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VibeDeck is a great solution for individual artists to distribute their music online.  You set the prices and you keep all the profits.  WOW.

What’s even better is embedding that player/store inside your own WordPres site. That’s where the WP-VibeDeck plugin comes in. The plugin was designed to make it easy to embed your VibeDeck player into a WordPress site.

Want to see it in action?  Check out Gary Lynn Floyd Music.

So, are you ready to create your own WordPress music player and store?

Here's how to find the artist name and album number in VibeDeck.

First, create your VibeDeck store:

1. Create an free account with VibeDeck.
2. Set your PayPal information if you plan to sell your music.  Or, offer it free or  in exchange for email addresses.
3. Create one or more albums and upload your audio tracks.
4. Set the track and album prices and mark the albums “live”. Your VibeDeck store is now active!
5. Use the “Embed” button to obtain your artist name and the album number. The picture on the right illustrates where to find it.  You just need the name and number – we’re not actually going to use this embed code.  So close the window and head back to your WordPress site.

Add VibeDeck to WordPress:

• Install and activate the WP-VibeDeck plugin. You can download it here.
• Use the Settings→WP-VibeDeck page to set the default artist name, album number, and player sizes.
• Embed a player on a post or page with the shortcode:
  

  VibeDeck artist is required.
  VibeDeck album is requird.

  – This will embed a player using the default values from the settings page.

  You can override any of the default settings:

  This shortcode uses the default artist name, specifies an album, and defines a taller-than-usual player because this album has a lot of tracks:

  VibeDeck artist is required.


• Add an player to the sidebar using the “WP VibeDeck” widget. The widget shows a smaller version of the player, with just the album artwork and play controls. Visitors can listen to all the tracks and purchase the music from the widget.
  

  Frequently Asked Questions

• How much does it cost?Nothing!
  • The VibeDeck service is free and charges no fees. You set the price and you keep all the money.
  • The WP-VibeDeck plugin is free.
  • The only fees you will incur are the PayPal transaction fees when someone makes a purchase.
• What are all the shortcode parameters?
  • ARTIST_NAME is the VibeDeck artist name. For example, artist="my-artist-name"
  • ALBUM_NUMBER will be a number. For example, album="55402"
  • width and height are numbers, given without units. For example, width="500"
• How do I change the style, colors, etc of the player?The player is generated by VibeDeck and is styled through that account.
  The <div> surrounding the VibeDeck uses the vibedeck-wrapper class and can receive minimal styling like border and float.

  <style>
  	/* This Will float the VibeDeck to the left and give it an orange border. */
  	.vibedeck-wrapper { border:10px solid #F90; float: left; } 
  
  	/* This won't do anything because the font is controlled within the VibeDeck account. */
  	.vibedeck-wrapper { font-size:24px; }
  </style>

• What if I have more than one album?VibeDeck will allow you to create multiple albums, each with a unique album number. Save your artist name on the plugin settings, and just specifiy the album number for the shortcode:

  VibeDeck artist is required.
  

• What if my album has a lot of tracks and doesn’t fit in the player window?Just use the height parameter in the shortcode:

  VibeDeck artist is required.
  VibeDeck album is requird.

  or some other big number.
• Can I have more than one player on a screen?Sure, you can have multiple players on a page, in a post, or have one player in each post and list them all in an archive. Multiple sidebar widgets are also allowed.
Please note that this plugin is not affiliated in any way with VibeDeck.  It is merely a plugin intended to simplify the process of embedding VibeDeck in a WordPress site.

Screenshots



Front end view. The main content area contains a VibeDeck player/store, and the sidebar contains a VibeDeck widget.



Shortcode used to generate a VibeDeck player. In this example the artist name (VibeDeck user name) has been set on the plugin settings page.



Plugin settings page.



Widget settings.



Screenshots from VibeDeck, showing how to determine the artist name and album number.



Player and widget details.



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