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#RAPIDWEAVER PHOTO ALBUM STACK SOFTWARE#

The benefit fo this configuration is that it allows any website visitors to access your audio podcast content, without needing software like iTunes, Juice or gPodder.

As new podcast episodes are published, these are automatically added to the PlayLister stack - there is no requirement to republish the website from RapidWeaver each time. Please login to your web server via FTP to manually delete any older pages at the same location, that may have been published with other extensions. The extension of the webpage requires changing to. Configuration of this audio source requires the link to your XML file, the name of the podcast and optional artwork. PlayLister will read the contents of the file and extract the MP3 links, titles, dates and other data to construct your playlist with. You can link to an podcast (also sometimes referred to as a netcast) XML file. Audio files of less-than 5MB should be safe to add as RapidWeaver resources - anything larger will probably benefit from being uploaded separately. You configure the link, album, artist and cover artwork for each audio file, in the stack settings. You can link to audio files stored in any public location including RapidWeaver resources or audio files stored on your web server or a CDN (content delivery network) like Amazon S3. The four setup modes available to you are as follows:Ĭlick the blue '+' button shown in Stacks edit mode, to add and configure each audio track in the playlist. You choose the preferred location from the Setup Mode drop-down list of options, in the stack settings. PlayLister is capable of sourcing your audio files from four different locations. MP3 is the most widely supported and compatible audio format so therefore that is the one we use in this stack.

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You can use the free Handbrake or Miro Converter apps to convert and prepare your audio files ready for use on the internet. SetupAudio files need to be encoded and saved in MP3 format. We're just using some national anthem audio files and simple photographs for the album art work.

This example is using the default style and controller settings. Support for additional info added to each track facilitates the need to provide longer descriptions about each track, links and purchase buttons.ĮxampleThis is a working example of the PlayLister stack. PlayLister would be fantastic to use for presenting samples of recorded music, narrations, religious sermons, podcasts and educational resources. There is no limit on the number of MP3 files you can add to this stack and we impose no cap on the length of your individual audio files either.

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Plus you can toggle many interface elements on and off as they're needed, to build the perfect audio playlist solution for your website. Unlike preset 'skins' (which can drastically limit the creativity options you have for building bespoke audio players), the free-form style and colour settings we provide in PlayLister grant you unmatched ability to precisely customise PlayLister stacks to look like an integral part of your website. These two latter methods are perfect in instances where you or a client want to add or remove audio files remotely outside of RapidWeaver without the need to constantly republish your website each time.Ī common flaw with many audio addons available for RapidWeaver (and on the wider internet) is they tend to all look the same. Alternatively you can give PlayLister the link to a folder of audio files or a CSV file on your web server and it will automatically generate the playlist for you. You can construct your playlist within RapidWeaver and manually link to each MP3 file you want to include. PlayLister can be setup using one of three methods.

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