Title: cannot upload audio files
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# cannot upload audio files

 *  [limx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limx/)
 * (@limx)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-audio-files/)
 * i have an all new wordpress installation & cannot upload mp3 files. uploader 
   seems to work, files are in the media library, but in my post only the name of
   the uploaded file is shown. when using the file-url, the name is linked but the
   link leads to an 404-page.
 * ???
 * silke

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 *  [ryans149](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryans149/)
 * (@ryans149)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-audio-files/#post-1231750)
 * check this:
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/inline-mp3-player/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/inline-mp3-player/)
 *  Thread Starter [limx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limx/)
 * (@limx)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-audio-files/#post-1231754)
 * thank you.
 * but this is compatible only up to 2.2
 * and: how about the wordpress upload-/insert-function – why doesn’t it work?

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 * [upload](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upload/)

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 * Last reply from: [limx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limx/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-audio-files/#post-1231754)
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