Archive Player

I’ve looked for a good audio player for WordPress off and on over the years and have always come up short so I finally made my own.

You can add songs quickly one by one or you can import a batch.

The power of the player is that it runs on a shortcode which queries for a number of parameters, making the player extremely versatile. Here is a rundown of the shortcode:

🎵 Shortcode Guide

Embed an interactive playlist anywhere using this shortcode:

[archive_visual_player]
Cassette Culture Shock Station ID
GAJOOB (Cassette Culture Shock)
  • Cassette Culture Shock Station ID
    GAJOOB
    from the album Cassette Culture Shock
  • Arach-Ned
    Bret Hart
    from the album Rather Than
  • See the World Through My Eyes
    Scatman Meredith
    from the album Scatman Meredith
  • Slam It, Elroy Jetson! Slam It!
    Dan Fioretti
    from the album Death Chants of the Rich and Famous
    Read more
  • The Fog and the Dew
    The Rudy Schwartz Project
    from the album Bowling For Appliances
  • Order
    Blind Mime Ensemble
    from the album Germination Volume 2 Number 3
    Read more
  • Heading For the Grave
    Groovy Like a Pig
    from the album Meet the Pigs
  • Society
    Barefoot and Pregnant
    from the album demo
  • Hole In the Wall
    Areknuteknyterne
    from the album GAJOOBilation 7.1
    Read more
  • In the Hold
    Eric Muhs & Myles Boiden
    from the album GAJOOBilation 7.1
    Read more
  • Your Favorite Chair
    Dan Susnara
    from the album Blacklite Forest
    Read more
  • Regardless (excerpt)
    K.D. Schmitz
    from the album GAJOOBilation 7.1
    Read more

This displays a full-featured player with:

  • Now playing details
  • Play/pause/next/shuffle controls
  • Clickable tracklist
  • Optional search filter

⚙️ Available Parameters

ParameterDescription
artistFilter by artist name
albumFilter by album title
genreFilter by genre
yearFilter by year
labelFilter by label (if set)
tagFilter by tag(s), comma-separated
limitMaximum number of songs to display
shuffleSet to true to shuffle results
searchSet to true to show a search filter
unique_artistsSet to true to display only one song per artist

✅ Example Usages

All songs by an artist:

[archive_visual_player artist="Gary Wray"]

Shuffle and limit to 10 tracks:

[archive_visual_player tag="cassette" shuffle="true" limit="10"]

Show a search bar:

[archive_visual_player search="true"]

One track per artist:

[archive_visual_player genre="experimental" unique_artists="true"]

Random 12 songs from different artists:

[archive_visual_player tag="gajoob" shuffle="true" unique_artists="true" limit="12"]

🎨 Themes

You can add a logo in the plugin settings which will appear at the top of every audio player.

You can select a player theme to match your site in Settings → Archive Player. Options include:

  • cassette (default)
  • zine
  • funky
  • blackdawn
  • wimpy-vert
  • skyblack
  • unravel

Blog Topics

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