Embedded media player in post

This is my first mod for VB, I personally need it on my site because it's focus is MP3's, it may be able to be customized for other uses I would think. What it does is embeds Windows Media Player into the body of the post (as well as the regular attachment) using bbcode and plays the attached MP3 file. What this does upon completing the upload is allows the user to copy and paste the URL to the attached file if they choose.

Also, since this bbcode is the Windows Media Player it may also be able to play .avi, .wmv, .mpg etc. So to broaden this you can change the [MP3] [/MP3] tag to something else like [MEDIA] [/MEDIA] for example.

There is no option to secure this to specific groups, however you can use Princeton's Allow Group to Read Titles / Not Content modification as an alternative.

Better template formatting, also maybe add a javascript function so that a user can click to add the line of code to the post.

If you find this useful please Click Install

Update: Added an option to allow only certain groups to add the option to view/paste the URL in their post.

[Hades-1]

3.0.3

and i just copied and pasted the code i just changed my url so its not like i changed anything.

I like it, i just need to fix that

[ericgtr]

Originally Posted by Hades-1

3.0.3

and i just copied and pasted the code i just changed my url so its not like i changed anything.

I like it, i just need to fix that

Okay, you pasted it to the bottom and didn't overwrite anything else? Just making sure

[dniMTheory]

i use this for videos..so far im WM9 it works with everything i tried. .ava, .asf, .wmv, .asx.

Thamks for the hack ericgtr. Someone finally made a usefull hack.

[ericgtr]

Originally Posted by dniMTheory

i use this for videos..so far im WM9 it works with everything i tried. .ava, .asf, .wmv, .asx.

Thamks for the hack ericgtr. Someone finally made a usefull hack.

Sure, glad to see it's getting some use. My users are starting to finally use it with their MP3's it's just a matter of explaining it right. When I get some time I am going to work on a javascript so it can be clicked and added directly to the post.

[turkeyslapper]

Is their anyway to set this up so people can use it as a signature?

[ericgtr]

Originally Posted by turkeyslapper

Is their anyway to set this up so people can use it as a signature?

I just tested it by adding the mp3 url with the tags in my signature and it works, not sure about the default settings of bbcode for regular users though. I am still new to this board and am still figuring out all the defaults lol.

[Hades-1]

Originally Posted by ericgtr

Okay, you pasted it to the bottom and didn't overwrite anything else? Just making sure

no for now i made the width of the pop-up 580 instead of 480 and that worked

[Hades-1]

Originally Posted by ericgtr

Sure, glad to see it's getting some use. My users are starting to finally use it with their MP3's it's just a matter of explaining it right. When I get some time I am going to work on a javascript so it can be clicked and added directly to the post.

if you wanted to you could edit the bb code to be [media] [/media] if you wanted it to be for various formats.

[Moya]

ericgtr,

nice mod!!

[fatalsex]

Great hack... JUST GREAT..
Perfect support.
man you are good!!!!
Thank you for this usefull hack.