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Dashboard Tour

A quick walk through the main areas of the AutoPod dashboard.

The dashboard is where you manage everything about your station's on-demand presence. Here's what you'll find in the main navigation.

AutoPod dashboard homepage
The dashboard homepage — your station overview with stream status, recent episodes, and quick links.

Shows​

Create, edit, and manage your shows and show groups.

AutoPod shows list
Your shows — create, edit, and organise your station's programmes.

Schedule​

The drag-and-drop schedule builder — assign shows to time slots across the week.

AutoPod schedule builder
The schedule builder — drag shows onto 15-minute time slots across the week.

Episodes​

Browse, edit, upload, and manage all your episodes.

AutoPod episodes page
The episodes page — browse, filter, and manage your published episodes.

Statistics​

Audience insights, listener trends, top content, and data export.

AutoPod statistics page
The statistics page — listener trends, audience insights, and top content.

Settings​

Stream settings, player customisation, sites, widgets, and API access.

AutoPod stream settings
Stream settings — player customisation, branding, sites, and API access.

Users​

Manage admin and delegate user accounts.

AutoPod users page
The users page — manage admin and delegate accounts.

Stream selector​

If your account manages multiple streams (e.g., a main station and a specialist stream), use the stream selector at the top of the dashboard to switch between them. Each stream has its own shows, schedule, episodes, and settings.

Key concepts​

As you use the dashboard, you'll encounter these terms:

  • Stream — your radio station's audio source. Everything in AutoPod is organised under a stream.
  • Show — a named programme in your schedule (e.g., "The Breakfast Show"). Shows have a title, presenter, artwork, and settings.
  • Episode — a single published piece of audio content, either generated automatically from the schedule or uploaded manually.
  • Series — the link between a show and its schedule entries. Each show has a series that connects it to the schedule.
  • Group — a collection of shows, useful for creating combined RSS feeds or widget displays.

For a full list of terms, see the Glossary.

If you're setting up a station from scratch, work through the dashboard in this order:

  1. Home — check your stream is connected and recording
  2. Shows — create a show for each programme in your schedule
  3. Schedule — assign shows to their time slots
  4. Settings — customise your player colours and enable features
  5. Wait — after your next scheduled show airs, check Episodes to see it appear
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The Quick Start Guide walks through this workflow step by step.