Best Practices for Episode Numbering

Separating episode numbers from the title makes it possible for Apple to easily index and order content. We encourage you to use the <itunes:episode> tag to specify your episode numbers. For example:

•  <itunes:title>Mali Festival in the Desert and the best Kebabas in Timbuktu</itunes:title>
• <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>

If you decide to include episode numbers in the titles, we recommend doing so in the <title> tag. Use <itunes:title> to include just the title without its number. For example:

• <title>01Mali Festival in the Desert and the best Kebabas in Timbuktu </title>
• <itunes:title>Mali Festival in the Desert and the best Kebabas in Timbuktu</itunes:title>
• <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>