`benecaster_before_episode_player`

Action Free

Fires before the episode audio player renders. Use to inject content or markup immediately above the player. $user_tier is null when the current visitor is not a subscriber. See also benecaster_after_episode_player.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`$episode_id`	`int`	—	ID of the episode
`$show_id`	`int`	—	ID of the show
`$user_tier`	`string\|null`	—	Current subscriber's tier slug, or null if not subscribed

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Required — these keep the site working and cannot be turned off.
Name	Set by	What it does	Kept for
`wordpress_logged_in_*`	Benecaster	Keeps you signed in to your Benecaster account.	Until you sign out, or two weeks with "Remember Me".
`wordpress_sec_*`	Benecaster	Secures your signed-in session over HTTPS.	Until you sign out, or two weeks with "Remember Me".
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`benecaster_ls_cookie_consent`	Benecaster	Remembers the choice you make on this banner, so we do not ask again.	One year.

Optional — these load only if you accept.
Name	Set by	What it does	Kept for
`__stripe_mid`	Stripe	Lets Stripe recognise the device across payment attempts to detect card fraud.	One year.
`__stripe_sid`	Stripe	The same fraud check, for the current visit only.	Thirty minutes.

Only on a referral link — set only if you accept it there.
Name	Set by	What it does	Kept for
`benecaster_ls_referral`	Benecaster	Remembers the referral code you arrived with, so your discount is still there if you come back later. Set only if you accept it on the referral link page.	Thirty days.

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