Hero – Shoutcast and Icecast Radio Player for WPBakery Page Builder

The ultimate radio player with history support which will play the following streams:
– ShoutCast
– IceCast
– AzuraCast
– RadioJar

This is an addon / extension for WPBakery Page Builder

How to install and use the add-on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4OzTut8law

FEATURES:

Shoutcast & Icecast Support

It supports Shoutcast and Icecast radio streaming. The radio stream should be MP3 type. It will also play AAC streams but only on browsers which support AAC

Only Radio Stream Needed

Just add the radio stream and the player will get the current playing song and artist photo.

Responsive Design

The radio player can be used in websites which are responsive. Optional parameter to disable responsive behavior in order to integrate it in non-responsive websites.

Mobile Compatible

It is compatible with IOS and Android operating systems.

Artist Image

The player will display the photo of the current playing singer, if it is present in the database.

Highly Customizable

You can choose from the 2 available skins: back & white. Also, from parameters you can create any color scheme, having the possibility to integrate it in any design.

Sticky Version

Parameter to set the radio player in sticky version. It will be sticky only on the page it was inserted. If you want to be sticky on all pages, you should buy the WordPress plugin instead: https://codecanyon.net/item/hero-shoutcast-and-icecast-radio-player-with-history-wordpress-plugin/19364283

History

It will automatically get the history for ShoutCast streams. For IceCast streams it will generate the history as the radio plays.

Show/Hide History

Button to show or hide the history. Also option to start the player with the history hidden.

Share

You can share the radio player on Facebook and Twitter. Parameters to customize the share title and description.

Multiple Instances

You can insert multiple radio players on your website or on the same page (maximum 2 on the same page). Only one can be set as ‘sticky’.

Show/Hide Buttons

You can set as visible or set as hidden: playlist, volume, share buttons

Multiple Parameters

Over 30 options from where you can customize your player, including: width, autoplay, colors and other parameters.

Note for IOS & Android (restrictions imposed by Apple & Google):
The autoplay will not work because IOS (and Android) has disabled autoplay feature and it can’t be controlled from JS.

Notes for IOS/Android (restrictions imposed by Apple/Google):
1. The autoplay will not work because IOS/Android disables autoplay feature and it can’t be controlled from JS
2. Volume controllers will not work on IOS/Android. You’ll have to adjust the volume with physical buttons of the mobile device.
3. ShoutCast version below 2.0 doesn’t function on iOS 11. Please update ShoutCast server to at least v2.0
4. Icecast 2.4 kh4/kh5 do not function on iOS 11. Older versions (2.3.3 KH11) and standard Icecast 2.4.1 do function correctly. Please update IceCast server to latest version.

Note for Safari & Chrome (restrictions imposed by Apple & Google):
Starting with Safari 11 and Chrome 66 the autoplay will not work because Apple & Google disabled autoplay feature and it can’t be controlled from JS

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If you need additional information don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. We’ll try to answer you as quickly as possible.

Enjoy!

UPDATES / RELEASE LOG

***Version 3.5 Release Date: February 02, 2024
- images fixes

***Version 3.4 Release Date: January 07, 2023
- removed the '/;' added automatically to the end of stream which made special IceCast streams not play

***Version 3.3.0.0 Release Date: October 23, 2022
- updated the help documentation  

***Version 3.3.0 Release Date: April 03, 2022 
- bug fix for player display

***Version 3.2.0 Release Date: November 03, 2021
- bug fix

***Version 3.1.0 Release Date: October 26, 2021
- css improvements

***Version 3.1 Release Date: August 04, 2021
- code improvements

***Version 3.0 Release Date: July 02, 2021
- updated the plugin to respect the latest Envato WordPress Plugin Requirements

***Version 2.9.3 Release Date: April 17, 2021
- js libraries update

***Version 2.9.2 Release Date: February 12, 2021
- code improvements

***Version 2.9.1 Release Date: February 11, 2021
- bug fix

***Version 2.9 Release Date: February 10, 2021
- replaced musicbrainz api with audiodb api

***Version 2.8 Release Date: January 15, 2021
- moved html5 audio tag inside the script so that it will not be affected by the incorrect usage of mediaelement library

