens but the audio does not, changing the blog’s colours will not resolve the media problem. If audio plays on the website but a validator rejects metadata, keep the recording and investigate the feed error. Record observations instead of declaring the whole setup broken.

Copy an episode handoff sheet

Episode title:
Public episode-page URL:
Direct audio URL and type:
Feed URL and service responsible for it:
Episode GUID observed:
Directory validation date and exact result:
Playback check and outcome:
Remaining error and who can resolve it:
Backup location:

Do not submit until you understand any validation errors. Preserve stable episode identities and keep backups of recordings and notes. If the Blogger feed cannot supply required metadata, use a suitable podcast feed service and retain Blogger as the episode website. No directory acceptance or delivery performance is guaranteed here.

Prepared with AI assistance and editorial review. The checklist is original guidance; Advice Me has not launched or tested a podcast using this setup. See our editorial policy.