Podchaser updates podchaser.com

New

• Choose Your Alerts Match Type 🎯 When creating a keyword alert, you can now choose your preferred match type of "Exact" or "Broad" to better control your results.
  • Exact matches only the specific keyword or phrase, while Broad matches variations in word order and presence of your keyword.
  • All previously created alerts are now set to the "Exact" match type by default.

Improvement

• Hit enter to search podcasts 🍓 Say goodbye to wasted seconds! You can now jump straight into your podcast search results by simply hitting the "enter" button from the search bar. No need to move your mouse or click any buttons. Just type, hit enter, and voila!
• Cleaned the espresso machine in the breakroom ☕️ Podchaser is now smoother than a perfectly brewed cappuccino, thanks to our recent bug fixes and performance enhancements!

New

Podchaser Pro users, get ready to take your podcast browsing to the next level! Our latest update brings a brand new table view for podcast browsing & search results, making it easier for you to compare podcasts at a glance. Simply toggle between the standard view and the table view using the switch on your browse & search results pages. The best part? The system will remember your preferred view for future searches. This feature is currently available on desktop only, but we've got big plans for future iterations, including expanding to other entity types and even more customization options. Happy browsing!

New

• Keyboard shortcut opens the search bar ⌨️ Whenever you're on a desktop computer you can quickly activate the Podchaser search bar using cmd + k (Mac) or control + k (Windows). Then all you have to do is start typing. Like a pianist who spilled the crazy glue, your hands never have to leave the keys.
  • Don't worry if you forget the shortcuts, just click the search bar and there they are.

• Boolean Search in the API 🔎 All Podchaser API users can now use boolean search with and/not/or modifiers when searching podcasts or episodes. Efficiency for the win! Here's a quick guide.
• Filter podcasts by start date in the API 🌱 API users can also filter podcasts by the date of their first episode. Great for finding new or old shows. Here's how.

Improvement

• The Bugbusters were out in full force with their proton packs busting bugs related to search, player, Podchaser Pro data, and more.

Improvement

The Power Score update for January 2023 has been released. This update enhances the accuracy of the Power Score calculation for all podcasts, as well as improve its reliability and performance.

Podchaser Pro users and Pro API users can expect to see the update rolled out across all podcasts within the next week or so.

Improvement

• Timestamps in Alert emails are now rounded to the nearest second because… who cares about milliseconds, amiright?
• Alerts just got better with longer title and description matches for all your mention tracking needs.
• Various bug fixes have been implemented to improve the overall user experience.
• Performance improvements have been made to enhance the speed and efficiency of the platform.

New

Transcripts for Spotify Exclusive podcasts are now available via our podcast transcript API. Better still these transcripts show up when mention tracking in our new Alerts feature.

Improvement

• When you create an Alert you get a nice little confirmation message so you know it saved correctly.
• Fixed some bugs and rolled out performance updates throughout the site.

New

Podchaser Alerts just got a power boost! ⚡️ Podchaser Pro users can now see the Power Score of each podcast in their keyword alerts emails. Learn more

New

We're bringing back the updates log! Check out updates.podchaser.com to see a stream of new features and improvements to Podchaser.