A "podcast series" is a collection of podcast episodes.
In WordPress, series are represented by a custom taxonomy named Podcast Series, available within the "podcast episodes" menu section of your WordPress admin.
Series are the equivalent of what "categories" are for normal blog posts, with some special options.
It is recommended, before adding podcast episodes, to create a Podcast Series
How to create a new Series of Podcasts
- In your WordPress admin, click Podcast Episodes
- Click on Podcast series
- Add a picture to be used as archive artwork
- Optionally, set a custom Header
Customizing series appearance
You can change the settings of the series design in appearance > customize > podcast archives and series.
More info in the chapter "customizations"