Trouble inserting uploaded media into a post?

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    lcpcband · Member ·

    I’m suddenly having trouble inserting uploaded media into a post. Instead of seeing a link to the mp3, I am now seeing “[audio http://lccwoodshed.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/my-savior-lives-2013-04073.mp3%5D “. Where have I gone wrong?

  • kathrynwp · Staff ·

    Hi there – in a recent software update, a change was made so that MP3 files would be automatically embedded as an audio player.

    If you’d like to have a link to the file instead, you can make a link manually, like this:

    [sourcecode lang="html"]Download or listen here [/sourcecode]

    You can either use the “link” button in the Visual editor to create the link, or add the code manually in Text view, as you prefer.

    Just let me know if you have any trouble with this method.

  • Unknown's avatar
    lcpcband · Member ·

    Yes, I’m having trouble. With no prior html background, this is a bit tricky for me. Since I’m not sure we want browser-embedded music files, I’d like to know how to continue linking manually as we’ve always done, until we choose to change that.

  • kathrynwp · Staff ·

    Sure, let me try to explain how to do that better:

    Let’s say a shortcode like the one you mentioned appears in the editor window: 

    [audio http://lccwoodshed.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/my-savior-lives-2013-04073.mp3]

    You should remove the brackets and the word audio so that only the direct file path remains:

    [audio src="http://lccwoodshed.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/my-savior-lives-2013-04073.mp3" /]

    Next, select the file path and use your browser’s “cut” (control-X) command to remove it and put it into your clipboard for use in a moment.

    Next, type the words you want to link the song from. For example:

    Download the song here

    Now, use your mouse to highlight these words.

    Click the link icon in the toolbar.

    Copy the song’s file path by using control-V (the path should already in your clipboard) and paste it into the URL field. Voila – you should now have a working link.

    Here are some screenshots to help demonstrate:

    http://cl.ly/image/0s2U3K3c3J1F

    http://cl.ly/image/341w080q1n2D

    You can also read our guide to creating links.

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