Audio Player – how to cater for multiple browsers

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  slowenglish · Member · Dec 4, 2012 at 11:58 am

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  I have used an audio player to allow the user to play a podcast audio file on my blog. The code is [audio http://slowenglish.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/podcast3lowogg1.ogg%5D
  I have used an ogg. file for the audio player. Apparently an audio player which uses this file can’t be displayed on Internet Explorer or the Safari browser. How do I overcome this problem, to ensure I can reach all users, regardless of what browser they use. Any assistance would be appreciated.

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  kardotim · Member · Dec 4, 2012 at 5:19 pm

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  Those two browsers do not support HTML5. If your current browser does not support HTML5 audio for your uploaded format, or Flash Player is not installed, a direct download link will be displayed instead of the player. You could try Soundcloud instead.

  You can learn more about Audio at http://en.support.wordpress.com/audio/