Self-hosted WordPress users also have access to the new Pocket Casts block if using the latest version of WordPress. Users and contributors can now more easily report bugs, suggest new features, and submit pull requests. “We believe that podcasting can not and should not be controlled by Apple and Spotify, and instead support a diverse ecosystem of third-party clients,” the Pocket Casts team said when announcing its open source podcasting client. The code for Pocket Casts iOS and Pocket Casts Android is available on GitHub. Last month, Pocket Casts open sourced its mobile apps under the Mozilla Public License, a GPL-compatible copyleft license that encourages contributors to share their modifications of the code under the same license. This new Pocket Casts block delivers on that promise with a solid integration for WordPress. At the time, Automattic’s Head of Apps, Eli Budelli, said the company would explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts by developing ways to make it easier to distribute and listen to podcasts. Automattic acquired Pocket Casts in 2021 after the app began struggling financially.

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