Profile Enhancements - MixPod Playlist MP3 Player in Profile

MixPod Playlist MP3 Player in Profile
(please nominate for mod of the month)



Should work fine on 3.6x and up

This will add a new mini block in your member's profiles to integrate your member's own MixPod.com playlist mp3 player! All mp3's are taken from various online media sites such as YouTube and several other sites. It also allows you to upload your own hosted mp3 files as well!

LIVE DEMO: click here

Installation

1. Register a free account at www.mixpod.com and create your own custom playlist
   
2. Install either one of the two plug-ins attached: admincp > manage products
3. Create a new user profile field (admincp > add new user profile field > Single-Line Text Box
   • Title: MixPod Playlist MP3 Player
     
   • Description: What is your MixPod.com playlist ID?
     
   • Private Field: Yes
   • Field Searchable on Members List: No
   • Show on Members List: No
   • Save
   • Make a note of the new field# for that new profile field
4. Repeat step #3 for to create 4 more same user profile fields with only two field changes below. The other options (private, show on member list, etc the same)
   • Title: MixPod Background Color / Description: What background color would you like for your player?
   • Title: MixPod Color #1 / Description: What do you what the main skin color to be?
   • Title: MixPod Color #2 / Description: Currently playing song highlight color
   • Title: MixPod Color #3 / Description: What color buttons do you want?

Upgrade Instructions

1. Install new plug-in attached and "overwrite" = yes
2. Revert (not optional) the memberinfo_block_mixpod template
3. Redo necessary template changes mentioned below
   • If installing custom-color version, add new user profile fields mentioned above in step #4. Skip this step if you're still using default version.
     

Template Edits
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Step #1
(Edit template based on the version you installed, default or custom-color)

Edit template memberinfo_block_mixpod

• Change two occurrences of "fieldX" to actual field number you noted (eg. field50)
• Customize green highlighted color variables to match the colors of your forum
  • If you install the custom color version, you can skip this step
    

Default Version:

<if condition="$userinfo[fieldx]">
<div id="mixpod" class="tborder content_block">
    <h4 class="thead block_title">
        <a href="#top" class="collapse_gadget" onclick="return toggle_collapse('mixpod')"><img id="collapseimg_mixpod" src="images/buttons/collapse_generic.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
        <a name="albums"></a>
        <span class="block_name">My MixPod Playlist</span>
    </h4>
    <div class="block_content" id="collapseobj_mixpod" style="">    
    <div class="alt2" align="center">
    <embed src="http://assets.myflashfetish.com/swf/mp3/mixpod.swf?myid=$userinfo[fieldx]" quality="high" wmode="window" bgcolor="ffffff" flashvars="mycolor=4d528c&mycolor2=f2a0f9&mycolor3=ffffff&autoplay=false&rand=1&f=4&vol=100&pat=1&grad=true" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" border="0" style="visibility:visible;width:100%;height:300px;"></embed>
    </div>
    </div>
</div>
</if>

Custom-Color Version:

Edit template memberinfo_block_mixpod

• Change six occurrences of "fieldX" to actual field number you noted for all 5 user profile fields you created (eg. field50)

<if condition="$userinfo[fieldX]">
    <div id="mixpod" class="tborder content_block">
        <h4 class="thead block_title">
            <a href="#top" class="collapse_gadget" onclick="return toggle_collapse('mixpod')"><img id="collapseimg_mixpod" src="images/buttons/collapse_generic.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
            <a name="albums"></a>
            <span class="block_name">My MixPod Playlist</span>
        </h4>
        <div class="block_content" id="collapseobj_mixpod" style="">    
        <div class="alt2" align="center">
        <embed src="http://assets.myflashfetish.com/swf/mp3/mixpod.swf?myid=$userinfo[fieldX]" quality="high" wmode="window" bgcolor=$userinfo[fieldX] flashvars="mycolor=$userinfo[fieldX]&mycolor2=$userinfo[fieldX]&mycolor3=$userinfo[fieldX]&autoplay=true&rand=1&f=4&vol=100&pat=1&grad=true" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" border="0" style="visibility:visible;width:100%;height:300px;"></embed>
        </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</if>

Step #2
Edit template MEMBERINFO and search for

$blocks[groups]
$blocks[visitors]

Put $blocks[mixpod] underneath anyone of those lines. Example:

$blocks[groups]
$blocks[mixpod]
$blocks[visitors]

Your members will now go to their control panel's Edit Details area to fill in their playlist ID. See screenshot for example.

"Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." - Psalm 139:23-24

Check out my other mods:

• Mods
  • Thread Listing by Letter with ABC Navigation Menu
  • Text Background Highlight
  • ESV Bible Verse with Audio
  • My Shelfari Bookshelf Profile Tab
  • Postbit Mini Box: Member Info Icons
  • MixPod Playlist MP3 Player in Profile
• Styles
  • Green Earth Admin Style
  • Purple Element Admin Style

*********** CHANGELOG ***********

May 6th 2009

• Fixed minor usergroup permission
• Added custom color options for members! (suitable for forums that allow member profile skinning enabled)
  
• Set autoplay to true
  

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* Please Note: No Support Provided via PM or Email, only in This Thread for those who click Install *

[Theater]

Hello,

I currently use a similar mod to this called YBMF - Playlist.com MP3 Player for Member Profile, and I was wondering what the differences were between them other than this one uses MixPod.com which surprisingly looks similar in structure to Playlist.com.

I love the fact in your example link your auto-shuffle actually works properly. What would be the icing on the cake would be the ability to float the playlist so you don't have to stay on the members profile page to listen to their music. Would that possible with this mod with some tweaking?

Thank you for reading,
-TT

[Chadi]

I'll consider another mod that allows floating, maybe later this week.

Mixpod and Playlist.com are two different services off the bat. I've never used Playlist.com so not sure about their service though.

[Theater]

I look forward to it if you can get this playlist player to float.

[Braninster]

I think it's perfect the way it is, Simply great. Thanks for this mod Chadi, Installed and Nominated. =]

[Chadi]

Thank you Braninster for installing and nominating the mod. I appreciate it.

[Braninster]

No problem.. And I fixed the bug I was having.. No thanks to you. =P

[slapjack2fast]

Thanks alot bro installed
God Bless

[MikesSite]

Wow this seems really cool. I'm going to give this a try to see how it is.

[Nadeemjp]

chadi we created 5 fields and every field has different number. i have installed the custom version and it gives 6 locations where it says fieldX. now which field number am i supposed to enter in these 6 locations? i have created fields numbering 11 thru 15.

[Nadeemjp]

i also have the same problem, but when i login mixpod, it plays fine, but in the forum it keeps on showing the above mentioned picture. is there a way to make this thing work.