WHERE do I put the embed code for an 8tracks playlist?
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I get how to copy the 8tracks embed code, but I don’t see a way to make it a widget. Where do I enter the embed code so that the playlist appears as a widget on my homepage???
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I have never done this and I’m wondering if you are using this guide http://en.support.wordpress.com/audio/8tracks/#embedding-with-a-shortcode
That entry does not refer to widgets so I think it’s for pages and posts. Have your tried creating the shortcode and placing it in a text widget? http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/text-widget/ -
I tried placing the 8tracks embed code for my playlist in a text widget. It did not work.
Do I have to do something in the plugin directory before I can use the 8tracks embed feature? I just read something about plugins and attempted to log onto the plugin directory using the assigned password I received in an email after I registered there, but the password doesn’t work.
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You don’t paste the embed code, you paste the WP-specific shortcode. Check the doc timethief linked to.
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Justpi — When I said embed code I was referring to embedding the shortcode per the support doc instructions that timethief referred to. I followed those instructions and placed the shortcode in a text widget and it didn’t work.
Thanks to both of you for attempting to help me with this. Any suggestions for making the shortcode work in a widget? Or do I have to devote an entire page to my playlist, as in embedding the shortcode on its own page?
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The shortcode does work in a text widget. Please paste here what you tried to paste in your widget.
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I’ve tried two versions of the code. This one, that 8tracks provides for use in WordPress:
[8tracks width="300" height="250" playops="autoplay" url="http://8tracks.com/mixes/1009631"]
And this one that I configured per the wordpress instructions:
[8tracks url="http://8tracks.com/bennetsdigest-com/guitar-heroes"]
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