How do I use the placeholder tags in my Show Notes?

Placeholder tags let you add information like your episode's guests, chapters or transcript link to your show notes. Add a tag, and we fill it in with that episode's details when it's published.

You'll find the tags listed under the Show Notes editor on each episode.

What tags can I use?

You'll only see the Patreon and Bluesky tags if you've connected those integrations.

• {{people}}: the people you've added to the episode's People section. Shown in podcast apps, and skipped on Transistor websites and sharing pages, which already show them under Creators & Guests.
• {{donate}}: a link to the donation URL set in Settings › Social Media.
• {{supporters}}: Patreon only. A list of your Patreon supporters, to thank them. You set up the Patreon integration on the Integrations tab.
• {{new_supporters}}: Patreon only. A list of Patreon supporters who joined since your last published episode.
• {{campaign_start}}: Campaigns only. The Beginning Show Notes from your current campaign.
• {{campaign_end}}: Campaigns only. The Ending Show Notes from your current campaign.
• {{chapters}}: your episode's chapters with their timestamps.
• {{video}}: a link to the episode's video. Shown in podcast apps, and skipped on Transistor websites and sharing pages, which show the video itself.
• {{transcript}}: a link to the episode's transcript page. Shown in podcast apps, and skipped on Transistor websites and sharing pages, which already show the transcript.
• {{bluesky_url}}: Bluesky auto-posting only. A link to the Bluesky post we created for the episode, so listeners can reply there. Shown in podcast apps.

For more on chapters, see How do I add chapters to my podcast episodes?

How do I add a tag?

Click a tag in the list to add it to your show notes, then move it to where you want the information to appear.

If you use the same tags on every episode, add them to a show notes template so they're included automatically.

See How do I create a show notes template?

What do the placeholder tags look like on a published episode?

Here's what the tags look like when you add them to the Show Notes editor:

Here's how they appear in a podcast app, like Spotify:

What happens if an empty tag is added to Show Notes?

Empty tags are skipped, so the placeholder doesn't show. For example, if you use the {{video}} tag on an episode without a video, nothing appears in podcast apps or on Transistor sharing pages.

In the Spotify example above, the {{new_supporters}} and {{campaign_start}} tags were skipped because that episode didn't have those things.

How do I edit the text used for the links?

Some tags let you change their title. For example, the video tag looks like this:

{{video | title: 'Click here to watch a video of this episode.'}}

Change the text between the quote marks to customize the link. The {{people}}, {{transcript}} and {{bluesky_url}} tags work the same way. Their default titles are "Creators & Guests", "Click here to view the episode transcript." and "Reply on Bluesky".

If you have additional questions please reach out to us:

• Email - support@transistor.fm
• Live Chat: https://transistor.fm/contact/

Updated on: 02/11/2026