πŸŽ‰ New on Caster.fm Cloud: Voice Requests, Smarter Chat & Built-in SEO

We’ve been busy shipping upgrades that make your station sound better, look better in search results, and feel more alive for your listeners. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s new.

πŸŽ™ Voice Song Requests

Listeners can now send your DJs audio requests β€” not just text. On the Requests page, a new “Voice” tab lets your audience tap the microphone, record a short message, and send it straight to your studio. Perfect for shoutouts,
dedications, and that personal touch typed messages just can’t deliver. ❀️

  • 🎚️New Text / Voice toggle on the listener-facing Requests page
  • 🧹 Recordings are kept tidy automatically β€” old audio requests are cleaned up on a schedule
  • ▢️ Plays back directly from your Requests dashboard

πŸ’¬ A Bigger, Stickier Chat

Live chat got a serious refresh:

  • πŸͺŸ Pop-out chat window β€” open chat in its own browser window with the new “Pop Out” button so you can keep the conversation visible while you work in another tab.
  • πŸ“œ Recent message history β€” chat now remembers the last 30 messages per room. New listeners joining mid-conversation see what was just said instead of an empty room. Messages are kept in fast in-memory storage with a sliding
    TTL, so the experience stays snappy. ⚑
  • πŸ› οΈGeneral reliability and behavior fixes from production usage

πŸ” SEO Settings for Your Radio Website

Your station deserves to be found. Under Website Settings, there’s a new SEO tab where you can fine-tune how search engines and social platforms see your site:

  • πŸ“ Meta description & keywords for search engines
  • πŸ–ΌοΈOpen Graph site name + default share image (1200Γ—630) so links look polished when shared on Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, etc.
  • 🐦 Twitter card type β€” choose between Summary and Summary with Large Image
  • πŸ€– Search engine indexing toggle β€” flip it off if you’d rather stay off Google for now
  • πŸ“° Per-article SEO overrides for the News module, so individual posts can have their own meta descriptions and share images

πŸ‘‰ Log in to your console, head to Website β†’ Settings β†’ SEO to set up your meta tags, and let your listeners know they can now send voice requests. As always β€” happy broadcasting!

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