powering music sites with wordpress
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WordCamp Raleigh 2013 presentation by Tony Zeoli on powering WordPress websites for MusicTRANSCRIPT
GET YOUR GROOVE ONCreating Music Sites with WordPress
Tony Zeoli URLs
http://www.digitalstrategyworks.com http://www.tonyzeoli.com http://www.netmix.com
Twitter: @dswks, @tonyzeoli, @netmix
Facebook /digitalstrategyworks /netmix
Google+ /digitalstrategyworks
Can WordPress Do Music? Absolutely! Built In Audio Player
Upload any .mp3 file Use the [audio] shortcode Reference a specific file using [audio src =“song.mp3”] Fallback: [audio mp3=“song.mp3” ogg=“song.ogg”
wav=“song.wav”] Loop, Autoplay, Preload For more: https://codex.wordpress.org/Audio_Shortcode
Issues with hosting your own audio Copyright
Do you own your files? Downloads
Do you just want to stream with no download capability?
Streaming Licensing DMCA compliance
SoundCloud SoundCloud Shortcode
http://wordpress.org/plugins/soundcloud-shortcode/ autoplay show_comments show_color theme_color
Example [soundcloud
params="auto_play=true&show_comments=false"]http://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood[/soundcloud]
Full Instructions: http://blog.soundcloud.com/2009/08/13/soundcloud-gets-full-wordpress-com-integration/
SoundCloud Pros
Popular service Social community and sharing User generated comments No licensing required
Cons Freemium May identify your content as infringing You don’t control your content
Playlisting Create your playlists at 8tracks.com Add the plugin
http://wordpress.org/plugins/8tracks-shortcode/
Set a widget in the sidebar or add using shortcode [8tracks url=“ “] More short code syntax available to add by DJ,
by collection, etc.
8tracks Pros
Create playlists with music you upload Free Social
Cons Must upload 8 songs minimum, so for some
artists, SoundCloud would be a better choice.
Spotify Spotify Master Plugin
Display in music, playlists and albums http://wordpress.techgasp.com/spotify-mast
er/
http://bit.ly/I6fHAE Plugin:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/spotify-master/
Spotify Pros
Major Label Music Cons
Freemium Widgets look great, but launch Spotify web
app
DJ Mixes MixCloud
Short Code plugin [mixcloud]url[/mixcloud]
http://wordpress.org/plugins/mixcloud-shortcode/
http://bit.ly/1bZWJHk
Mixcloud Pros
Free Can tag your track listing with a time based tool Plays back in the widget Avoids the SoundCloud Audible Magic infringement
system Cons
You don’t control your content, which you could do with Podcasting
Podcasting Blubrry Powerpress
HTML5 Audio players Syncs your podcast to iTunes Analytics, Feedburner support http://wordpress.org/plugins/powerpress/ http://bit.ly/1bZWYlJ
Buzzsprout HTML 5 Audio players Also supports iTunes Analytics, Feedburner support http://wordpress.org/plugins/buzzsprout-podcasting/ http://bit.ly/1bZXlMW
PodPress Same as above
Podcasting Pros
Control your content Access analytics Sync/publish to iTunes, Feedburner support
Cons Licensing issues for on-demand streaming and
downloading ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, SoundExchange
YouTube & Vimeo Most popular video platforms
Native short codes [vimeo “http://vimeo.com…”] [youtube “http://youtube.com…”] More on the WordPress Codex, including
Kickstarter and others. http://en.support.wordpress.com/shortcodes/
YouTube & Vimeo YouTube
Pros Everyone is there, huge for music
Cons Runs ads in your stream
Vimeo Pros
Hi quality, no ads Cons
Is not free, but you get what you pay for
Funding Popular Services
Kickstarter Indiegogo PledgeMusic
Build Your Own Crowdfunding by Astoundify
Kickstarter WordPress widget http://wordpress.o
rg/plugins/kickstarter-tracker-widget/
http://bit.ly/169CEs
Indiegogo Indiegogo widget http://support.indi
egogo.com/entries/20491973-How-to-Add-a-Widget-to-your-Wordpress-Blog
http://Bit.ly/169ncB
Pledge Music Pledge Music
Widget http://wordpress.o
rg/plugins/pledgemusic/
http://bit.ly/I6a0mp
Crowdfunding by Astoundify Combination of plugin and themes
http://wordpress.org/plugins/appthemer-crowdfunding/ http://bit.ly/I6ayc4
Campaignify at Themeforest.net http://themeforest.net/item/campaignify-crowdfunding-wordpr
ess-theme/4725411?ref=Astoundify
http://bit.ly/I6aJEf Integrates with Easy Digital Downloads Plugin
http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads/ http://bit.ly/I6aV6o
Sell Downloads Easy Digital Downloads Cart66 WP Ecommerce
Has a “digital download manager” plugin http://getshopped.org/premium-upgrades/premi
um-plugin/download-manager/
http://bit.ly/I6bCN3
WooCommerce
WooCommerce Secure Download
http://www.sellwithwp.com/?download_file=1820&order=order_51f6957&[email protected]&key=5386bf4df1cf3e6c
Instructions at: http://www.sellwithwp.com/how-to-create-wooc
ommerce-secure-downloads/
http://bit.ly/I6cgu2
Music Store WordPress Plugin
http://wordpress.org/plugins/music-store/
http://bit.ly/I6hh5R
Events GigPress
Live performance listing and management plugin http://gigpress.com/
The Events Calendar http://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/ http://bit.ly/I6gC4h
ConcertPress http://wordpress.org/plugins/concertpress/ http://bit.ly/1dr8A4g
Events Events Manager
http://wp-events-plugin.com/
Has a “bookings” feature to manage bookings.
Themes Organic Themes
http://organicthemes.com/demo/music/ WordPress.com
SoundCheck http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/soundchec
k/
Score Render Publish musical
notations http://scorerender
.abelcheung.org/
http://bit.ly/1dr7MMP
Chords and Lyrics Chords and Lyrics
Plugin http://wordpress.o
rg/plugins/chords-and-lyrics/
http://bit.ly/1dr9WvS
Discography Musopress
http://wordpress.org/plugins/musopress-discography/
http://bit.ly/1drageg
Themes http://demos.upthemes.com/amplify/ http://www.aivahthemes.com/musicplay/ http://themes.grandpixels.com/metric/ http://irontemplates.com/wp-themes/ironband/ http://soundwave.wizedesign.com/ http://demo.grandpixels.com/?theme=muse http://themes.rascals.eu/themes/?product=spectra_html Parallax
http://demo.udthemes.com/encore/wordpress/app/
E-Commerce Topspin
http://wordpress.org/plugins/official-topspin-wordpress-plugin/
http://bit.ly/1dr9a23 Café Press Shopify