{"id":814,"date":"2017-08-09T19:52:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T19:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siteuptime.com\/?p=814"},"modified":"2024-01-12T09:45:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T09:45:21","slug":"3-ways-to-use-an-online-music-playlist-on-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siteuptime.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/09\/3-ways-to-use-an-online-music-playlist-on-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Use an Online Music Playlist on Your Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.siteuptime.com\/2017\/07\/07\/does-your-creative-web-design-match-the-target-audience\/\">personal or business website <\/a>that you&#8217;d like to add music to, but you&#8217;re not very tech-savvy, we&#8217;ve got your back.<\/p>\n<p>You may want to upload music to your website to welcome your visitors. Or, you&#8217;d like to share your favorite songs with your blog audience.<\/p>\n<p>But if you decide to offer an online music playlist to people, bear in mind that listening to it should be their choice. The audio shouldn&#8217;t be automatically played as soon as they land on the website.<\/p>\n<p>If your site is hosted on WordPress, you probably know that there&#8217;s a plugin for everything, including music. But aside from plugins, there are other simple ways to embed audio files into your website.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to discover how to easily upload playlists and audio on your site.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Use a WordPress Audio Plugin<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a WordPress user, you can find a plugin for every feature you need for your website.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the best plugins for this purpose are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audio Album<\/li>\n<li>Seriously Simple Podcasting<\/li>\n<li>Cue Plugin<\/li>\n<li>MP3-jPlayer<\/li>\n<li>Compact WP Audio Player<\/li>\n<li>mb.miniAudioPlayer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To install a plugin, visit your WP dashboard, click Plugins and select the plugin of choice. Download it to your computer first and then click Plugins&gt;Add New. Select the downloaded plugin to upload it to WP and click Install.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Use the WordPress Audio Player<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s a reason why <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.siteuptime.com\/2017\/01\/20\/slow-wordpress-site-heres-how-to-speed-things-up\/\">WordPress<\/a> is so popular &#8211; it&#8217;s because it&#8217;s incredibly user-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>Conveniently enough, you can upload an online music playlist directly to your website using the built-in WordPress Audio Player.<\/p>\n<p>Visit your WP dashboard and go to Add Media. Then, click on Upload Files to add the audio files you want for your playlist.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the relevant information for the files like title, artist, and album and click Insert into Post. While you&#8217;re there, select the Embed Media Player box, so your visitors can access the file directly from a page or a post.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Embed a SoundCloud Audio Player<\/h3>\n<p>SoundCloud is a popular music-sharing platform with millions of songs and playlists. So if you like a particular artist or soundtrack and want to place it on your website, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemtracks.com\">music<\/a> playlist or song you like and see if has embedding enabled (look for a Share button under the file).<\/li>\n<li>Click on the Share button and choose Embed.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the code and paste it on your website, i.e. on the page you want the music to play.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re looking for a broader musical variety, there are many <a href=\"https:\/\/tellingbeatzz.com\/best-websites-to-sell-beats-online\/\">beat selling websites <\/a>and services offering quality tunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>When you use music for your website for business or personal purposes, always have in mind the user experience you&#8217;re providing to your audience.<\/p>\n<p>Unless you&#8217;re a musician and use your website to promote your work, auto-playing sound can instantly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/286430\">deter your visitors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want the best of both worlds, consider giving them the option to choose whether to listen or not.<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.siteuptime.com\/\">our blog<\/a>\u00a0today to learn more about similar topics or contact us with any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All webmasters are aiming to engage website visitors and an online music playlist can help increase page interactions. 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