Chapter markers, also known as time stamps, allow podcasters to divide an episode into clearly labeled sections. These time stamps help listeners easily navigate your content, jump to specific topics, and improve the overall listening experience.
Note: This feature is available only for users on Podbean’s Unlimited Audio plan or higher.How Chapter Markers Are Displayed
How to Add Chapter Markers
Here’s a step-by-step guide to adding chapters (time stamps) to your podcast episodes on Podbean:
- Log in to your Podbean channel dashboard and click on "Episodes".
- Create a new episode or edit the episode you want to add chapters to.
- On the "Publish Episode" page, scroll down to the "Episode Chapter Markers" section located at the right-bottom of the page.
- Click "Episode Chapter Markers" and then "+Add Chapter" to add the episode chapters.
- Start Time(required): Input the start time for the chapter using a specific time stamp format, for example 00:05:30.
- Chapter Title(required): Provide a short, descriptive title that accurately reflects the content of the chapter.
- Save your changes: Once you have added all the chapters you want, click on "Save".
- Publish your episode: Publish your episode as usual.
How Chapter Markers Are Displayed
- For audio episodes:
The chapters will appear on your podcast website player, embeddable episode players, and the Podbean app.
Podisc Theme Limitation: The Podisc player does not support displaying chapters for audio episodes. If you’re using the Podisc website theme, chapter information for audio episodes will not be visible.
- For video episodes:
The chapters will appear on your podcast website player and embeddable episode players.