Wordpress SoundCloud & ArtistPlug.ME plugin!
March 11, 2009 in Open Source, Services by Freaking Wildchild
Admin Screen v1.04
Welcome to VisualSound, the WordPress (MU compatible) plug-in with built-in SoundCloud & VisualDreams support.
After searching for a long time on the Internet, I’ve not found any clue for any SoundCloud widget available; so I’ve started development of VisualSound; which is currently in use at some of the Wildchild pages. The applet has a natural interfacing towards SoundCloud & other multimedia providers.
Later support will include direct API support towards SoundCloud and VisualDreams/VisualMix.
The configuration screen allows easy access to a few applet options, available to the users convenience.
* (this SoundCloud widget should autostart!)
WARNING !!!
v1.10+: The standard soundcloud URL can be used as command like {soundcloud play url} and {soundcloud autoplay url}.
pre-v1.0: This plug-in has been simplified with commands.
- Double check your previous posts/page syntax if you upgrade from pre-v1.0!
- Disable/Re-enable plug-in for full support to upgrade from pre-v1.0!
- For Soundcloud: use [keyword] soundcloud and [provider] soundcloud in the configuration screen!
- If your plug-in does not work, try as [provider] beta
Old syntax: [visualsound username mode location] – New syntax: [keyword mode username location]
Newest Syntax: [keyword mode url] where keyword is soundcloud for SoundCloud!
Syntax line:
[keyword mode username location]
[ |
keyword | mode | username | location |
] |
description |
[ |
soundcloud track | username location |
] |
play individual track name | ||
[ |
soundcloud playtrack | username location |
] |
autoplay individual SoundCloud track name* | ||
[ |
soundcloud set | username location |
] |
open SoundCloud set name | ||
[ |
soundcloud playset | username location |
] |
autoplay SoundCloud set name | ||
[ |
soundcloud dropbox |
] |
show dropbox widget | |||
[ |
soundcloud cloudplayer |
] |
show thecloudplayer in blog! | |||
[ |
visualmix artistplugme | username location |
] |
Open inline ArtistPlug.ME (visualmix) API | ||
[ |
visualmix artistplugme | username location |
] |
open visualmix api at location | ||
Downloads:
- Download link: visual-sound-1.10.tgz (5 November 2009)
- Wordpress plug-in link: wordpress.org/extend/plugins/visual-sound (v1.06)
- readme.txt v1.06
Revision History:
- 0.8 – Initial release
- 0.9 – Public release
- 0.91 – fixed open DIV tags
- 0.92 – cosmetic fixes and corrected links
- 0.93 – autoplay works only on single posts, so a cacafony is ruled out!
- 0.99 – had contact with Soundcloud and they sure motivated me to finish this release!
- 1.00 – Advanced configuration possible, soundcloudplayer and more!
- 1.01 – Rewrote database upgrade code + more configurable parameters on user-demand;
- 1.02 – Added additional artwork, playcount widget parameters and fixed colors for SoundCloud sets;
- 1.03 – Support Plug-IN parameter gives additionally the sample widget preview which is quite handy!
- 1.04 – Added support for hidden applet parameters & beta provider for diagnose (out after beta test!)
- 1.05 – Bugfixes for pages and addition of groups
- 1.06 – Bugfixes for groups …
- 1.10 – Added new Soundcloud url parsing to avoid bugs of groups and sets not loading correctly
Open Source
February 26, 2009 in Open Source by ArtistPlug.ME
The world wouldn’t turn around if we wouldn’t atleast give a little bit credit to our co-workers, right? The ArtistPlug.ME network is more-or-less built upon existing Open Source software, glued together by Freaking Wildchild to one collective part, ready to be there for the common artist!
Of’course there is no off-the-shelf software available for the network which ArtistPlug.ME wants to be, since audio/video has been just coming thru the sundawn through youtube, google video, vimeo and all other alternatives and mirrors available on the Internet. A lot of tools are available alike these, but none are really targeted to the common audio-visual artist.
ArtistPlug.ME currently uses the following tools (and not limited to):
- Linux
- PHP
- Perl, CPAN modules and golden Perlmonks advice
- VisualDreams engine (written in Perl by Freaking Wildchild)
- Apache 1.3 and 2
- mySQL
- FFmpegX for on-the-fly conversion
- Wordpress MU (BuddyPress and VisualDreams enhanced) with plugins:
- Inkscape and Scribus for site and logodesign
- MP3tag, Winamp, Cooledit PRO and Audigy for audio editing
- Brainpower, milk, cookies and lot’s more that isn’t open source yet! (can only wish!)
Big thanks go to those and lots more who has been actively contributing to the Open Source world!
