Regardless of whether your podcast is on a dedicated server or hosted by a hosting provider, many WordPress podcast plugins work in a similar way.
To enable the integration of a new podcast in WordPress, the WordPress podcast plugin has to be linked either to the feed of the separate server or to the WordPress podcast hosting. How this link is set up is normally documented accordingly with the respective plugins. When using a hosting provider, for example, the API key of WordPress is shared with the hosting, so that the associated RSS feed is automatically linked to the WordPress dashboard.
First, create a separate post for the new podcast episode — just create a WordPress page. The podcast is then uploaded to the WordPress dashboard. Subsequently, the installed WordPress podcast plugin accesses the uploaded episode and thus receives information, which in turn is displayed on the website. Depending on which WordPress podcast plugin you use, you can make specific specifications in the settings as to which information should be displayed in which places.
In the variant with hosting service, the plugin transmits the information that you have previously entered for the podcast episode. As a rule, the plugin provides all the necessary details — the hosting service, on the other hand, cannot change any information within the plugin.
This guarantees in the long run that all information is stored correctly with the service provider. So that the information is synchronized accordingly, the interface between WordPress podcast plugin and hosting service is updated with every upload.
After the upload, the episodes are directly available on the website and can be played there. At the same time, most plugins allow a separate and detailed analysis within the WordPress dashboard. This means that all information on accesses, runtimes, etc. can be accessed in one central place without you having to integrate further analysis tools.
You can subsequently manage all produced content via the dashboard in WordPress. In this way, you can conveniently control all inputs relating to the podcast and website from a central location.