Flash MP3 Player
This plugin integrates a powerful music player into WordPress.
Features
- simple to install
- customizable background
- playlist include a shuffle feature
- you can add an album artwork
- easy to configurate
- multiple playlists and configuration files
- sidebar supported
- you can include it in posts and pages
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Installation
- Upload the directory flash-mp3-player to the
/wp-content/pluginsdirectory. - Activate the plugin through the
Pluginsmenu in WordPress. - Use
Settings/FMP:Config Editorto create config files. - Use
Settings/FMP:Playlist Editorto create playlist files. - Add a widget to your sidebar through the
Appearance-->Widgetsmenu in WordPress.
Usage
You can display the mp3 player in several place in your blog:
- on your sidebar
- in your post or page
- other place
How to put it on your sidebar
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| How to add a sidebar widget. From illustration |
- Create a configuration for a sidebar widget, for example called "sidebar widget style 1". You can use the
Settings--> FMP:Config Editorto do this, and it will create a XML config file called sidebar-widget-style-1.xml in your configuration list. - Create a playlist, for example called "playlist in homepage sidebar". You can use the
Settings-->FMP:Playlist Editorto do this, and it will create a XML playlist called playlist-in-homepage-sidebar.xml in your playlists list. - Go to
Appearance --> Widgetsand drag a "Flash MP3 Player JW" to your sidebar. Then you should set the title, width and height of the widget, choose the config file sidebar-widget-style-1.xml and playlist playlist-in-homepage-sidebar.xml, click save, done! - You can create a lot of different config files and playlists and add a player to every sidebar (if you have more than one), each one with a different config and playlist.
How to embed it in your post or page
- Just like what you do in "put it on your sidebar"
- Just like what you do in "put it on your sidebar"
- Add a new post. Click the media button, which is a blue "Play" button, to call the wizard panel.
- You can either choose config file and playlist or not. If not, just set a single song's url. Click insert button and the short code to call the player will be inserted to your post.
How to put it in other place of your blog
To put the player in other place of your blog is not so easy as above. You should know something about template tags of WordPress.
The code to call the player is like this:
//the entire url of the config file, must
'config_url' => '',
//the entire url of the playlist file (optional)
'playlist_url' => '',
'width' => 230,
'height' => 350,
'id' => '',
'class' => '',
'transparent' => true, //this is default
'autostart' => false, //this is default
'file' => '' //the entire url of the MP3 file (optional)
);
//you should set either "playlist_url" or "file"
fmp_tag_print_player($args);
How to backup your playlist files
Now you have just one method to backup your playlist file is to use ftp connect to your server, and download the /wp-content/fmp-jw-files/playlists directory. If you want to restore your playlists, just upload the playlists files to the /wp-content/fmp-jw-files/playlists directory.
Other Topics
The JW Player and FLA File Download
The player embedded in this plugin is so-called JW Player, which is the same as the player in YouTube. But the player in this plugin is the version 2.3 of JW Player, the reason for this version is because the size of the player file is just 9.5K bytes. It is very fast for the browser to load this player in. The short hand of it is that this player can just play audio. Just as the name of this plugin, it is an mp3 player, so the function of the version 2.3 is suitable. A lot of designer want to customize the look the player, so I give you it here. You can download it by click the link below.
Player Printer, Config Editor and Playlist Editor
This plugin is composite of three parts. The first is Player Printer. This thing is used to put the mp3 player on your page. Its core is a template tag, and extended forms are sidebar widget and shortcode. The second and the third is two XML file editors, Config Editor and Playlist Editor. They are just two XML file creating helpers. If you know how to edit a XML file, you can edit them, include config file and playlist file, locally and upload them to your server yourself.
FAQ
- where to edit the code to make the song image larger?----You can download the source file of the player and change the size of image yourself if you know how to modify the code.
hey,i like this player very much,but there is a imperfect. i don't like the background,i only need a control bar and i hope it looks as simple as possible,and i can show/hide playlist,
like this,http://www.iwobz.com,please tell me how can i remove the background,
try to hide the display panel from config editor.
this doesn't work in Internet Explorer
The play list doesn't load and nothing else displays right. (tested in IE8 and below to IE6)
Works 100% in Firefox/chrome/opera, just not damn IE.
I hope this is fixed
Hi Charles
Thank you for a good plugin. Alls well with my site, except, when I check "auto start" the original playlist plays. I have tried to delete the tracks and playlist but they always returns. The player shows my new track/playlist correctly and it plays with manual selection. I am using wp 2.9.1
Any suggestions?
Regards,
David
When i try it on my site, the loading stays at 0%. Why???
I am having the same problem. This is the only plugin I've found that really suits my needs from a usability perspective, but my music won't load & play.
Nevermind. I figured it out. I mistakenly added the URLs to the LINK box instead of the SONG'S URL box. Silly mistake.
Charles,
Since I have not heard back from you on this critical issue, I will assume you have not received it, so here it is again.
Thank you.
Hello Charles,
Now that I have access to FMP:Config Editor, I get the following error when I click on it:
Warning: domdocument() expects parameter 2 to be long, string given in /usr/home/sites/www.michaeldellaira.com/web/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/flash-mp3-player/inc/class.config_editor.php on line 338
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: load() in /usr/home/sites/www.michaeldellaira.com/web/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/flash-mp3-player/inc/class.config_editor.php on line 339
And when I click on FMP:Playlist Editor I get
Warning: domdocument() expects parameter 2 to be long, string given in /usr/home/sites/www.michaeldellaira.com/web/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/flash-mp3-player/inc/class.playlist_editor.php on line 304
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: load() in /usr/home/sites/www.michaeldellaira.com/web/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/flash-mp3-player/inc/class.playlist_editor.php on line 305
Can you please help? Thank you.
Michael
I'm sorry, that because your server do not support PHP5.
Hello Charles,
Now that I have access to FMP:Config Editor, I get the following error when I click on it:
Warning: domdocument() expects parameter 2 to be long, string given in /usr/home/sites/www.michaeldellaira.com/web/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/flash-mp3-player/inc/class.config_editor.php on line 338
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: load() in /usr/home/sites/www.michaeldellaira.com/web/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/flash-mp3-player/inc/class.config_editor.php on line 339
And when I click on FMP:Playlist Editor I get
Warning: domdocument() expects parameter 2 to be long, string given in /usr/home/sites/www.michaeldellaira.com/web/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/flash-mp3-player/inc/class.playlist_editor.php on line 304
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: load() in /usr/home/sites/www.michaeldellaira.com/web/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/flash-mp3-player/inc/class.playlist_editor.php on line 305
Can you please help? Thank you.
Michael
Hello Charles,
Any update on what appear to be bugs in class.config_editor.php and class.playlist_editor.php, where
"domcodument[] expects parameter 2 to be long, string given? It would be nice to implement your mp3 player, thank you.
Never mind my last email. I fixed it by opening up permissions on the wp-content folder!
I checked out other websites that use this plug in and i'm able to hear most of the music. When i try it on my site, the loading stays at 0%. I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. Also, when i edit my playlists, and the title of the song is more than one word, after i click on save, it only displays the first word of the title and drops everything else.
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Hi. Do you know how to make the player be playing while we navigate post to post in a blog? Is this possible? Please see my blog to understand and help me if you can.Tks