Publishing a Private Episode

Publishing Private Episodes:

Episodes marked as 'Private' will not be included in your RSS feed
Episodes marked as 'Private' will not be listed on your Simplecast website
Episodes marked as 'Private' will not be submitted to podcast directories (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc
Private episodes can be shared using the share menu options
Private episodes will be receive analytics data
Private episodes can be shared using Recast (For more information on Recast, click here)
Private episodes can be shared using the social embed link or iFrame embed player code.
Simplecast Mini Web Players do not have share & subscribe options by default.
Share & Subscribe options are disabled on the Simplecast Standard Web Player for private episodes.

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How To Publish a Private Episode:

Click the 'Add Episode' button in the top-right of your dashboard.
Upload Audio File & Fill in All Sections.
Scroll to 'Additional Options'.
In 'Episode Privacy', click on toggle button so it turns green (This will hide the episode from your RSS feed, Simplecast site & all directories)
Click 'Save Draft' and proceed to Publish & Schedule Screen.

Note: You can change a previously published episode from Public to Private at any time by going to 'Episodes' and clicking on episode thumbnail. Select 'Edit Details' and toggle-off Episode Privacy. (When public, the episode will get added to RSS Feed, Simplecast site, and will update in all directories).

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Click 'Episodes' in Menu Bar to view all episodes
Click Episode Thumbnail labeled 'Private' and then click 'Edit' or,
Click on the Quick Edit Menu (3 dots...) in the lower right corner of episode card
Click 'Details & Sharing'
Copy sharing link (see below for more descriptions).

EMBED SHORT LINK

Use this link to share private episode where you choose. It will automatically embed a player in Patreon, WordPress and most websites. (Note: sharing options will be disabled from the Simplecast web players when sharing private episodes).

WEB PLAYERS & RECAST

Customize the embed players or generate 'Recast' to share snippets of episodes.
(Note: sharing options will be removed from the Simplecast web players when sharing private episodes).

Click the Web Player button for the iFrame embed code to Standard, Mini, & Show Players. For more information on embed players, click here
Click the Recast Button to generate a Recast to share on social channels and sites. For more information on Recast, click here

SHARING LINKS

Social media sharing links for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or directly download the MP3 file to share via text message, email, etc.

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Modify the iFrame embed code to remove share and subscribe buttons

The Share & Subscribe buttons can be removed from the Simplecast Standard Web Players by adding a snippet of code (&hide_share=true) to the iFrame Embed Code at the end of the URL, just before the closing parentheses (").
The iFrame embed code can be used to embed the Simplecast Web Players on Wordpress, Squarespace, Wix and other websites.
The iFrame Embed Code can be found in the 'Episodes' Promotion pages or on episode pages on your Simplecast website.