# Podcast behavior

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/podcast-behavior/295862>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [August 13, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/podcast-behavior/295862 "2018-08-13T18:23:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bourwa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bourwa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bourwa)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/podcast-behavior/295862/1 "2018-08-13T18:23:13Z")

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Podcast behavior needs much customization. I’d like to see these feature before I could consider Plex a replacement for a mobile podcast app.

- Delete downloaded episodes immediately upon completion (100% played by default, percentage would be adjustable by user)
- Download/play order able to be prioritized by oldest first or newest first.
- Playlist generated can then be adjusted by user. If playlist were defaulted to play oldest first, I can pick an episode and prioritize it if I want to listen to it sooner
- Option to only download unfinished episodes (less than 100% played by default) unless overrode by user
- Ability to select multiple episodes in episode list to mark as played/unplayed rather than the current system of a single episode at a time or the entire feed

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**Author:** ![vblayde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/76d3ee/32.png) [@vblayde](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vblayde)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/podcast-behavior/295862/2 "2018-08-19T13:26:16Z")

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+1

I’d love to make Plex my main podcast app, but without these sorts of features, I just can’t do it. I’d also like (I don’t know if it’s possible on their player, although I have seen it in other podcast apps) if there was a way to adjust whether the ‘next’ command, sent from a Bluetooth remote, skipped to the next track, or fast-forwarded 30 seconds, at least for the mobile apps, where you might want to be able to make those adjustments without having to pull out your phone.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/podcast-behavior/295862/3 "2022-04-09T01:08:07Z")

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2022 clean-up: obsolete (Plex have announced that podcasts will be discontinued)

> [@Podcasts and Web Shows are going away on April 15, 2022](https://forums.plex.tv/t/podcasts-and-web-shows-are-going-away-on-april-15-2022/787096):
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> As part of our ongoing effort to make sure we’re spending our time and energy in ways that best serve our awesome user community, we’ve made the decision to end support for Podcasts and Web Shows within Plex. We recognize this decision will impact several of you greatly, and we apologize for the inconvenience it will cause. You can continue to access these features within Plex until Friday, April 15th, 2022, at which point they will no longer be available. The good news is that most of your fav…
