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1. diwireless.org
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   have trailed through all wordpress.org help and beyond and cannot find the answer to this simple getting started question.

   I am hosting wordpress version 2.7 on a sever (bluehost)

   I have FTPd a mp3 to a folder /public_html/wp-content/media.

   How on earth do I create a link to this mp3 on one of my pages so I can start podcasting????

2. diwireless.org
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   i am so sorry for the smplicity of my question but i honestly could not find a FAQ or any general help anywhere

3. stvwlf
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   <a href="/wp-content/media/mymp3.mp3">download my podcast</a>

4. diwireless.org
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   thanks stvwlf, I appreciate the help but a click by click instruction on how to apply this code to the text I would like to link would help.

   Or anyone else out there?

   Thanks again.

5. unixgolf
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Maybe some of these plugins would help: Podcasting Plugins.

   But you have to be willing to figure some things out on your own.

   Good luck!!!

6. stvwlf
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi

   I am assuming you wish to add this link into a post. Go into the post in the editor and enter your post content. using my example above, include the words download my podcast wherever you want the link to appear. Use your own phrase not mine.

   Then highlight those words by dragging your mouse. When you have them highlighted, on the WordPress editor toolbar is a link button. Its icon is the link of a chain. Click it.

   Type or paste the file's URL in the box that says Link URL - in my example above /wp-content/media/mymp3.mp3 Basically that's all you need to do - clik insert and the link will be created for you. Save the page and check your creation on the web. What will happen when someone clicks the link depends on how their browser is configured to handle mp3 files. They might be prompted to download, or something like Quicktime might open up to play the file. Its also possible to put the links in the sidebar, but putting them in a post (or page) is easier, so start there.

   And don't feel badly about not knowing where to begin - we all started there once.

   If I haven't answered your question to your satisfaction ask further questions.

   Good luck!

7. diwireless.org
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   stvwlf

   thanks mate. between your posts and having a look at what the html looked like for a linked pdf I was able to work it out. turns out I had the mp3 as a m4a and id didn't like it. but success now. thanks agin for being nice enough to follow up again.

   wish you well.

   diwireless

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