Powering Music Sites with WordPress

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=test@mailinator.com&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