Documentation | RS Cool MP3 Player Joomla Extension

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1. I downloaded the free version and it worked just fine on my site. I then purchased the PRO version because I wanted to be able to configure the player but now it doesn’t work. I get the error that the file cannot be found to be played!

   So I uninstalled the PRO version and reinstalled the FREE version and it worked just fine. Can you help me? thank you

   • The actual error I’m getting on the PRO version is:
     “The Sound Could No Be Loaded”

     But it’s the same URL as I use in the FREE version.

     • Our support team is already sent you an email on your PayPal email address. Please reply on that email and our support team will help you to solve the issue you are facing.

2. Awesome Module.

   Just need to know how to center this RSCoolMP3Player PRO Module so that it is in alignment with our
   graphic above it, instead of justifying it left.

   Under Line in the sand Graphic
   http://thevoiceofidaho.com/home/index.php/home

   • You can add the following css code in your template’s css file:

     object#RSCoolMp3PlayerModule_184_1 { margin-left:200px; }

     Of course you can change the 200px to any other value as per your needs.

     • Thank you very much, one more question,
       I can’t seem to find a pause, Rewind or Fast Forward. Is there another version with these features? Or am I missing something.

       Thanks again for a simple and awesome Player. :-)

       • I found the pause by clicking the play button but no rewind or fast forward..

       • A single “Play & Pause” button is there, same button toggles as per needs. Rewind or Fast Forward button is not available.

     • Awesome Module but I have a problem with it.
       It doesnt work with the Url that I write {http://localhost/joomla335/administrator/images/songs/Satisfaction.mp3};

       I have a MP3 file in my local server of Joomla that I uploaded with the media manager.

       • May be the Url should be the following:

         {http://localhost/joomla335/images/songs/Satisfaction.mp3}

         instead of the following:

         {http://localhost/joomla335/administrator/images/songs/Satisfaction.mp3}

3. Hi, I purchased this module for a client and they really like it, unfortunately they now want one instance to auto-play when the page is opened. I know this was a setting in j1.5, but now it appears to be gone. Is there a way to short code it to play, or is there a parameter I missed? Thanks in advance.

   • In time of editing the module you can see there is a tab called “Player Settings”. Under this you can get the “Auto Play” option. But make sure this will only work when module contains a single mp3 file.

     • Hi Souvik… I’m running j3.1 and the only fields I have are width, height, and margin. There is no auto play option that I can find.

       • If you are not getting the option, then you are using the free version. This option is available in the pro version. Please check the feature list on the download page: https://www.rswebsols.com/downloads/rs-coolmp3player

4. I Purchased your RSCoolMP3Player PRO (1.4) – Joomla 3.x version today and it Looks like a great product, only I can’t find the code to place this Module in an Articles on your website or in the documentation from your website.

   The Documentation looks like it was for an earlier version of the Module.

   Then I tried The: {lRSCoolMP3Player PRO RSCoolMP3Player PRO} statement in my Articles and it did not show up on the page.

   I have configured the player according to your Documented instructions and I just need the code to add it to an existing Article. Or am I missing something and the Documentation for this newer version is on your website somewhere?

   Please let me know what you think.
   I have also emailed your support email with this same message.

   • This article may help you: http://docs.joomla.org/How_do_you_put_a_module_inside_an_article%3F

     • Thanks. I had done that only once before but forgot how. :-)

5. Hi again and thanks for your time Souvik,

   Yes, the warnings disappeared, I edited ‘php.ini’.

   I found this area after I messaged you and I configured exactly as described. I’m using Exact URL etc., but where I’m at now, the player is showing with the Band Name and Song Title, but it won’t play. I’m using the latest Joomla. I will certainly purchase if I can get this one working.

