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the best streaming audio plugin for WordPress<\/h4>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.streamplayer.pro\/\">Live Demo<\/a> |\n<a href=\"https:\/\/radiostation.pro\/docs\/\">Documentation<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/stream-player\/\">Support<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/radiostation.pro\/pricing\/\"><strong>Upgrade to Stream Player PRO<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>This plugin can be downloaded for free without any paid subscription from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/stream-player\/\">official WordPress repository<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Stream Player<\/strong> <em>by netmix\u00ae<\/em> is a simple, powerful livestream audio player plugin that can be used by radio stations, broadcasters, social audio moderators, news organizations, or anyone who wants to broadcast their live audio stream on a WordPress website.  <a href=\"https:\/\/streamplayer.pro\/pricing\/\">Upgrade to Stream Player Pro<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Stream Player by netmix\u00ae is included in our free, open-source <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/radio-station\/\">WordPress plugin, Radio Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h4>STREAM PLAYER BY netmix\u00ae FEATURES<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Works with virtually any Stream source<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Shoutcast, Icecast, Live365, and Radio.co<\/li>\n<li>3 In-built Audio Scripts: Howler, Amplitude, jPlayer<\/li>\n<li>7 Streaming Formats Support: MP3, AAC\/M4A, OGG, OGA, WebM, RTMPA, OPUS<\/li>\n<li>Source and Fallback Streaming URLs<\/li>\n<li>Volume Controls: Volume Slider, Volume +\/-, Mute Volume Toggle, Maximize Volume, Player Start Volume<\/li>\n<li>Single Player at Once: Stop any existing Players on the page or in other windows or tabs when a Player is started.<\/li>\n<li>Stream Title and Image<\/li>\n<li>Added via Shortcode, Widget or Block<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Upgrade to STREAM PLAYER PRO BY netmix\u00ae<\/h4>\n\n<p><strong>Stream Player PRO<\/strong> <em>by netmix<\/em> is our persistent (\"sticky\") audio player bar, which gives you uninterrupted streaming like you see on Spotify, Soundcloud, Mixcloud, and other streaming services and radio networks. The player bar can be affixed to the header or footer of your website and listeners can enjoy uninterrupted streaming.<\/p>\n\n<p>We broke out Stream Player PRO by netmix\u00ae from its parent plugin, <strong>Radio Station PRO<\/strong> <em>by netmix\u00ae<\/em>, our flagship WordPress plugin to manage and publish your streaming station's show schedule to a WordPress website. Stream Player PRO by netmix\u00ae is included in Radio Station PRO to give stations and streamers a full suite of tools to both broadcast and manage content related to Shows, Episodes, Hosts and Producers, Guests, and Playlists. You can also associate blog posts with specific Shows.<\/p>\n\n<h4>STREAM PLAYER PRO BY netmix\u00ae FEATURES<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Persistent Player Bar<\/li>\n<li>Smoother Page Transitions<\/li>\n<li>Supports Shoutcast, Icecast, Live 365, and more<\/li>\n<li>Animated Track Meta Data<\/li>\n<li>Color Themes and Styling Options<\/li>\n<li>Single Broadcast Point Source<\/li>\n<li>Wide audio format support, including MP3, M4A, OGG, FLAC, WAV, and more<\/li>\n<li>Stream Title and Image<\/li>\n<li>Added via Shortcode, Widget or Block<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radiostation.pro\/pricing\/\">Upgrade to Stream Player Pro<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload plugin .zip file to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory and unzip.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in the WordPress Admin<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively search for Stream Player via the WordPress admin Add New plugin interface and install and activate it there.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the plugin settings panel to set your default Stream and player settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id='where%20can%20i%20find%20the%20full%20stream%20player%20documentation%20%28free%20or%20pro%29%3F'><h3>Where can I find the full Stream Player documentation (Free or PRO)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The latest documentation <a href=\"https:\/\/streamplayer.pro\/docs\/\">can be found online here<\/a>. Documentation is also included with the currently installed version via the Stream Player Help menu item located under the Stream Player admin menu. You can find the Markdown-formatted files in the <code>\/docs<\/code> folder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/netmix\/stream-player\/docs\/\">GitHub Repository<\/a> and in the <code>\/docs<\/code> folder of the plugin directory.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='how%20do%20i%20get%20support%20for%20stream%20player%20%28free%20or%20pro%29%3F'><h3>How do I get support for Stream Player (Free or PRO)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>For Stream Player customers using the free, open-source version of our plugin, you can contact us via <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/support\/stream-player\">our support channel in the WordPress support forums here<\/a>. If you have any bug reports or feature suggestions please <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/netmix\/stream-player\/\">open an issue on our Github repository<\/a> For Stream Player PRO subscribers, you can email us at support@radiostation.pro and someone will respond to your inquiry within 12 to 24 hours. All support inquiries will be handled in the order they are received. Before contacting support or opening an issue, make sure you check for conflicts by disabling all of your plugins and re-enabling them one at a time to ascertain which plugin is conflicting with Stream Player. Note that Stream Player PRO works as an addon to Stream Player, so deactivating it will disable the PRO features until you reactivate it.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='does%20this%20plugin%20use%20any%203rd%20party%20services%3F'><h3>Does this plugin use any 3rd party services?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Stream Player uses the Amplitude and jPlayer scripts to play audio. In the that case you are connecting the player to a Soundcloud stream URL, Amplitude may load the latest Soundcloud SDK automatically via connect.soundcloud.com ... 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