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Can there be more than one <itunes:author>-tag in a RSS feed?

I want to create a RSS feed for a podcast with more than one author. Shall I write

<item>
    ...
    <itunes:author>Person 1, Person 2</itunes:author>
    ...
</item>

or

<item>
    ...
    <itunes:author>Person 1</itunes:author>
    <itunes:author>Person 2</itunes:author>
    ...
</item>

?

Solution

  • If multiple author names were allowed, they would be nested within a general author parent, like so (or something similar):

    <itunes:authors>
    <itunes:author>Person 1</itunes:author>
    <itunes:author>Person 2</itunes:author>
</itunes:authors>

    The specification document (http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html#author) states a single itunes:author element, which means option 1 in your question is the way to go:

    <item>
    ...
    <itunes:author>Person 1, Person 2</itunes:author>
    ...
</item>

    You can always test your feed through an online validation tool: http://feedvalidator.org/