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Should I use WP Podcasts?

Search every episode of every WordPress podcast and find what you need to hear. - wppodcasts.com

· 1 month ago

If you work in WordPress, this free episode search index is an easy yes — nothing to install, nothing to pay. If you don't follow WordPress podcasts, it has nothing for you.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources; no direct product reviews found, so user sentiment is inferred from podcast mentions.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • WordPress developers chasing podcast topics
  • Agencies researching plugin and release debates
  • WP ecosystem news hounds

Not for

  • General podcast listeners — WordPress-only coverage
  • Podcasters wanting hosting or analytics — this is neither
  • Anyone expecting searchable transcripts or playback
  • Enterprises buying software — there is nothing to buy here

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

WP Podcasts Manager plugin ≤1.3 had CSRF flaw (CVE-2025-47597), fixed in 1.4 — plugin, not this site

low

Launch coverage dates to 2021; confirm the index is still actively updated before relying on it

low

Security tag shows only 38 results — security-topic depth looks shallow

low

No pricing, roadmap, or support info published; it is a HeroPress network side project

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Searches every WordPress podcast episode from one page
  • Launched by HeroPress network on International Podcast Day 2021
  • Archive organized by show, tag, and language
  • Over 1,000 pages of episode archives indexed

Cons

  • Only WordPress podcasts — zero coverage elsewhere
  • No transcripts or playback features evident; search plus archives only
  • Namesake WP Podcasts Manager plugin carries a known CSRF CVE
  • No dedicated security page on the site

Sources & method

- 8 sources - No known issues with the search site itself; the separately distributed WP Podcasts Manager plugin has one patched CSRF CVE.

official x3review x1security x2news x2
  • CVE-2025-47597 — CSRF in WP Podcasts Manager plugin, Cross-Site Request Forgery in the WP Podcasts Manager WordPress plugin ≤1.3, medium severity, patched in 1.4. Affects the plugin of the same name, not the search website.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free community resource, nothing to pay
  • Ease of use: 4/5. One search box, no signup
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Search plus show, tag, language archives
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 2/5. Namesake plugin CVE; no security page
  • 2021 Launched International Podcast Day, by the HeroPress network
  • 1,066 pages Episode archive episodes archive depth at snapshot
  • 10+ Shows indexed WP Tavern, WPBriefs, WP Legends, Melapress Show, more
  • $0 Price no paid tier found anywhere

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

No known issues with the search site itself; the separately distributed WP Podcasts Manager plugin has one patched CSRF CVE.

  • CVE-2025-47597 — CSRF in WP Podcasts Manager pluginCross-Site Request Forgery in the WP Podcasts Manager WordPress plugin ≤1.3, medium severity, patched in 1.4. Affects the plugin of the same name, not the search website.⁶

What users say

Direct user reviews are scarce; the closest signal is WordPress podcasters mentioning the site positively on their own shows.

“I listen to all of the WP podcasts”
Gutenberg Changelog podcast, Gutenberg Times

Companies that could

  • WP Tavern Uses Apple Podcasts instead
  • WP Mainline Uses Spotify instead
  • Gutenberg Times⁸ Uses self-hosted podcast pages instead
  • WP Scout Uses own site podcast feed instead
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; no direct product reviews found, so user sentiment is inferred from podcast mentions.

Free search across WordPress podcasts; handy for WP folks, useless if you don't follow the WP scene.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources; no direct product reviews found, so user sentiment is inferred from podcast mentions.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. WP Podcasts — Find what you need to hearwppodcasts.com
    official
  2. HeroPress Launches WP Podcasts on International Podcast Daywpmainline.com
    news
  3. How We Built It: WP Podcasts — The HeroPress Networkheropressnetwork.com
    official
  4. The HeroPress Network Launches Find It WPwptavern.com
    news
  5. All Podcast Episodes archivewppodcasts.com
    official
  6. WP Podcasts Manager CSRF vulnerability (CVE-2025-47597)wpscan.com
    security
  7. CVE-2025-47597 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  8. Gutenberg Changelog podcast mentiongutenbergtimes.com
    review

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