The installation of this extension is very simple. Just connect to the Typo3 Extension Repository and download «FrontEnd MP3 Player» (fe_mp3player), located in the frontend plugin section. Note that you will also need to download version 2.3 of the «Developer API» extension (api_macmade), as it will be needed by the plugin.

When you install the extension, you'll notice a field called TypeNum.

This is the typeNum of the XML page which will be passed to the Flash file. You only have to care about this if you already have an extension which uses the same typeNum. Otherwise, just leave the default one.

The next step is to create a playlist with your MP3 files. On a sysfolder, just create a new element and choose «Playlist» from the list:

You'll then be able to edit your playlist, and add MP3 files in it. You got three ways to do this.

Choose the way you want to create your playlist, and click on the corresponding item in the «Type» select menu.

With this option, you'll be able to add as many MP3 files as you want. Either choose «NEW MP3» to upload a file or «NEW PATH» to give the path to a MP3 file already present on the server (note that you must manually save to add a new section). Just repeat this step as many time as needed to create and complete your playlist.

With this option, you'll need to give the path of a directory (on the server) which contains your MP3 files. The playlist will then reload and display all the MP3 files present in that directory. Simply click on a file name to add it to the playlist. You can also give specific titles for each selected MP3. If no title is set, the MP3 file name will be used.

With this method, you just need to provide a PodCast URL. The MP3 files will then be read directly from this URL in the Flash player.

With this method, if you have installed the Typo3 PodCast extension (nbo_podcast), you'll be able to directly select the PodCasts created by this extension.

On a page, create a new content element anc choose «MP3 Player» from the list.

You'll now be able to configure the instance of the plugin through Typo3 flexforms. On the first tab, just add the playlist you want to be available in the player.

The second tab contains some options relative to the player. Please refer to the configuration section of this manual for more informations about those options.

Finally, on the third tab, you can configure settings related to the Flash plugin. Here again, refer to the configuration section of this manual for more informations about those settings.