=== Flash MP3 Player === Contributors: Charles Donate link: http://sexywp.com/fmp Tags: mp3 player, media player, player, sidebar, widget, audio, media, post Requires at least: 2.7.1 Tested up to: 2.9.2 Stable tag: 10.1.3 This plugin integrates a powerful music player into WordPress. == Upgrade Notice == = 10.1.3 = Fix "song title cannot be too long" error. = 10.1.2 = Now the plugin allow user to use html special chars like & in song's link. = 10.1.1 = If you want to use the template tag, you should upgrade to this version. = 10.1.0 = Some little bugs fixed. = 10.0.9 = The Playlist Editor was redesigned, the song list now is sortable. Template tag supported. == Changelog == = 10.1.3 = * Fix "song title cannot be too long" error. = 10.1.2 = * Fixed a little bug, cannot use html special chars in link option. = 10.1.1 = * The error of template tag not work fixed. = 10.1.0 = * Playlist editor CSS bug fixed. * New plugin homepage created. = 10.0.9 = * Playlist editor redesigned, the list now sortable * Add WordPress Mu support, by http://ixiezi.com * Add a template tag for theme developers = 10.0.8 = * Use `` to load player to web page. * Use random default id * Correct a spelling mistake = Old = 2009-6-3 20:41:02 * Bug fixed: the player always float on top layer of web pages, and break the lightbox. * Bug fixed: fix the broken color picker in config editor. 2009-5-12 23:45:17 * Bug fixed: When using apostrophe in song's title, slashes will be added automatically. * Bug fixed: When the name of its directory is not default one, the plugin will not work. 2009-4-30 11:11:06 Save the config file and playlist file formatted, now they are human readable. 2009-4-28 0:45:50 Fix the "when play single song cannot find playlist" bug 2009-4-27 9:51:22 Two stupid bugs have been fixed. 2009-4-26 12:40:39 Fix the problem of cannot load config file and playlist in Safari. == Description == This plugin can display a highly customizable MP3 player on your sidebar, in a single post page or any other places on your blog pages. Now, this plugin use JW MP3 player v2.3 as its core. Features: * Shuffle the play list. * Display an album cover when playing a song. * Change the color scheme. * Set the custom background image. * Multiple configuration files and play lists. * Insert to other place of your page with shortcode or template tag. The new version dose NOT support PHP 4. == Installation == 1. Upload the directory `flash-mp3-player` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 1. Make sure the write permission of `wp-content` is 755. 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress. 1. Use 'Settings/FMP:Config Editor' to create config files. 1. Use 'Settings/FMP:Playlist Editor' to create playlist files. = Add to sidebar = 1. Add a widget to your sidebar through the 'Appearance/Widgets' menu in WordPress. 1. Open the admin panel of the widget, and set title of the widget, choose config and playlist. 1. Save changes. = Add to post or page = 1. In post new form, click the FMP media button, which is on top of the edit area. 1. Choose a config file. 1. Choose a playlist or set a single mp3 file. 1. Click insert button.(You can also write the shortcode mannually. They are same.) = Use as a template tag = Go to http://sexywp.com/fmp for details or contact me directly. == Frequently Asked Questions == = When I move to another page on my site, the player start again from the beginning, how can I make it play the music continuously? = This is just a simple music player without server support. It is very hard for me to make it behave like that. = After activation, no menu entries Settings/FMP:Config Editor and Settings/FMP:Playlist Editor found. = Make sure your `/wp-content` directory is writable. If you can connect your server with terminal, you can use this command to change the permission of the directory `chmod -R 755 wp-content`. = Is it possible to get the player to keep playing while surfing around? = It's hard to do this. The only way I know currently is to show this player in a popup new window and keep that window open when users surfing around. == Screenshots == 1. The final effect of the sample configuration. 2. The screenshot of the config editor. 3. How to insert a flash mp3 player to a post or page. 4. The screenshot of the playlist editor.