Is your enhancement related to a problem? Please describe.
Gutenberg 23.6 made the Playlist block stable and part of the default block library. The block supports multiple audio tracks, metadata, artwork, configurable ordering, waveforms, and track lengths. We could explore using or extending this core block rather than building and maintaining a separate playlist interface.
Designs
Implementation should account for the plugin’s supported WordPress versions and provide an appropriate fallback when the Playlist block is unavailable.
Proposed approach:
- Provide a Simple Podcasting variation or integration for the Playlist block.
- Allow editors to populate it with:
- All episodes from a podcast
- Episodes from a season
- A manually selected list of episodes
- Map existing episode audio, title, artist, artwork, and duration data to the core block.
- Preserve the block’s native styling and display controls wherever possible.
- Maintain compatibility with existing single-episode Podcast blocks and feeds.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Note some relationship here to #303.
Code of Conduct
Is your enhancement related to a problem? Please describe.
Gutenberg 23.6 made the Playlist block stable and part of the default block library. The block supports multiple audio tracks, metadata, artwork, configurable ordering, waveforms, and track lengths. We could explore using or extending this core block rather than building and maintaining a separate playlist interface.
Designs
Implementation should account for the plugin’s supported WordPress versions and provide an appropriate fallback when the Playlist block is unavailable.
Proposed approach:
Describe alternatives you've considered
Note some relationship here to #303.
Code of Conduct