Custom Fields

Hello,
let me explain how to get this going without using the ‘Advanced custom fields’ plugin first, so just by writing a regular custom field on a post/page edit screen:

1) In the name box write mp3
2) In the value box write FEED:/music

Notice the : which is missing from your shortcode.

Autoplay can be set on the widget itself by tickbox.

Basically shortcodes aren’t usually run from the custom fields, so MP3-jPlayer has the method above for using the fields.

Re ‘Advanced custom fields’ plugin – I’ve not actually used it, but I’d say, as per your screenshots – Field Name wants to be mp3, and it’s best not to use a wysiwyg editor, just a plain text field for the value. Note that this is slightly less flexible than using the fields directly as you’re fixed with having a set key (Field Name), Mp3-jPLayer handles a few variations.

Let me know if you can’t get it going and I’ll try help out.

Simon

Glad hear you got it going.
It’s Funny, I moved the help a couple of updates ago, but I thinks it’s maybe less visible! It now has it’s own page, but it’s a sub menu of the player’s main settings, so I realise you don’t see it unless you’ve opened the player menu.

For completeness, here’s all of the help on custom fields taken from the plugin help:

Custom Fields
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You can write playlists into the custom fields that are on page and post edit screens (check your ‘screen options’ at top-right if they’re not visible).

They can be picked up with any of the shortcodes (from any page/post, or with the template tag, or by the widgets). See below for how to set them up and some example uses:

1. Enter mp3 into the left hand box (the ‘key’ box).
2. Write the filename, URI, or ‘FEED’ (see above) into the right hand box (the ‘value’ box) and hit ‘add custom field’

Add each track or ‘FEED’ in a new field pair.

To add titles and captions in the custom fields use the following format:

1. Add a dot, then the caption in the left hand box, eg: mp3.My Caption
2. Add the title, then an @ before the filename in the right box, eg: My Title@filename

The keys (left boxes) can be numbered, eg:1 mp3 will be first on the playlist.

Eg. If a custom field key / value pair is set as mp3 / FEED:LIB, then the library is available to any shortcodes, so:

[mp3j] or [mp3t] plays the next track from the library in a single player

[mp3j track="3"] or [mp3t track="3"] plays track 3 from the library in a single player

[mp3-jplayer] playlists all the custom fields in a playlist player.

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Simon