SoundCloud BBCode

[LouiseWilson]

SoundCloud BBCode

With the help of pete_brady (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=8570)

I have got this working and I'm posting the FULL how to regards the options etc

Step 1
Login To AdminCP
Go To Custom BB Codes > Add New BB Code

Step 2
Now Add The Information Below

Title sc
BB Code Tag Name sc
Replacement
<object height="81" width="100%">
<param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url={param}"></param>
<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param>
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param>
<embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url={param}" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" wmode="transparent"></embed></object>
Example http://soundcloud.com/dj-anthony-ellwood/djantek-funkypumpinghouse-june
Description Anything you wish
Use {option} No
Button Image (Optional) yourforumroot.tld/images/misc/soundcloud.png
Remove Tag If Empty No
Disable BB Code Within This BB Code No
Disable Smilies Within This BB Code Yes
Disable Word Wrapping Within This BB Code Yes
Disable Automatic Link Parsing Within This BB Code Yes

If you get the following Message
The following BB Code replacement may not be properly formed. All HTML attributes should be enclosed within double quotes

Just Click Continue

[pete_brady]

ah, excellent

you can do a soundcloud playlist too with scpl or whatever:

<object height="360" width="100%">
<param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url={param}&secret_url=false"></param>
<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param>
<embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="360" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url={param}&secret_url=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed>
</object>

example:
http://soundcloud.com/fresh_air/sets/small-hours-autumn-leaves

[Essam]

great !
is there mini version of the player ?
and is there a way to autoplay the sound when you visit the page ?

[LouiseWilson]

you can change the height and width of it by altering the following (see the text in red)

<object height="81" width="100%">
<param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url={param}"></param>
<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param>
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param>
<embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url={param}" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" wmode="transparent"></embed></object>

As far as i know there is no way to auto start on page view

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

This is driving me crazy, I've followed the steps about 8297802918309283 times, and it just does not work for me. Any ideas?

This is what I'm getting...

http://www.musicgaff.com/forum/showthread.php?1259-Test-SC&p=2232#post2232

It shows up, but it does not play.

:S

[LouiseWilson]

can you post a screenshot of the admincp where you have entered your bbcode and also the soundcloud URL

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

http://tinypic.com/r/eze2pz/6

This is the particular URL I was testing with http://soundcloud.com/koan-sound/funk-blaster But i have tested with various links.

I test the BB code and it works perfectly fine, but on my site, it doesn't work.

There is one thing though that AME is installed. This could have an effect I suppose...

Thanks for your help!

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

Hang on. So odd, I copy and pasted the BB Code and URL that was in the testing part (of bb code manager)

And it works perfectly.

Right okay, I've found out why. Anybody else who gets a problem at first. If you highlight the whole link and ''unlink the URL'' it works fine.

Hmm..

Sorry.

[LouiseWilson]

Make sure you have the settings in the AdminCP BBCode to

Disable Automatic Link Parsing Within This BB Code YES

I also have AME installed and it does not affect the bbcode

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

Make sure you have the settings in the AdminCP BBCode to

Disable Automatic Link Parsing Within This BB Code YES

I also have AME installed and it does not affect the bbcode

Hello.

Is it right that you have to ''unlink urls'' for this bb code to work? Because I have Disable Auto link par set as yes.

It works aslong as the URLS are unlinked.

Thanks!
:)

[LouiseWilson]

Not sure why you are linking as it will break the soundcloud URL and why it was not working as its adding

url bb tags, to your sc url

Setting Disable Automatic Link Parsing Within This BB Code to YES should sort that out
If it is not without you manually unlinking the url, there maybe a conflict which i'm unable to help with

Only way to find out is to disable your mods then go from there

[DougCooper]

how can I set this up so users don't have to use BB code, but they can just drop soundcloud links into a post an vb automatically adds the bb code for them. Makes it so much easier for the user.

I.E the same way youtube links are done now.

[LouiseWilson]

You need to be looking for the following

Example mod
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=230707&highlight=AME

its unsupported

This willl not support what you are looking for

[DougCooper]

Thanks Louise but I've installed that in the past, and as far as I know it doesn't support Soundcloud (or custom code). Is that right ?

[LouiseWilson]

You have to work out the soundcloud definitions for AME I couldn't seen to get it to work, thats why I added the BBCode.

[Cloudy Wizzard]

I tried this and in the Admin CP it work with the "Test BB code" option, but when I try it in the forums it looks wrong :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_kox/8212755749/

Any idea ?
I also tried the code presented on the SoundCloud website, but that gives the same problem.

Tnx
Patrick

[LouiseWilson]

odd looking at it it looks like you have not added it correctly, only way for you to confirm to me is either forward your admin details to me via pm or take a screenshot of the admin cp bb code

thanks

[Cloudy Wizzard]

The strange thing is that it seem to work for our "Regular" members but not for admins.
The next image shows it working correctly for a member but for me (Patrick) it's not displaying correctly :

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/11/7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_kox/8219196103/)
vb-error-01 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_kox/8219196103/) by PatrickKox (http://www.flickr.com/people/patrick_kox/), on Flickr

Here is a screenshot of the BB Code :

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/11/8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_kox/8220277198/)
vb-error-02 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_kox/8220277198/) by PatrickKox (http://www.flickr.com/people/patrick_kox/), on Flickr

I'm guessing it something related to permissions like allowing HTML for certain usergroups but the Admin and Mod groups have HTML permissions set to NO :confused:

[LouiseWilson]

It seems to be stripping information, have you tried an alternative soundcloud URL or have you just tried the one on an admin account.

Could you post the one you are testing on your admin account.

As BB should not affect an admin account at all, you can also try disabling your plugins to see if its conflicting with admin side of stuff

[Cloudy Wizzard]

I found the problem.

I had the problem with all my soundcloud files, not just the one I tested with.
I don't know why it's different for Admins than for Members but when I copy&paste the URL in my post, vBulletin will automatically make it a hyperlink, and I had to remove that from the URL and then add the soundcloud BB code.

it all seems to work now.
so I'll need to change my step-by-step instructions to include that the link should be removed before people apply the soundcloud code.

Thanks for the assistance !
Patrick

[Menno11]

thx works fine on 4.2 p3

[charlesr]

Cheers dude.

[dizzynation]

how can I set this up so users don't have to use BB code, but they can just drop soundcloud links into a post an vb automatically adds the bb code for them. Makes it so much easier for the user.

I.E the same way youtube links are done now.

My forum used to be able to do that too. Its 4.2's code that changed everything, a bit frustrating I know. I have lots of Voice Over artist that loved to embed their links, now there is an extra step to be taken, sad...

Thanks for this BB code though! Installed

[thegreenwichbar]

Hi folks. I'm having an issue where the SC widget is not showing up in the toolbar

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/10/5.png

All looks ok above, am I missing something?

Thanks.

[MattGarner]

Hi guys,

Is there an update to get this working again? Any tracks that are posted now come up with a message on the player saying

"Please visit soundcloud.com to listen to this content"