How to “make music” in my sidebar…?

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    drmike · Member ·

    @cronies – Works for me. And search for the reason why embeds are not allowed instead of getting mad.

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    waynehatcher · Member ·

    This is the best I can find to provide what you are looking for. I too have been looking for the same thing. Use this code in a text widget.

    <embed src="FULL URL/FILE.mp3" controls="smallconsole" width="144" height="15" vspace="4" hspace="4" border="2" align="left" autoplay=false pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/?video/quicktime"></embed><br/><br/>

    Hope that helps.

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    raincoaster · Member ·

    That will not work.

    Embeds are stripped out at WordPress.com automatically. Read the thread at the top of the forums called Read Me First.

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    waynehatcher · Member ·

    I forgot to mention that The Shepherd’s Scrapbook (http://spurgeon.wordpress.com/) is where I too first saw this kind of audio feature embedded in the “sidebar”. One thing you should realize, that I just discovered, is that the so-called “sidebar” section in the Andreas 04 theme he is using to display the audio is actually a specialized “about” section, where he is placing an [audio] tag in the text. Even though it is in the sidebar position, it is not a widgetized sidebar in the technical sense. This [audio FULL_URL_PATH/FILE.mp3] tag only seems to work on WordPress.com-hosted sites, as I have tried to place it in self-hosted WordPress sites without success. It appears to be a built-in feature of WordPress.com sites.

    I’m still searching for the perfect audio widget also. Good providence, and let me know what you find.
    The Plowman
    http://theplowman.org

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    raincoaster · Member ·

    Yes, all answers here in the WordPress.com support forums are WP.com specific. If you are looking for something for a self-hosted blog, you are in the wrong place. You need to be at WordPress.org, as covered in the sticky thread at the head of the forum called Read Me First.

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