Play music only on home page?

SusanneUK · 10-07-2009, 06:45 AM

Hi guys

Wondering if anyone has done this. I have a client who wants one piece of music to play but only on the home page not on all the other pages, it's an mp3 file and I have got a good plugin that allows me to post the music in the sidebar or in a post/page but have not been able to find a way to have it just on the home page.

I am thinking perhaps I put something in the home.php. Does anyone know what code would make that happen and where to put it?

Thanks for any help
Sue

bjradioguy · 10-07-2009, 09:02 AM

Hi Susanne,

I assume you mean you are using Wordpress since you talk about post/page, sidebar, and home.php.

There are a couple of way you can do this. One, as you state, is putting the player/code somewhere on the home page so that it is only loaded when someone goes there.

The second is a bit more complicated, but if you enjoy the player in the sidebar, but only want it on the homepage, you can create a sidebar for specifically for the home.php file and leave it off the regular sidebar that is displayed on all of the other pages.

Just rename the homepage sidebar to something like sidebarhome.php and replace <?php include(TEMPLATEPATH."/sidebar.php");?> in your home.php file to <?php include(TEMPLATEPATH."/sidebarhome.php");?>

Enjoy

SusanneUK · 10-07-2009, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjradioguy

Hi Susanne,

I assume you mean you are using Wordpress since you talk about post/page, sidebar, and home.php.

There are a couple of way you can do this. One, as you state, is putting the player/code somewhere on the home page so that it is only loaded when someone goes there.

Thanks Barry!

Yes I am using Wordpress sorry I forgot to mention that in my original post.

I would like to do the first method, putting code into the existing home.php because I don't want to mess with the theme too much by creating other files and you mention it can be done that way but what I need to know is where would the code go and what would the code be? I don't want to put the plugin into the home.php just make it so that one piece of music plays when someone lands on the home page and not on any other page in the site.

Got any ideas of what code to use and where to put it in the home.php?

Cheers and thanks for your help.

Sue

mywebwork · 10-07-2009, 12:21 PM

Hi Sue

The basic HTML for embedding an MP3 file on your page is as follows:

Code:

<EMBED src="file.mp3" autostart=true hidden=true>

This will play the MP3 when the page is loaded, however the user will have no control over the file.

If you want to embed an MP3 player on your Home Page there are several ways of doing that - this article illustrates 3 common methods:

How to Embed MP3 Audio Files In Web Pages With Google or Yahoo! Flash Player

Bill

SusanneUK · 10-07-2009, 12:41 PM

Brilliant Bill and thanks!

All of those options are exactly what I need.

I did do some searching around myself before coming here to ask but I probably was not asking the right questions in search LOL.

Thanks so much for your help.

Sue

vagabondette · 10-07-2009, 12:51 PM

please, please, please try to talk him out of this. I have yet to meet anyone who like it when music is playing on a website unless they're on a specific artist site. In fact, I'd estimate that over 80% of the people I've talked to about this have said that audio/video playing will make them immediately leave a site unless it's very obvious how to turn it off.

So, unless your client is a musician, IMO they should really rethink this music thing because from what I've read it's one of the fastest ways to get people to leave your site.

Just my $.02.

SusanneUK · 10-07-2009, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vagabondette

please, please, please try to talk him out of this. I have yet to meet anyone who like it when music is playing on a website unless they're on a specific artist site. In fact, I'd estimate that over 80% of the people I've talked to about this have said that audio/video playing will make them immediately leave a site unless it's very obvious how to turn it off.

So, unless your client is a musician, IMO they should really rethink this music thing because from what I've read it's one of the fastest ways to get people to leave your site.

Just my $.02.

Thanks very much for the advise

Yes I am aware of this and did in fact make the suggestion but he really wants this and as this is for a "Drag Queen" (entertainer) it is kind of normal for that kind of site (did some research).. however the nice thing about the option Bill posted for me, I just finished inserting the google player option is that now the visitor has to click the play button for the music to play and all I did was add "Play me..." above it which I think is very cute and gives a nice compromise

Thanks again though,
Sue

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SusanneUK Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Swansea, South Wales, UK Posts: 981 Thanks: 512 Thanked 182 Times in 123 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Play music only on home page? Hi guys Wondering if anyone has done this. I have a client who wants one piece of music to play but only on the home page not on all the other pages, it's an mp3 file and I have got a good plugin that allows me to post the music in the sidebar or in a post/page but have not been able to find a way to have it just on the home page. I am thinking perhaps I put something in the home.php. Does anyone know what code would make that happen and where to put it? Thanks for any help Sue
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bjradioguy Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 43 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking	Re: Play music only on home page? Hi Susanne, I assume you mean you are using Wordpress since you talk about post/page, sidebar, and home.php. There are a couple of way you can do this. One, as you state, is putting the player/code somewhere on the home page so that it is only loaded when someone goes there. The second is a bit more complicated, but if you enjoy the player in the sidebar, but only want it on the homepage, you can create a sidebar for specifically for the home.php file and leave it off the regular sidebar that is displayed on all of the other pages. Just rename the homepage sidebar to something like sidebarhome.php and replace <?php include(TEMPLATEPATH."/sidebar.php");?> in your home.php file to <?php include(TEMPLATEPATH."/sidebarhome.php");?> Enjoy
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mywebwork Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA & Montreal Canada Posts: 2,218 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 759 Thanked 724 Times in 505 Posts	Re: Play music only on home page? Hi Sue The basic HTML for embedding an MP3 file on your page is as follows: Code: <EMBED src="file.mp3" autostart=true hidden=true> This will play the MP3 when the page is loaded, however the user will have no control over the file. If you want to embed an MP3 player on your Home Page there are several ways of doing that - this article illustrates 3 common methods: How to Embed MP3 Audio Files In Web Pages With Google or Yahoo! Flash Player Bill

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SusanneUK Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Swansea, South Wales, UK Posts: 981 Thanks: 512 Thanked 182 Times in 123 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Play music only on home page? Brilliant Bill and thanks! All of those options are exactly what I need. I did do some searching around myself before coming here to ask but I probably was not asking the right questions in search LOL. Thanks so much for your help. Sue
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vagabondette HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Currently in Mexico Posts: 273 Thanks: 50 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Play music only on home page? please, please, please try to talk him out of this. I have yet to meet anyone who like it when music is playing on a website unless they're on a specific artist site. In fact, I'd estimate that over 80% of the people I've talked to about this have said that audio/video playing will make them immediately leave a site unless it's very obvious how to turn it off. So, unless your client is a musician, IMO they should really rethink this music thing because from what I've read it's one of the fastest ways to get people to leave your site. Just my $.02.