dobro

I could just put it to the test, I suppose, but I want to know that I can go as far as I want to go with it before I commit myself to all the work involved. I’m a lazy bugger.

Thanks, Ryan. I’m calling this resolved. ??

Thanks, Ryan – that was useful. ??

The break tag doesn’t work for me in this case, cuz it pushes the download link down to the next line. I want it on the same line.

I tried the   code and it works, but it’s awfully clumsy – I have to repeat it twelve times to nudge the link over twelve spaces. Do you know of code that I can enter a numeric value into in order to shorten the process?

Or is there an easy way to simply insert spaces between text items?

Mmm…do I need to get a table going in html in order to place things where I want them on the page?

Okay, now I’ve got the link on the same line, but I want to insert spaces between the song title and the ‘download’ word.

Okay, here’s what’s happening: I’ve got the link displayed correctly on the page, but instead of downloading it when I click on it, my computer launches Quicktime so I can listen to it. Arrgh.

Also, the word ‘download’ isn’t displayed next to the song title where I want it. (It’s displayed on the line beneath the song title.) How do I get it on the same line?

Hey, iridiax – thanks for the help.

iridiax: html link code should work fine in a post or page (php needs a plugin).

dobro: Good. But what do you mean by ‘php needs a plugin’?

iridiax: Make sure that you do not use the visual editor if you are adding code.

dobro: Actually, the closest I came to getting it to work last night was using the visual editor. Why do you recommend not using it?

iridiax: If you are using complex html code (like an embedded music player), then I’d recommend a plugin for it.\

dobro: So, a plugin for embedded music players, but nothing except the code for a download, right?

iridiax: You can check if you have code errors here (use the show source option):

https://validator.w3.org/

dobro: This was interesting. I tried it on my site and it seemed to generate some false positives – it spotted errors where things seem to be working fine.

Did you put the files you want accessible to the public in the public html folder?

How did you code the link to the files?

This html code should work on a static page, right? Or do I need to use php code cuz it’s WordPress?

Okay, it’s linking to the mp3 and I can download it, but the page is still displaying code instead of the word ‘download’.

So now it’s a code issue, right? Cuz WordPress can access the mp3 okay, so the problem isn’t that I put it in the wrong folder. I’ve just got some duff code.

Yeah, that’s right. I’ll try it.

Okay, I’m on the right track, I think, but still no joy. I can get the code I’m using to appear beside the song title, but I don’t want code to appear, of course. Plus, it doesn’t download.

Here’s the code I’m using right now (I got it off an old website that talks about html):

<a href=https://sitename.com/songname.mp3>download.</a>

What’s the problem? Dumb code? Plus I’m still wondering where exactly to put the mp3 itself? In public html? In my themes folder? Damn. I’ll get it eventually. But help would be good. ??

Oh piddle, I forgot to ask – where do I put the mp3s for listening and downloading? In my themes folder? In my wordpress folder? Does it matter?

Learning curve, learning curve
You can’t dodge, you can’t swerve
Gotta meet that learning curve

Can I use Dashboard>Edit Page>Upload/Insert>Add Audio to do this?