Episode download and player links fail
Episode audio download and player links return 404 or Forbidden errors while the direct media file still plays.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 17 June 2026 · last reported 31 August 2026
What's going wrong
Several podcasters using the Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin report that the plugin-generated download and player links for episodes return 404 or Forbidden errors, even though the underlying audio file loads from its direct media library address.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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