How to Put a Song in a WordPress Blog Post

WordPress Player and URLs
1. Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
2. Roll your cursor over 'Posts' on the left sidebar.

3. Select 'Add New' to access the Add New Post screen.
4. Click 'HTML' on the screen to see the HTML Editor box.
5. Insert the WordPress Audio Player code [audio] and the entire URL for a song file uploaded to a file hosting service, in the box: [audio URL].
6. Click 'Preview' and then the player's 'Play' button to confirm it works.
7. Click 'Publish' on the Add New Post screen when you're finished to publish it to your Weblog.
Download Links
8. Open the Add New Post screen on your WordPress Dashboard.
9. Click the 'Add Media' icon -- an image of a camera and musical note -- to the right of the 'Upload/Insert' link.
10. Select 'From URL' and then 'Audio, Video or Other File.'
11. Type the URL for an audio file in the URL field.
12. Add a link title. For example, 'I love SONG TITLE NAME!'
13. Click 'Insert Into Post.' The Visual Editor box updates with the link.
14. Click 'Publish' to post the link.
Audio Player and Uploaded Files
15. Purchase an upgrade to your account if your current account is free to add the audio files upload feature. Click 'Store' on your WordPress Dashboard and then follow the on-screen instructions to purchase an upgrade.
16. Open the Add New Post screen.
17. Click the 'Add Media' icon.
18. Select 'From Computer' and then click 'Browse...' to locate an audio file saved on your computer or external storage device.
19. Select the file you want, click 'Open' and then 'Upload.' The Add Media window updates with the uploaded file data.
20. Add a title, caption and description for the song as desired.
21. Click 'None' under the 'Link URL' field so the song will play in the WordPress Audio Player.
22. Click 'Insert Into Post' to update the Add New Post screen with the file, and then click 'Publish' to post.
SoundCloud Player
23. Go to SoundCloud.com.
24. Use the Search SoundCloud field to find a song that you or someone else uploaded to SoundCloud.
25. Click 'Share' and then the 'WordPress' button. A Share To WordPress.com window appears.
26. Copy the code provided by SoundCloud.
27. Go to your WordPress Dashboard and open the Add New Post screen.
28. Click 'HTML' and paste the SoundCloud code into the HTML Editor box.
29. Click 'Preview' to see the SoundCloud player and song, or playlist of songs, on your blog.
30. Click 'Publish' to post the player to your blog.