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Play MP3 Files on Your Joomla Site

Find the AllVideos Plugin

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Visit http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/multimedia/video-players-a-gallery/812 for the download link for the AllVideos plugin

Login to Your Joomla Site

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Login to the /administrator/ area of your Joomla site and go to Extensions >> Install/Uninstall

Upload the AllVideos Plugin

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Click on "Browse" to find the AllVideos file and then click "Upload File & Install"

Go to the Plugin Manager

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Enable the AllVideos Plugin

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Check the box next to "AllVideos (by JoomlaWorks) and click "Enable"

Go to the Global Configuration

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Allow Uploads of MP3 Files

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Click on "System" and add "mp3" to the field called "Legal Extensions (File Types). Click "Save" in the top-right corner.

Go to the Media Manager

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Visit Site >> Media Manager

Open the /stories/ Folder

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Double-click on the /stories/ folder to open it up.

Create a Folder Called /audio/

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At the top of the page, enter /audio/ into the box and click "Create Folder".

Open the /audio/ folder

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Double-click on the /audio/ folder to open it up.

Upload Your MP3 File

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Browse for your MP3 file and click "Start Upload". A warning ... many MP3 files are large. You may have to contact your hosting company and ask them to permit larger uploads.

Check the Upload

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Hopefully your file will now show as being correctly uploaded.

Open an Article

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Write in the AllVideos Code

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The code you need to use is this {mp3}filename{/mp3}. If the file is called filename.mp3 you don't have to include the .mp3 part.

Check the Audio File is Working

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The file should being playing inside your article, as in the screenshot above.


 

 


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Comments  

 
#1 vnmidwood 2010-08-03 14:28
my audio file is small 10.4 mb but was file was refused as too large. I would like to actually be able to play a much larger file that is about 60 minutes, can I do this with this plug in?
Thank you,
Vicki
 
 
#2 kl6H_steve 2010-08-03 18:10
Hi Vicki - yes, you can. The tricky thing is getting the file uploaded as many servers have a maximum upload of 2 MB.

You may need to ask your hosting company to raise this limit.
 
 
#3 K 2010-08-31 05:40
I love you for this. Occasionally, some angel/s provide/s exactly what one needs on the internet. What a relief in a day when I couldn't find an answer for most anything else. THANK YOU!
 
 
#4 mino 2010-11-28 09:38
Why not use utube (vimeo perhaps better quality but not as known)? You will have problems with backing up if your site gets too large and probs of bandwith. One alternative is to have a dedicated serverfor audio and video
 
 
#5 Oliver 2011-01-04 20:22
hello,

can i play mp3 from third parties, not in my hosting/site admin ?

is it possible to NOT show the download link and the embed code

thanx
 
 
#6 ba 2011-02-22 01:11
In above mentioned steps i dont see media settings in my global config tab

could u help
 
 
#7 iowawebco 2011-02-22 14:22
Hi Ba,

Are you able to access global configuration? If not, then you need to use a super administrator account.

Kind regards,
Nick
 
 
#8 iowawebco 2011-02-22 14:24
Hi Oliver,

If you click on the plugin in plugin manager, that will give you a list of options that you can configure such as allowing downloads, etc.

Kind regards,
Nick
 

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