   Ian

   • I think you are in localhost. So it is not possible by us to review the problem. If possible please send us screenshots of the module parameter section. You can email us at support[@]rswebsols[.]com

6. Hello. I purchased RS Cool MP3 player last night. I was under a lot of stress to get something going by morning and when I did not get immediate access to my download I kinda flipped out on you. Sorry about that. A couple of hours later i got the link but it was too late. I am used to getting my Dload link immediately after paying.

   Any I have the mod working for a single mp3 perfectly. But I am trying to add more and they don’t work. I get a “sound cannot be loaded ” message. The strange thing is that is plays this one mp3 file fine. No others. If I rename the mp3 file then it will not play it but as soon as I change it back to the original name it shows up again. I even tried setting to “no cache”. Very strange. Can you help?

   • Our support team already replied you on your email. Please check it.

7. Hello

   I Install your Player on Joomla! 2.5.19 Stable. I configure the Modul, but i see the Modul not on my Site.

   I put in the Menue the Button Autoplay on, and the Music its running.
   The Problem it’s that the Player on all Browser Google,Opera,IE on Windows and on Linux many too running, but newer on Firefox. I try it on Linux and Windows and on diverenz Computer, its funktion but not with show the Modul. What I can do, because its the best Player what I found !!!!

   Greeting from Germany

   Thomas

   • Please check our demo page ( https://www.rswebsols.com/demo/joomla-3/rscoolmp3player ) in Firefox of your computer. If the module is working fine in demo page, then it is sure, your problem is may be in your website. May be it is conflicting with any other module or plugin or template of your website.

8. Hi Souvik

   I have checked that all parameters are right but the song can not be played. I am using Joomla 3. Anything goes wrong?

   Best regards

   Ken

   • Can you please provide the url of your website so we can review it?

     • I have sent an email to support[@]rswebsols[.]com which includes information about my website.

       Thanks for paying attention on my problem!

       • Please check your email.

9. Hello, There localhost my site works trés well, but on-line impossible to read files MP3… The message says that it does not find the file. Nevertheless, the module is configured well.
   The address of the MP3 is: http: // http://www.webzic.fr/images/MP3/Food_For_Thought.mp3 But if I him(it) address as, he(it) does not take place is it of in the host? Or something else? Thank you.

   http://www.webzic.fr

   • forgot to specify that it is only on tabs blog, galerie en vrac or contact.
     On the homepage, no problem, that works…

     • Edit the module and then in the “URL of Song” change the following:

       Current Wrong value: images/MP3/food_for_thought.mp3

       Correct value: http://www.webzic.fr/images/MP3/food_for_thought.mp3

       • Thank you, it is OK. On the other hand I put well on ” automatic reading “, but he(it) does not start alone… And t-il there a way(means) in not having a cut from a tab to the other one? Fluid listening?
         Thank you.

         • Do not understand what you say actually. Can you please clear it once? If possible please show some screenshots so we can understand easily. You can email us at support[@]rswebsols[.]com

           • In module, autoplay. On the site, not of autoplay.
             Thank you, an email has just left with screenshot.
             Thank you in advance.

10. Hi,

    I have a problem with RS Cool MP3 player on my website in the latest Firefox (on Mac OS X).
    In Safari and Chrome it works just fine, but the whole thing is not showing up in Firefox.

    Any thoughts?

    Regards,

    Albert Jan de Boer

    • Make sure your browser support Flash. As it is flash based mp3 player the browser should support Flash to run it.

11. Hi.

    The plugin looks great but I have problem with song playing. I already put player on my website and url of the song is 100% correct becouse if I copy the url to my browser it plays song normaly. But when I hit play button on player on my website nothing happen. What could be the problem?

    I use joomla 3.0 and last version of player.

    • Can you please provide us the URL so we can review the problem?

      • My website is in creation mode so it’s still offline. Can this be a problem?

        • No that is not a problem. The problem is we can not able to review the problem on your website. So it is difficult to find out a solution without reviewing the problem.

          • Yes I know that… But maybe I can give you information that you need if you tell me what you need to know.

