Audio and Podcasts

Uploading your Audio

You need to use a third-party audio hosting service to store and serve your audio or podcast. These services are built specifically for serving high quality audio, and some of them are free. Start by creating an account and uploading audio to an audio-hosting site.

If you're curious about starting a podcast, check out our two-part SNO Report on getting in the ears of your future listeners (Part 1 | Part 2).

Here are some audio file hosting services often used for audio file-sharing and podcasting:

• AnchorFM
• Soundcloud
• Podbean
• Blubrry
• AudacityTeam
• Podomatic
• Google Drive (tips)

Also, be sure to subscribe to the official SNO Sites SNOCast pod wherever you get your podcasts!

Copying the Embed Code of your Audio/Video

After you have uploaded your audio to an online audio service, locate and copy the embed code for the service’s audio player.  Each provider will have code that looks slightly different.  Here’s an example of Soundcloud embed code:

<iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/194674830&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true"></iframe>

Adding Audio to a Story

1. While adding/editing a story, scroll down to the Video Embed Code field.
2. Paste the Embed code for your audio in that field, like you would for a video.
3. Choose "Above Story" for the Video Location option.
4. Click Update/Publish and go to view the story to see how your story page looks.

Adding Audio to a Story In-Line

1. While adding/editing a story, place your cursor in the place you’d like the audio to go. Usually, it works best to press enter, giving the audio it’s own line in the text editing box.
2. Switch to the TEXT tab (most editing is done in the Visual editor).
3. Paste the Embed code for your audio on the new line.
4. Toggle back to the Visual Editor tab to see the audio embed in action
5. Click Update/Publish and go to view the story to see how your story page looks.

Adding Audio to a Playable Category Widget

1. Navigate to your widget control panel (Appearance --> Widgets). 
2. Drag a SNO Video Category Display widget to a widget area and save.
3. Select your Podcast category from the widget, customize the widget options, and click save.
4. This is a great option if you are creating many episodes. Each new podcast story you create will show up in this widget automatically.

Adding Audio to a Stand-Alone Widget

1. Navigate to your widget control panel (Appearance --> Widgets). 
2. Drag a SNO Text/Embed widget to a widget area and save.
3. Paste your audio embed code into the text box, customize your widget, and click save.
4. Note that for each new episode you'll have to replace the embed code in this widget to display the next episode.