[Plugin: MP3-jPlayer] Anybody up for updating this to use jplayer 2.1?

jplayer 2.1 – what kind of new “goodies” in there?

Thanks, I LOVE the button: http://jplayer.org/latest/demo-05/ but with NO background, and smaller…

Maybe he is dead? I hope not!

Any news? It’s 2012 already… 😛

PS: I think there is a typo in your code — shouldn’t it be:
mp3j_addscripts();

Instead of:
mp3j_add_scripts();

?

Thank you, your input is truly appreciated, even though your code did not work.

All I was asking/saying, is that the doc recommended using something like: if ( function_exists() ) {} …

So I googled and eventually came across the example from an other thread.
You suggested something different, and you also said that you did not know why the instructions said that anymore , I assumed and understood that in your opinion the code was dated/no needed anymore — that’s what I meant by “not needed anymore?”

Otherwise, does the following code makes sense to you?

if ( function_exists('mp3j_addscripts') ) {
mp3j_addscripts(); }

I came up with it by analysing the code I pasted from the other post.

Thanks again

Thank you again for your reply.

I understand the principle of what you have explained and what it does.
However, I am not that clued up with php. All I am able to do is copy and paste stuff really.

So, a couple of questions, in case you know a thing or two;
1. Where did you get the function “add_m3j” from and are you sure that it is up to date? I am interested as I did not see it mentioned in the doc.

2. In your opinion what should I put in my functions.php then? Possibly I’d like to “merge” your code with mine above. Considering the following from the doc:

Template Tags

Tags have become easier since version 1.7, you can now send in shortcodes. Note: there’s an admin option to ignore the tags which needs to remain unticked when you want to use them.

Instructions: Place tag (1) in the header, place tag (2) where you want the players to be.

(1). mp3j_addscripts( $style )

Loads the player’s javascript and CSS files into the page header, and allows you to set a stylesheet. This tag must be placed above wp_head(), and must be used to ensure scripts will be loaded for players set via template tags.

$style can be either a URI to a stylesheet, or ‘styleA’, ‘styleB’, ‘styleC’, ‘styleD’ to use one available from admin. Defaults to current admin setting if not specified.

(2). mp3j_put( $shortcodes )

Adds player(s) where the tag is placed in the theme. Can use multiple times.

$shortcodes is a string containing any player shortcodes and html

Example

Play 5 random library tracks on the posts index page

Put this in header.php above wp_head()

<?php
   mp3j_addscripts();
 ?>

Put this in index.php

<?php
   mp3j_put( '[mp3-jplayer tracks="FEED:LIB" pick="5"]' );
 ?>

Always use if ( function_exists() ) {} to check tags exist before running them incase the plugin gets deactivated.