Nick Halsey

WordPress supports featured images out of the box, allowing images to represent posts in various ways defined by the theme. This plugin adds similar support for audio, allowing musicians, podcasters, and anyone who publishes audio with WordPress to feature audio files on posts and pages in a structured way. Each post and page gets a featured audio metabox where an audio file can be uploaded or selected from the media library.
By default, featured audio is displayed at the top of posts and pages <code>(within the_content)</code>. Developers can change this by adding theme support for <code>featured-audio</code>, via several API functions listed below.
Why use featured audio instead of embeding audio directly into posts? Featured audio organizes the content in a structured way, alowing infinite possibilities to customize the way users experience audio content on your site. The plugin ships with one example of this – the featured audio playlist widget. Add this widget to your sidebar and it’ll automatically display a playlist of all of the audio files featured on posts shown on the current view, on views with more than one post such as the main blog page or a category page. The plugin also supports a recent audio playlist widget, which behaves similarly to a latest posts widget.
For a more comprehensive way to manage music with WordPress, particularly if you need to include sheet music alongisde audio, see the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/sheet-music-library/" rel="ugc">Sheet Music Library</a> plugin.
<h3>Developer API Functions</h3>
<h4>Add Theme Support</h4>
<pre><code>add_theme_support( 'featured-audio' )
</code></pre>
Adding theme support for featured audio tells the plugin not to add the featured audio to the content automatically. Instead, you can add featured audio exactly where you want it with <code>the_featured_content()</code> (see below for details).
<h4>Change Supported Post Types</h4>
By default, the <code>post</code> and <code>page</code> post types are supported. You can use the <code>featured_audio_post_types</code> filter to modify this list. For example:
<pre><code>add_filter( 'featured_audio_post_types', 'prefix_featured_audio_post_types' );
function prefix_featured_audio_post_types( $post_types ) {
 // Add support to the sheet_music post type.
 $post_types[] = 'sheet_music';

 // Overwrite the entire list to remove support on pages.
 $post_types = array( 'post' );

 return $post_types;
}
</code></pre>
<h4>the_featured_audio( $args )</h4>
Display the featured audio, if it exists.
Parameters:
<pre><code>$args array Display options.
$args['id'] int Post id (optional). Defaults to current post id. 
$args['album_art'] boolean Whether to display the album art for the featured audio cycle. Default: false.
$args['album_art_size'] string Size to use for the album art picture. Default: thumbnail.
$args['title'] boolean Whether to display the title of the audio attachment. Default: false.
</code></pre>
<h4>get_the_featured_audio( $args )</h4>
Get the featured audio, if it exists, as a string. Has the same arguments as <code>the_featured_audio()</code>.
<h4>get_featured_audio_src( $id )</h4>
Returns the url of the featured audio file, if it exists.
Parameter:
<pre><code>$id int Post id (optional). Defaults to current post id.
</code></pre>
<h4>get_featured_audio_attachment_id( $id )</h4>
Returns the id of the featured audio attachment, if it exists.
Parameter:
<pre><code>$id int Post id (optional). Defaults to current post id.
</code></pre>
<h4>get_the_featured_audio_playlist()</h4>
Get the featured audio playlist, if there are multiple posts with featured audio in the current query. Used by the featured audio playlist widget.
<h4>the_featured_audio_playlist()</h4>
Displays (echoes) <code>get_the_featured_audio_playlist()</code>.

Featured Audio

Add featured audio to your posts and pages, like featured images.

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The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player Plugin for WordPress
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Built with modern HTML5 technology, this plugin works across all major browsers and iOS devices, ensuring reliable playback on any screen size. Its shortcode-based setup gives you full control over placement and player settings, making it suitable for podcasts, music tracks, audio previews, or online courses.
<h3>Key Features – Free Version</h3>
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Great for Podcasts: Perfect for embedding podcast episodes or audio courses.
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Sell Audio Previews: Let users listen before they buy.
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Shortcode Powered: Easy to use, yet flexible for advanced users.
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MP3 & OGG Support: Automatically loads the right format based on user’s device.
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<h3>How to Use – Step-by-Step Setup</h3>
Getting started is quick and easy.
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<h4>Step-by-Step Setup</h4>
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Install and activate the plugin.
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In the WordPress dashboard, go to the HTML5 Audio Player menu.
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Add a new player and copy the generated shortcode.
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Paste the shortcode into any post, page, or widget.
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Done – enjoy seamless audio playback!
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Gutenberg Block Support
Using the Block Editor? You’re covered.
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Open a post/page editor.
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Click the + icon, go to Common Blocks, and select HTML5 Audio Player.
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Choose your audio player and hit the Publish button.
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Enjoy crystal-clear audio in just a few clicks!
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