            • Please email our support team along with the screenshot of the module parameter section. Also collect the front-end source code from browser, save to any text file and send that also. Email at support[@]rswebsols[.]com

12. Please forgive me – I cannot find the module parameters you show in your screenshots. I installed in on a Joomla 3.2 site and I’ve open the module and there are a few settings, but I cannot see where to change the background color, auto play option, etc.

    What am I missing?

    • All options are not available in FREE version. Please check the download page for more details:

      https://www.rswebsols.com/downloads/rs-coolmp3player

13. hi.
    I have a problem. when call this module in article, the current song is downloading and not playing online!
    i want, the my song be play no download.
    can you help me?!
    thanks a lot.

    • Please provide the URL so we can review it send you a quick solution.

14. This flash-based mp3 player works really well, is easy to customize, and is simply all-around fantastic! But I’ve noticed an increasing percentage of visitors are using iPads and iPhones, which do not support Flash. Do you have plans to migrate to html5? If not, can you recommend a way to provide a good experience to visitors using non-flash browsers?

    • Thank you for your suggestion. We currently do not have such plan. But will surely think on it.

15. Great module! I used it in Joomla 2.5 and it worked perfectly. I am now using in Joomla 3.1 in an article to play 4 songs. 2 songs load and can be seen in the article and work well. The other two do not show up. Can please you suggest a solution? http://bleuvoodoo.com

    • For the other 2 may be the song URL is entered wrong or may be there are some other minor misconfiguration. Please check it carefully. Otherwise you can email our support team along with the screen-shots of your module configuration parameters. Email at support[@]rswebsols[.]com

16. Hi,

    nice job, but I do not understand how to make it work. Ok, I am setting correctly the settings as you describe in the module part. But how I am including an mp3 player inside my article?

    • Use the Joomla default plugin “Content – Load Module” for this. Check the documentation here: http://docs.joomla.org/How_do_you_put_a_module_inside_an_article%3F

      • Thanks for ur infornation

17. How to insert Artis Name and Song Name with UTF-8 Encoding? I can’t insert Vietnamese or Japanese in to module

18. Hey,

    this is a great module! Thank you a lot!!

    I would like to ask you if it is possible to play one song in a loop so that the music is not stopping after finishig the song.

    Cheers!
    Clemo

    • We are very sorry, unfortunately currently loop option is not available.

19. Is is possible to have an external file to put those Artist-names and mp3-file names, ’cause I have few people, who will be uploading speeches in to our site and I really don’t want to give them admin rights?

    Or even better, is it possible, that the program would get the artist-names from mp3-id-info and mp3-file-names from the actual file names in the directory?

    Jyri

    • Unfortunately the option you are looking for is currently not available. We will surely think about this option in our future update.

20. I have installed the module but it is not showing up. It is on the right side of my website. If you give me your e-mail, I can give you admin access.

    • Please email our support team ( https://www.rswebsols.com/support ).

21. I have everything but the player doesn’t show up! Funny thing is when I set the player to autoplay, then the song plays! So I know it is installed correctly. Please see my site. The module should be underneath Song of the Week. If you give me your e-mail, I will give you super admin access. http://www.radio-green.com/

    • Please email our support team: https://www.rswebsols.com/support

22. The player plays my mp3 file, but instead of displaying the wave form, it blinks rapidly from white to black. Is this a known issue? Any clue on how to resolve this? Thank you in advance.

    • Additional info: this seems to be happening in Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Opera. However, everything looks perfectly fine in Firefox.

      • Edit the module and set the following:

        1) Use Exact URL : YES

        2) Exact URL : Your Website URL

        Then test your website and let us know the status.

        • My mp3 files are stored remotely on kiwi6.com, what URL should I use? The kiwi6 URL, or the one from my website? Or should I store the music files on my own host for it to work properly?