***Version 2.7.1 Release Date: January 05, 2021
- code improvements

***Version 2.7 Release Date: December 15, 2020
- radioJar bug fix for history

***Version 2.6 Release Date: November 11, 2020
- code improvements for IceCast streams
- new parameter added 'The MSCP PRO json Api URL ( OPTIONAL )' which can be used if you want to display the song cover image from MSCP PRO radio server

***Version 2.5 Release Date: October 01, 2020
- AzuraCast support added
- option to display the artist image from the AzuraCast metadata api
- new optional parameter 'Url custom metadata file'
- new optional parameter 'Metadata File Type'
- new optional parameter 'Check IceCast Metadata File First'
- new optional parameter 'Path to the artist images/album covers folder'
- removed Flash fallback
- modification to compensate the Firefox autoplay blocking

***Version 2.4 Release Date: July 15, 2020
- bug fix when the grab artist image parameter was set to false

***Version 2.3.0 Release Date: May 22, 2020
- css modifications

***Version 2.3 Release Date: May 05, 2020
- "use strict" mode on

***Version 2.2.1 Release Date: February 04, 2020
- updates for 2020

***Version 2.2 Release Date: June 27, 2019
- replaced the .click(), .mouseover(), .mouseoout() etc functions with the equivalent .on()

***Version 2.1.1 Release Date: May 21, 2019
- code improvements

***Version 2.1 Release Date: May 14, 2019
- code improvements for artist image

***Version 2.0 Release Date: May 09, 2019
- replaced the LastFM API

***Version 1.7 Release Date: March 27, 2019
- updated the FaceBook API to the latest version 3.2
- updated the help information regarding FaceBook Share

***Version 1.6.9 Release Date: February 26, 2019
- code modifications for the display of the artist image

***Version 1.6.8.0 Release Date: January 21, 2019
- code updates

***Version 1.6.8 Release Date: November 29, 2018
- increased the history scroll when using mouse wheel

***Version 1.6.7 Release Date: November 15, 2018
- code improvements

***Version 1.6.6 Release Date: November 01, 2018
- code improvements

***Version 1.6.5 Release Date: October 27, 2018
- cors update

***Version 1.6.4.1 Release Date: October 10, 2018
- multiple code improvements

***Version 1.6.4 Release Date: October 03, 2018
- updated the FaceBook API to the latest version 3.1
- added FaceBook share parameters

***Version 1.6.3 Release Date: May 08, 2018
- code improvements for reading the metadata file of the HTTPS radio streams
- new parameter added 'preserveOriginalUpperLowerCase' - the current playing song title and author letters will be displayed as they come from the metadata file or the song title will have text-transform:uppercase and author will have text-transform:capitalize

***Version 1.6.2 Release Date: April 10, 2018
- IOS 11 current playing song refresh problem fix

***Version 1.6.1 Release Date: February 25, 2018
- bug fix

***Version 1.6 Release Date: February 22, 2018
- bug fix which appeared on IOS when the playlist had not scroll

***Version 1.5 Release Date: January 04, 2018
- RadioJar support was added
- code improvements for touch navigation feature

***Version 1.4.2 Release Date: November 28, 2017
- code improvements for 'current playing song' feature

***Version 1.4.1 Release Date: October 04, 2017
- HTTPS compatibility

***Version 1.4 Release Date: September 29, 2017
- code improvements for responsive behavior

***Version 1.3 Release Date: May 16, 2017
- bug fix: fixed a bug which appeared when the player was set to start minified and there was an IceCast stream playing

***Version 1.2 Release Date: April 08, 2017
- the last.fm api will display the image on websites which use HTTPS
- code improvements when 'showOnlyPlayButton' option is set

***Version 1.1 Release Date: March 03, 2017
- code improvements for 'current playing song' feature
- code improvements for FaceBook share

***Version 1.0 Release Date: February 10, 2017