Title: Play Button Not Appearing
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Play Button Not Appearing

 *  [cobalt-thunder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cobalt-thunder/)
 * (@cobalt-thunder)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/play-button-not-appearing/)
 * _H e l l o ~_
 * I’ve installed Compact WP Audio Player and all seems well except for one nagging
   detail: the Play button does not show! It’s functional, but does not appear.
 * The test page I’m working on is: [http://jamesjmyers.com/recordings-draft/](http://jamesjmyers.com/recordings-draft/)
 * I’ve tried adding these two lines to the .htaccess file, to no avail:
 * AddType image/svg+xml svg svgz
    AddEncoding gzip svgz
 * Also spoke with the site host [GoDaddy] and they didn’t think it was anything
   to do with them.
 * … Any guidance would be much appreciated! . . . .
 * _~ s k n a h T_
 * e k i M ~
    [cobaltocumulus@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/play-button-not-appearing/cobaltocumulus@gmail.com?output_format=md)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/compact-wp-audio-player/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/compact-wp-audio-player/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/play-button-not-appearing/#post-6461237)
 * Hi, I checked in one of my browsers and the play button shows. Which browser 
   are you using?
 *  Thread Starter [cobalt-thunder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cobalt-thunder/)
 * (@cobalt-thunder)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/play-button-not-appearing/#post-6461271)
 * _H i ~_
 * Thanks very much for getting back to me!
 * I actually found a workaround, which is not entirely satisfactory. I’ve added
   this to my CSS file:
 * .mejs-controls .mejs-button button {
    background:transparent url(“/wp-includes/
   js/mediaelement/controls.png”) no-repeat !important; }
 * .mejs-button.mejs-volume-button.mejs-mute {
    display: none }
 * The first line causes the Play button to appear, which is good. But, this button
   also appears on top of the Volume button on the right. So, I added the second
   line of CSS to eliminate this. Far from an ideal solution. Also, the Play button
   does not change to a Pause button when an audio clip is playing.
 * So, if you have a more satisfactory solution, please let me know! . . . .
 * _Thanks again ~_
 * e k i M ~
    [cobaltocumulus@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/play-button-not-appearing/cobaltocumulus@gmail.com?output_format=md)
 *  [kstavert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kstavert/)
 * (@kstavert)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/play-button-not-appearing/#post-6461409)
 * I just installed compact player
    and the button is not showing up.
 * There is a little box where the
    button should be… I click on the box and nothing
   happens. ;(
 * Here’s the link:
 * [http://sacredvisionlife.com/bundle/](http://sacredvisionlife.com/bundle/)
 * I’m using Pale Moon browser… I checked
    it in Chrome and WaterFox (FF 64 bit 
   browser)
 * I will appreciate some assistance…thanks
    karen
 *  [kstavert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kstavert/)
 * (@kstavert)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/play-button-not-appearing/#post-6461410)
 * this is the code that I used:
 * [sc_embed_player fileurl=”[http://sacredvisionlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/PersonalPresenceAudio.mp3″%5D](http://sacredvisionlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/PersonalPresenceAudio.mp3″%5D)
 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/play-button-not-appearing/#post-6461411)
 * [@kstavert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kstavert/) can you test one of
   WordPress default themes like Twenty Fifteen? If that does not solve your issue
   can you deactivate all your other plugins except this one and check your site
   again.

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