Title: shortcode not working properly
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# shortcode not working properly

 *  [mrbbfs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrbbfs/)
 * (@mrbbfs)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-properly/)
 * If I enter the below code, player works when I push play:
    [audio:[http://www.YourAudioURL.mp3]](http://www.YourAudioURL.mp3])
 * BUT, when I do the below, it says “file not found”:
    [audio:[http://www.YourAudioURL.mp3](http://www.YourAudioURL.mp3)
   |autostart=yes|loop=yes]
 * Whats Up?
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/audio-player/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/audio-player/)

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 *  [robhob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robhob/)
 * (@robhob)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-properly/#post-4400615)
 * I’ve just had the same problem. The code that WordPress was inserting looked 
   like this:
    [audio mp3="http://kempstonrecruitment.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/
   12/temping.mp3"][/audio]
 * The problem was fixed by changing it to this:
    [audio:[http://kempstonrecruitment.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/temping.mp3%5D](http://kempstonrecruitment.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/temping.mp3%5D)
 * Also, do you self a favour and pasting the URL you’re using into your browser
   and see if your browser finds the file.
 *  Thread Starter [mrbbfs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrbbfs/)
 * (@mrbbfs)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-properly/#post-4400624)
 * I can get it to play, but I want it to autostart and then loop. when I add the
   parameters at the end (autostart=yes|loop=yes), that is when I get the file not
   found. something is amiss about the end parameters
 *  [robhob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robhob/)
 * (@robhob)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-properly/#post-4400676)
 * I’ve disabled the Audio Player plugin and am busy switching to the built-in audio
   player. The plugin is flash based and doesn’t work on mobile devices.
    [https://codex.wordpress.org/Audio_Shortcode](https://codex.wordpress.org/Audio_Shortcode)
   [http://twelvetwo.net/wordpress-3-6-audio-autoplay/](http://twelvetwo.net/wordpress-3-6-audio-autoplay/)
 *  Thread Starter [mrbbfs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrbbfs/)
 * (@mrbbfs)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-properly/#post-4400677)
 * Ditto, I went with another also. Free version works fine for one track at a time,
   pay version lets you put in multiple at once. Seems to work fine…autostart does
   not work on mobile, you actually have to select play for it to work though.
 * [http://www.tsplayer.com/audio-and-video-player](http://www.tsplayer.com/audio-and-video-player)
 *  [robhob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robhob/)
 * (@robhob)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-properly/#post-4400678)
 * Found this that gives a little more detail:
 * > [Audio / Video support in Core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/04/08/audio-video-support-in-core/)

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 * Last reply from: [robhob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robhob/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-properly/#post-4400678)
 * Status: not resolved