Listening to ...
| Version | Released | Type | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2.6 | 2009-11-15 | Modules | Donationware (?) |
This module can be used to display information about the songs you’re just listening to (or listened to lately) on your website. The output is freely configurable.
It is designed to interact with
- last.fm (You need an account there.)
- Now Playing plug-in by Antti & Lauri Nevala (website currently down) for Winamp
- Now Playing plug-in by Brandon Fuller for Winamp, iTunes for OS X, iTunes for Windows & Windows Media Player
So every time the song in your player changes, the information on your homepage is automatically updated as well. You can, however, also just manually enter song titles if you don’t want or can’t use your player.
Furthermore it can be instructed to query an Amazon Webservice to automatically retrieve cover images in different sizes for you to show along with the song data. In case you take part in Amazon’s Associates program it can also create affiliate links for you.
The module will do its best to find related media. Should a search for Artist / Album fail, it reverts to Album / Songtitle and finally to Artist only to dig up something useful.
Donationware means you may use this addon in as many installations as you like. You are not required to pay anything for it, I would however appreciate a small donation if you like the addon and continue to use it. The amount is totally up to you.
Example output:
Just listening to ... | preceded by | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gary Moore: »Victims of the Future«  Album: Victims of the Future |
Nürnberg Trial: »The Beginning« Album: Retronaut |
Goto80: »Knark« Album: Copyslave |
Chris Abbott: »Parallax«  Album: Back in Time |
Comments
2009-11-13 21:02
You can open mod.listening_to.php search for the URL with “limit=5” in it an increase that limit.
For now, it’s in there.
2009-11-13 18:11
Hey There,
First, thanks for making an easy to use plugin!
Second, I’m having an issue getting this to display more than 5 recent tracks. I have had 10 specified in my code from the get go, I tried changing it to 20 to see if anything would happen. No dice, no more than 5 will display at a time.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there some limitation in LastFM preventing me from displaying more, or is there an issue with the plugin?
Any help would be appreciated, thank you!
2009-09-29 15:53
Is there a way to cut off the connection if it times out so that it doesn’t make the entire site lag?
2009-09-29 15:48
It seems to be causing a lot of lag on my website lately, and today I got an error that this comment form wont let me post. D:
2009-08-13 20:49
Version 1.2 has just been released to support the new Amazon API requirements.
2009-08-13 15:08
A fantastic module thanks again oliver…
Any news on the update fixing the Amazon-API issues?
2009-07-04 00:51
This module is great, and just what I was looking for - thank you! I was wondering, however, if there’s any easy way to display the last few ALBUMS (specifically from last.fm) rather than tracks? I can think of a couple kludges but was wondering if you had anything in mind that might be more “built-in”?
2009-01-25 00:06
Do you get this warning always or just sometimes? It indicates that the Amazon Webservice does return something unexpected.
