Just trying out WP-SWFObject, a Wordpress plugin for embedding swf files in posts that uses SWFObject. Below is a Flash 9 swf:
[SWF]/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/version.swf, 320, 16[/SWF]
It seems to work nicely. Although I couldn’t read the author’s site, the installion was pretty easy. Just one little thing bugged me which was that the plugin files have to be placed in directly in the plugin folder, it won’t work within a subfolder.
Anyways there’s a few things left to be desired. For one, it looks like player version checking is global instead of on a per swf basis. The same goes for the other swf parameters. Also, the replacement content only allows text…but I’m just being picky on this issue, it’s fine for quick swf posts.
The only other issue I ran into is with the Hemingway theme I’m currently using, the plugin does not take effect on the front page. But I’ll eventually replace this theme with something more colorful, I just liked it much better than the default theme.
#1 by Jesse on June 24th, 2007
Why use a plugin when you can use a multi-line comment to use the full SWFObject. Works perfect for wordpress and you don’t sacrifice customization.
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#2 by Jesse on June 24th, 2007
Embedding SWF files into WordPress posts with SWFObject
http://aralbalkan.com/606
#3 by dchang on June 25th, 2007
Oh nice, didn’t realize that was possible. I’ll have to switch things over, thanks!