AUDIO PLAYER NOW SOUNDCLOUD?

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    laffpods · Member ·

    When I joined WORDPRESS, my intention was to post BLOGS connected to an AUDIO FILE which is really the podcast.

    When I PAID WordPress they had a link that would open an AUDIO PLAYER into the blog and used to automatically play the file that was uploaded to my media library.

    NOW all the link provides is a DOWNLOAD of the audio file and that doesn’t even work properly.

    It seems that I am expected to embed SOUNDCLOUD now? When did this change?

    Also… when I embed the SOUNCLOUD link, THAT doesn’t work either.

    Please advise.

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    laffpods · Member ·

    I would like a response, and if I am expected to now use SOUNDCLOUD as a way to EMBED AN AUDIO PLAYER into my blog, I would immediately like a refund on my TWO podcasts/blogs that I paid for the space upgrade for because now I have to pay SOUNDCLOUD to store the files.

    The only reason I purchased the upgrade was because of the embedded audio player function/feature.

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    amightywp · Member ·

    Hi there,

    We have had to temporarily disable the Flash audio player for security reasons. If your browser does not natively support the format of the embedded audio file, you’ll see a download link instead. Our developers are working to get the Flash version of the audio player back in place, and as soon as we are sure it is both secure and fully functional, it will be reactivated!

    At this time:

    Chrome natively supports: .mp3, .m4a, .wav, and .ogg.

    Safari natively supports: .mp3, .m4a, .wav, but not .ogg (which will display a download link).

    Firefox natively supports: .wav and .ogg, but not .mp3 and .m4a (which will both display a download link).

    Opera natively supports: .wav and .ogg, but not .mp3 and .m4a (which will both display a download link).

    Internet Explorer natively supports: .mp3, but not .m4a, .wav, and .ogg (which will all display a download link).

    What formats a browser chooses to natively support is entirely up to the browser’s developers, we have no control over that.

    Until now, we have given the Flash audio player precedence, fallen back to the browser’s native player when Flash isn’t available, and then fallen back to the Download link when the format is not supported by the browser.

    With the Flash player temporarily disabled, we are giving the browser’s native player precedence and falling back to the Download link when the format is not supported by the browser.

    Whether it’s via an embedded player or a Download link, all of your viewers will be able to play the audio files.

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