Embedding photos, video & audio into your posts
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January 5, 2009
If you’d like to insert photos, videos, audio or other media into your blog posts, this video will walk you through the basics
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January 29, 2009 at 2:50 am |
background music too speedy. thanks
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April 1, 2009 at 9:07 pm |
Im trying to upload audio but it says im only allowed to upload jpg, jpeg, png, gif, pdf, doc, ppt, odt, pptx, docx. files.
What should I do?
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April 2, 2009 at 5:50 pm |
Hi pbhome. You need a Space upgrade for uploading music or video. More information about uploading audio here, and the Space upgrade here
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December 13, 2010 at 1:37 am |
Where is there a How to on adding audio to my blog. The blog content includes a process that requires the blog guest to close their eyes and listen to the Imagery. To do this without having to read the Imagery is essential.
What do I need to do this.?Does my blog have the capacity to do it?
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December 22, 2010 at 12:52 am |
You can find out all about using audio on WordPress.com in our Audio support document. Hope that helps!
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April 5, 2009 at 5:05 pm |
Yeah. But what about Windows Movie Maker movie files? It never works for me. When I try and add it to a website, it just freezes. HELP!
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April 6, 2009 at 6:21 am |
If you’re using a WMV or AVI file outputted from Windows Movie Maker, that should be fine – so long as you don’t try to upload the project file itself (which ends MSWMM). If you continue to have problems with uploading, I’d suggest getting in touch with WordPress.com support (assuming you’re using WordPress.com), who’ll be able to help you resolve the issue. You can do that by clicking here. If you’re self-hosting your blog, rather than running it from WordPress.com, you’ll want to check the WordPress.org forums (linked)
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April 6, 2009 at 8:15 pm |
Hi I am trying to embed videos I saw on youtube like other blogger on this site but everytime I copy and paste the HTML code into my blog, it never shows up or just showing the codes but no videos. what did I did wrong? please help thanks
Alan + mei-mei the pug
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April 7, 2009 at 12:55 am |
Hi Alan – for WordPress.com, pasting the embed code directly won’t work – check out our (linked) video on embedding YouTube
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June 29, 2009 at 2:05 am |
I did exactly that . And I saw the code but when I pressed publish nothing happened. No video.
Any ideas
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June 29, 2009 at 4:31 am
Thanks for letting us know. I’m not sure exactly what this problem is – could you submit your issue to WordPress.com support, or else the WordPress.org support forums (depending on your version) – so that someone can work through the issue with you.
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April 10, 2009 at 1:22 am |
this is the symbol to use for doing Youtube embedding:
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April 7, 2009 at 2:23 pm |
I upgraded my account and still cant embed audio. Instead I am only able to link to an external page that plays the file.
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April 8, 2009 at 8:29 am |
Assuming you’re using a WordPress.com blog, you can find more information on embedding audio at this WordPress.com support page (linked). The long and the short is only MP3 files will create the inline audio player, other file types link off. If you’re self hosting, you’ll want to make use of one of the many audio plugins to enhance your experience. Run a search for audio from your built-in Plugin browser in the menu of your blog and you’ll find lots of options.
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April 8, 2009 at 10:51 am |
I actually figured it out. Thank you. It was the type of code that WordPress accepts when embedding audio. you have to use [audio MP3URL_here] and your good to go.
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April 19, 2009 at 8:49 pm |
I needed to do the same thing as thedjprototype and managed to figure out how to embed the audio but it’s playing automatically when i click onto the page – all three files at once! How do I stop that?! I only want them to play when someone presses the ‘play’ button!
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April 20, 2009 at 12:00 am |
Hi,
For some reason I cannot seem to work out (and I used to do it) how to link a photo I upload to text in a blog post.
It keeps becoming a thumbnail and obliterating the word.
Please help.
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April 20, 2009 at 5:37 am |
I’m not sure exactly what this problem is – could you submit your issue to WordPress.com support, or else the WordPress.org support forums (depending on your version) – someone there will be able to help work through the issue with you.
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May 1, 2009 at 5:30 am |
The comments about the music are hilarious! How could that possibly bother anyone enough to comment? Haha!
Anyways, I think it’s a great video – thanks very much for putting this together. It makes it very easy to introduce new users to WordPress.
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June 9, 2009 at 10:48 pm |
I purchased the video upgrade and am trying to upload a video from my camera, but it only seems to show up as a photo – there’s no tab to push to start the video. What am I missing?