        • Well, I tried both options but they just seem to hide the module altogether. My website is run locally on xampp for now, so I’m not sure I provided the correct URL format. Should it be something like file:///E:/xampp/htdocs/Joomla/ or without the file:///?

          • You need to host your mp3 files in your own server. This can play songs from external server but the visualizer may not work properly. So we will recommend you to host your files in your own server.

23. Hi, I would like the song to continue playing when I click on the next page and not start from the beginnig every time I click on something. Is there a way to do that?

    • Unfortunately in your case our module will not work. Instead of our module you can search some other background mp3 player plugin for Joomla.

24. I’m getting “This file is too large to upload” using Joomla 2.5 but my maximum file size is set at 30mb. The mp3 files aren’t that large. Does the module have a limit or is it a joomla configuration problem? Thanks!

    • Yes, this is a Joomla configuration problem. If you have FTP access then we will recommend you to upload large files using any FTP software (instead of using Joomla Media Manager). This will be faster and much more easy.

25. Hi, first time excuse my english, because I speak just a little bit.

    I installed RS Cool Player, I work with Joomla 2.5. It work good but …. I can’t publish it on my home page. I can on the others page, but I can’t on my home page and it’s on this page I need it.

    Do you have an idea for me … I tried a lot plug in and modul, but I’m unable to do that I want.

    Thanks a lot

    • You need to set the “module position” correctly. Please set the proper “module position” that can display a module in home page. Also please set the “Menu Assignment” for “Home Page” properly.

26. Hi,

    I have installed RS Cool Mp3 Player v 1.2, i can’t find the auto repeat feature, you can activate it or you intend to put it in a later version?

    Thanks for now,
    Loris

    • Thanks for your suggestion. We will surely try to implement this in our next version.

27. Dear Souvik,
    I just upload rs cool MP3 Player (with Filezilla, because install with Joomla: no XML-file) BUT I cannot see the module.
    Can ypu tell me what was wrong?
    Thanks for now,
    Pikaweb

    • May be you are using wrong version of module with wrong version of Joomla. Please recheck it once again and use Joomla installer to install the module.

28. I’m having many articles where mp3 files have to be played… Will using so many modules will reduce the site’s speed? or it can cause any other problems?

    • If you show too much modules in one single page then the page speed will reduce a little bit. But you can create as many module as you wish and this will not reduce the site speed.

29. I’m using joomla 1.5.I want to upload my audio file and use this player to play this audio. How can i do that? I also want to place this player at the content page. not as the side menu. I hope you can help me to solved this problem.

    • Say your file name is song.mp3. Upload this song.mp3 to any folder in your server (using Joomla Media Manager or by using FTP). Say you uploaded it to “JoomlaRoot/images/audio/” folder. Now say your website url is https://www.rswebsols.com/. So, now the URL of the song will be ” https://www.rswebsols.com/images/audio/song.mp3 “.

      So in the parameter “Location/URL of Song(s)” enter ” {https://www.rswebsols.com/images/audio/song.mp3} “.

      Now to load the module in any article content you need to use Joomla “Content – Load Module” plugin. You can see the documentation here: http://docs.joomla.org/How_do_you_put_a_module_inside_an_article%3F

      • Is it possible to associate each article with its own MP3 file to display, or is it the case that a new module would have to be set up?

        • Yes, if you wish to play different songs for different article then for each article add one new module.

30. Thank you for good Extension !!!
    Could you please let me know how “RS Cool MA3 Player” can work with Thai Language in Name of Artist and Name of song?
    http://www.greennud.com/main/

    Thank you very much
    Best Regards,
    Greennud.

    • Although our module support thousands of special characters, but still it not support all. So it may not work for your language for now. We are trying to fix this. Will let you know once fixed.

31. The plugin works great on 1.5 but does not work at all on 1.6+ I really like the player and would like to use it on my 1.6+ sites. What plans, if any, are there to update the module?

    • It is now also available for Joomla 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5.