Liteweight Podcast – Host and Embed Podcast Episodes
A lite weight Podcasting plugin for WordPress which contain lots of options and functionality to run your podcasting website.
4.3(9 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 5 days agoAs of April 2026, Liteweight Podcast is a WordPress podcast plugin with 500 active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 20K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.4+ and PHP 7.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry.
4.3/59 reviews
500active installs
20K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019
Overview
WP Podcast is a user-friendly podcasting plugin for WordPress which has lots of options and functionality to run your podcasting website.
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Features
- Podcast mp3, wav, and ogg audio file
- HTML5 compatible so it will play audio files in most of the mobile devices.
- Works on all major browsers – IE7, IE8, IE9, Safari, Firefox, Chrome
- The player is responsive.
- Integrated social share icon .
- Shortcode driven. so that you can publish any podcast anywhere in your wordpress.
- Audio file download button and control over it.
- User can change the audio speed using setting icon in the front end.
- 2 Theme included.
- You can add podcast in widget area too.
- Fully customizable and compact.
- You can create unlimited podcast
- User friendly interface
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Ratings & Reviews
4.39 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.4+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.1+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.2.7 – 14 May, 2025
- Improved: Improved Security
= 2.2.6 – 23 Dec, 2024=
* Fixed: jQuery not found in the editor
= 2.2.5 – 04/07/2024=
* Tested: WordPress 6.5.5
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