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June 10, 2009 at 1:00 pm |
Hi polloplayer – could you submit a support request to WordPress.com support, where they’ll be able to help you resolve the issue.
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June 30, 2009 at 2:33 am |
Hi!
Everything works great, EXCEPT – embedded videos. How do I keep the player from starting immediately when the page is opened? Youtube embeds aren’t having that problem but these are:
What do I change?
Thanks!
John
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August 13, 2009 at 1:11 pm |
How do I embed an audio file so it plays whenever someone visits the page? Theme music, if you will!
Thanks,
Doc
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August 14, 2009 at 1:14 am |
Checking this support page, it’s not possible for you to have the audio file play automatically when a user visits the page.
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January 21, 2010 at 8:00 pm |
Do I need to upgrade in order to post videos from sites other than YouTube? For example, there is a CBS news video that I would like to use, but neither posting the URL or their embed code seems to work…
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January 22, 2010 at 8:32 pm |
On WordPress.com, only certain types of video embeds are permitted according to a list of shortcodes: http://en.support.wordpress.com/shortcodes/
If what you are attempting to embed is not supported by WordPress.com directly, you can look into using VodPod (http://en.support.wordpress.com/videos/vodpod/) instead.
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February 24, 2010 at 7:49 pm |
Run a search for audio from your built-in Plugin browser in the menu of your blog and you’ll find lots of options/etc..
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July 13, 2010 at 12:04 am |
I purchased extra space on WordPress so that I am able to add some audio in .mp3 format. I have uploaded the .mp3, and it is clickable on my Homepage. However, I notice that clicking it takes viewer away from my page to a blank white screen where the audio progress bar shows. Is this normal? It would be nice if viewer could stay on same page to listen to the audio.
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July 14, 2010 at 3:37 am |
If you look below the area where you specify the location of the file when you add it to your post, you’ll see that if you remove the Link URL, an embedded player will be inserted instead: http://en.support.wordpress.com/audio/
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July 16, 2010 at 3:54 pm |
Ryan:
Thanks. I had to first figure out by trial and error to go into “links Editor” to “permanently delete” the old link…and then re-upload my .mp3 fiel, and then your advice worked just fine. Now the audio player is embedded in the page and i am a happy camper!
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December 8, 2010 at 11:58 pm |
Ive been also having majorproblems adding photos,i tried everything but just cant seem to get it right,
but ive read some good stuff on here,thanks
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December 22, 2010 at 12:38 am |
Be sure to check out the support docs on using images if you get stuck, hopefully those will help!
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December 10, 2010 at 6:57 pm |
How does one embed a “Where I’ve Been” map on a page? I’ve tried embedding the code on a page but it doesn’t seem to work.
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December 22, 2010 at 12:47 am |
WordPress.com only supports certain codes and services for embedding, for security reasons. At the moment there isn’t a “where I’ve been” map, but we do support Google Maps (see our support document all about it
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December 30, 2010 at 8:29 pm |
I’ve been trying to embed videos from Gloria.tv but the embeding codes I get from there don’t work. Can anyone help?
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January 4, 2011 at 1:50 pm |
I think most of the issues regarding embedding pictures into WP is the complex Javascript that’s working behind the scenes. Flash would work fine but a significant amount of users around the world do not have flash-ready capability.
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January 14, 2011 at 6:37 pm |
I am having the same issue as well with adding pictures and embedding the code in WP. Any idea what the problem could be?
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January 31, 2011 at 12:34 pm |
thank you about this totrial
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July 26, 2011 at 8:05 pm |
Try using nimbb.com in which you can record 30 seconds of video for free using your webcam. It is very easy, simple, and fast. I saw nimbb being used by the Doctors without borders in the Campaign “Kiss Malaria Goodbye”. So, I guess you can integrate nimbb technology into your blog/website and also you can share your videos on twitter and facebook.
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January 25, 2012 at 4:49 pm |
great tutorial. I learned ablot
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February 25, 2015 at 6:33 pm |
This video was useful but I can’t see how to select centre align for an embedded post.. my pop up box doesn’t look like the video one..
Thanks!
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April 6, 2018 at 9:49 pm |
This didn’t help for me. Keeps coming up media not found
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October 22, 2018 at 11:26 pm |
I’ve got many post to my WordPress and I’m happy that I already embed the photos or videos to my post. Because of the most useful tricks that I read.
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