Add-on: Guest Manager
$49/year
Full guest profiles — stored once, used everywhere.
From a name field to a searchable guest archive.
Benecaster core includes basic guest fields on each episode: name and website. Guest Manager turns those into full profiles: bio, photo, social links, and a dedicated archive page listing every episode the guest has appeared in.
Create a guest profile once. Link it to every episode they’ve appeared in. Their photo, bio, and social links show up automatically in episode templates — update the profile and it updates everywhere.
Full guest profiles with archives and episode history.
- Guest profile CPT: name, title, bio, photo, website, social links (repeatable — add as many as needed)
- Public archive page per guest — every episode they’ve appeared in, automatically maintained
- Cross-episode history on the guest profile: full appearance list with episode dates and show context
- Search guests across all shows (Multi-Show plans)
- Guest linking from the episode editor — search existing guests or create a new one inline
- Optional per-show toggle — disable Guest Manager for solo shows that don’t need it
- Gutenberg blocks and Elementor widgets for guest profiles (episode guest section, guest archive, guest card)
- Template customization via hooks and template file overrides
- Custom field support — use Benecaster’s built-in custom field system or ACF to add fields to guest profiles
Basic guest fields (name, website) in Benecaster core remain available without this add-on. Guest Manager adds the full CPT, profiles, and archive system.
Link guests from where you’re already working.
The guest selector lives in the episode editor — search existing guests by name or create a new profile inline without leaving the editor. One guest, any number of episodes. Change their bio once and it updates across every appearance.
The {{episode_guests}} merge tag in Email Editor pulls from these links automatically — episode notification emails can include “Featuring Alice Smith and Bob Jones” without any extra steps.
Pairs well with
- Email Editor —
{{episode_guests}}merge tag lists guest names in episode notification emails automatically - Transcription Service — speaker name mapping in transcripts when diarization is enabled (map speaker labels to guest profiles)
Requires / Works with
- Requires: Benecaster with any paid plan
- Works with: ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) — Guest Manager registers with the same field system as episodes
