How to add audio to WordPress in under five minutes

Adding ButterReader to a WordPress site is intentionally boring — in a good way. There's no plugin to install, just one snippet to paste.

1. Create and style your player

In your ButterReader dashboard, create a player and style it to match your blog. When it's ready, copy its embed snippet.

2. Paste it into a Custom HTML block

Open your post (or a reusable template) in the WordPress editor, add a Custom HTML block where you want the player to appear, and paste the snippet. No FTP, no theme files, no code.

<script src="https://butter-reader.web.app/widget/AudioPlayerWidget.bundle.js"
        data-player-id="YOUR_PLAYER_ID"></script>

3. Publish

That's it — your readers get a styled audio player right in the post. The very same snippet works on any other platform too, so you're never locked in.