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SeraphK just gave me a good idea to add another element to the blog - Music.
It's been a LONG time since I've done this, but it's a cool thing to have. It invites your readers to linger around longer and read your blog. Or lures your readers to come back to your blog just for the music. Here's some tips on how you can embed music to your blog.
Method 1: The traditional way.
Method 2: Embed and play automatically
Now, think carefully before you do this. This code will play the music automatically once the page loads. Some people gets annoyed because of this, it's ok for those who are at home. Nobody wants have the speakers blasting music suddenly when you're in school or at work.... it alerts everyone around you and tells them that you are surfing around instead of doing work.
... which brings us to the next method.
Method 3a: Embed music with start/stop control - all platforms (with Apple Plugin)
Method 3b: Embed music with start/stop control - Windows only
NOTE: Method 3a and 3b will not play your music automatically. Because of this setting:
autostart="false"
Method 4: Use Flash
This one works for everything that has Flash installed. That's 90% of all web surfers. You can use 3rd party standalone players like Radio.Blog.Club or Last.FM, and you don't need to have your own webspace to store your music and player.
If you want to know which one suits you best, this may be rough guide.
As for me I used XSPF Web Music Player, as you can see on the sidebar. This one's useful only if you have your own webspace to upload your music and the Flash Player.
The good thing about this method is that you have a playlist to play a few songs instead of just one.
Complicated? Well, it's not that bad once you get the hang of it. And well worth the time if you can get it to work. Drop me a message if you need any help.
Have fun!
It's been a LONG time since I've done this, but it's a cool thing to have. It invites your readers to linger around longer and read your blog. Or lures your readers to come back to your blog just for the music. Here's some tips on how you can embed music to your blog.
Method 1: The traditional way.
<a href="yourmusic.extension">Click here to play music </a>Click to play.... Nuff said.
Method 2: Embed and play automatically
<embed src="yourmusic.extension"> <noembed> <bgsound src="yourmusic.extension"> </noembed>
Now, think carefully before you do this. This code will play the music automatically once the page loads. Some people gets annoyed because of this, it's ok for those who are at home. Nobody wants have the speakers blasting music suddenly when you're in school or at work.... it alerts everyone around you and tells them that you are surfing around instead of doing work.
... which brings us to the next method.Method 3a: Embed music with start/stop control - all platforms (with Apple Plugin)
<embed src="yourmusic.extension" width="150" height="70" type="audio/mpeg" autostart="false" loop="false" bgcolor="white">This method gives the visitor a "start/stop" button. However it requires that you have the Apple Plugin if you don't have it installed in your PC already.
Method 3b: Embed music with start/stop control - Windows only
<object classid="clsid:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95" width="180" height="46" > <param name="FileName" value="filename.extension"> <embed type="application/x-mplayer2" src= "yourmusic.extension" autostart="false" loop="false" height="180" width="46"> <param name="autoplay" value="false"> <param name="controller" value="true"> </object>This method calls up the Microsoft Media Player to play your music on the browser. However, this method is only for visitors who are browsing with a Windows PC. Linux users can't see a thing.
NOTE: Method 3a and 3b will not play your music automatically. Because of this setting:
autostart="false"
Method 4: Use Flash
This one works for everything that has Flash installed. That's 90% of all web surfers. You can use 3rd party standalone players like Radio.Blog.Club or Last.FM, and you don't need to have your own webspace to store your music and player.
If you want to know which one suits you best, this may be rough guide.
As for me I used XSPF Web Music Player, as you can see on the sidebar. This one's useful only if you have your own webspace to upload your music and the Flash Player.
The good thing about this method is that you have a playlist to play a few songs instead of just one.
Complicated? Well, it's not that bad once you get the hang of it. And well worth the time if you can get it to work. Drop me a message if you need any help.
Have fun!
