Title: Webplayer with Shortcode: Error message
Last modified: April 24, 2020

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# Webplayer with Shortcode: Error message

 *  [mkraxx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mkraxx/)
 * (@mkraxx)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/webplayer-with-shortcode-error-message/)
 * Hi everybody and thanks for the work on the WP-Plugin so far, I updated today
   from 2.1.0 to 5.0.8 and I’m havin some “interesting” problems, a few remarks 
   as a primer:
    - I’m running WP 5.3 on a self hosted site
    - I’m using the classic editor, not Gutenberg
    - I’m not using the Podlove Publisher
 * I tried embedding the player in posts, mainly on [the most recent episode of my podcast](https://www.handlungsplan.net/podcast-021-im-gespraech-mit-benjamin-missbach-open-science-und-open-innovation-in-der-wissenschaft/),
   via the shortcode
 *     ```
       [podlove-web-player
       theme="default"
       config="default"
       title="handlungsplan Podcast #021: Im Gespräch mit Benjamin Missbach: Open Science & Open Innovation in der Wissenschaft"
       subtitle="Aufgenommen am 27.03.2019 mit Benjamin Missbach in den Räumen der Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft in Wien."
       poster="https://www.handlungsplan.net/wp-content/files/podcastlogos/hp021-Main-Cover-Art-small.png"
       chapters="/files/path/to/chapters.json"
       transcripts="/files/path/to/transcripts.json"
       src="https://www.handlungsplan.net/wp-content/files/hp021_Podcast_Im_Gespraech_mit_Benjamin_Missbach_Open_Science_und_Open_Innovation_in_der_Wissenschaft.mp3"
       size="57288704"
       duration="01:44:29"
       ]
       ```
   
 * I filled in the filesize and duration from the data in the WP-enclosure, all 
   URL’s are correct, the files are there. As you can see I get an error message
   regarding missing media files. I really have no idea, why this might happen.
 * Additional fun fact: The player that still works, is embedded via the “old” shortcode:
 * `[podloveaudio src="https://www.handlungsplan.net/wp-content/files/hp021_Podcast_Im_Gespraech_mit_Benjamin_Missbach_Open_Science_und_Open_Innovation_in_der_Wissenschaft.
   mp3" title="handlungsplan Podcast #021" subtitle="Im Gespräch mit Benjamin Missbach:
   Open Science & Open Innovation in der Wissenschaft" summary="Aufgenommen am 27.03.2019
   mit Benjamin Missbach in den Räumen der Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft in Wien."
   poster="https://www.handlungsplan.net/wp-content/files/podcastlogos/hp021-Main-
   Cover-Art-small.png" summaryVisible="true"]`
 * but some features are not working there anymore (filesize for example), so I’m
   happy to have _some_ player functionality at least.
 * Any help would be very much appreciated, kind regards!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwebplayer-with-shortcode-error-message%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Alexander Heimbuch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aheimbuch/)
 * (@aheimbuch)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/webplayer-with-shortcode-error-message/#post-12726568)
 * Hey,
 * thanks for the feedback. I tried the shortcode you have provided and was able
   to run it successfully. I think there might be an issue with line breaks in the
   example you have copied from the description page.
 *     ```
       [podlove-web-player theme="default" config="default" title="handlungsplan Podcast #021: Im Gespräch mit Benjamin Missbach: Open Science & Open Innovation in der Wissenschaft" subtitle="Aufgenommen am 27.03.2019 mit Benjamin Missbach in den Räumen der Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft in Wien."
       poster="https://www.handlungsplan.net/wp-content/files/podcastlogos/hp021-Main-Cover-Art-small.png" chapters="/files/path/to/chapters.json" transcripts="/files/path/to/transcripts.json" src="https://www.handlungsplan.net/wp-content/files/hp021_Podcast_Im_Gespraech_mit_Benjamin_Missbach_Open_Science_und_Open_Innovation_in_der_Wissenschaft.mp3" size="57288704" duration="01:44:29"]
       ```
   
 * Regarding the size issue, unfortunately the filesize detection really depends
   on the runtime and I couldn’t figure out a good way to make this possible on 
   any PHP configuration for different hosters.
 * Nevertheless I will update the description to avoid further issues.
 *  Thread Starter [mkraxx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mkraxx/)
 * (@mkraxx)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/webplayer-with-shortcode-error-message/#post-12732813)
 * Thank you very much (also for the short reply time, I appreciate it), I copypasted
   your description and the player displays correctly, also the filesize for download
   ist displayed correctly.
 * I’ll take the snippet as a template for the other episodes and change the articles
   accordingly.
 * I have another question regarding the options of the subscribe-button in the 
   webplayer, sth. seems to be amiss there (or I’m missing sth), should I open a
   new topic for that, or can I ask about this in this thread?
 * Kind regards!

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