Episode Number

When publishing a podcast, the episode number in the RSS feed determines how episodes are displayed and sorted in podcast apps.

Serial Format

• Suitable for story-driven content that should be listened to in a specific order.
• You can include both an episode number and a season number (e.g., Season 2, Episode 5).
• Podcast platforms use this information to group and order episodes correctly.

Episodic Format

• Ideal for podcasts where each episode stands on its own (e.g., interviews, news).
• The episode number is optional and can be included in the feed.
• No season number is used in this format.

⚠️ Important:

• The episode number must always be a positive whole number greater than 0.
• Podigee uses this number internally as a unique identifier to resolve episode URLs.
  Example:
  https://my-podcast.podigee.io/4-episode-of-the-week
  In this case, the “4” refers to the defined episode number.
• If you change the episode number after publishing, any URLs relying on it will stop working and must be manually updated.