Need help stopping Autoplay, have tried the fixes, still stumped

Report · Nov 06, 2017

I've added an audio mp3 file to my older version of Dreamweaver MX. Works great but it autoplays everytime the page loads and I need that to stop. I've read through the forum and have tried the fix of adding a code to the parameters (autoplay="false") but it still won't stop. Here's my code:

I've also tried autostart="false" and that doesn't work.

Here's the site: CUCC Sermons

Do you have any other fixes or options I could try?

Thanks, Lori

Report · Nov 06, 2017

Please try to add the type properties to the embed file:

<embed type="audio/mpeg" ...

Report · Nov 06, 2017

And then add autoplay= false and autostart = false.

In that way also chrome could honorate the autoplay/autostart = false

Report · Nov 07, 2017

I don't recommend using audio <embed>.

Jon's answer is the correct one. Use the HTML5 <audio> tag.

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Report · Nov 07, 2017

You can fight with the archaic <embed> and <object> tags and the discrepancies between browsers with autostart and autoplay, or you can move to an HTML5 doctype and simply use the <audio> tag that modern browsers treat the same.

HTML5 <audio> doesn't auto-play by default. If you want it to autoplay, all you need to do is add the "autoplay" attribute to the <audio> tag in the same way "controls" is added below...

</audio>

You are also missing a doctype declaration on your page. Before the opening <html> tag, add in the following as the first line of your code...

<!doctype html>

<html>

Report · Nov 07, 2017

Thank you Jon - that worked great! One issue though - I can't seem to move the audio player to where I want it to be on the page. I want it to be under the date November 5, 2017, but it keeps showing up way above the heading Sermons. Here is the website and code CUCC Sermons .Thanks so much!!!

God Loves the Canaanites, Too

Rev. Adam Ericksen

November 5, 2017

<hr>

 <tr> <audio style="width:400px; height:100px;" controls> <source src="sermons/Adam11.5.17Sermon.mp3" type="audio/mp3" />

</audio>

Report · Nov 08, 2017

well the snippet that you just copy paste here, doesn't correspond to the one published on line

here are some comment on this video

11.08.2017-09.22.37

Report · Nov 08, 2017

Check your page against the validator at http://validator.w3.org/nu and clean up the errors dealing with extra and out of position , <tr> and <td> tags.

It looks to me like you may have an errant copy/paste causing some issues there.

Report · Nov 10, 2017

Thanks Jon - I don't have much experience with html, but I'll try this and see what I can figure out. I really appreciate your help! I'll let you know how it worked.

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