Visual Composer Addon - HTML5 Radio Player

This is an addon / extension for WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer)

FEATURES:
+ Only Radio Stream Needed - Just add the radio stream and the player will get radio name, radio categories, current playing song and artist photo.
+ Shoutcast & Icecast Support - It supports ShoutCast and IceCast radio streaming. The radio stream should be MP3 type. It will also play AAC streams but only on browsers which support AAC.
+ Responsive Design - The radio player can be used in websites which are responsive. Optional parameter to disable responsive behavior in order to integrate it in non-responsive websites.
+ Mobile Compatible - It is compatible with IOS and Android operating systems.
+ Artist Image - The player will display the photo of the current playing singer, if is present in the database.
+ Highly Customizable - You can choose from the 2 available skins: back & white. Also, from parameters you can create any color scheme, having the possibility to integrate it in any design.
+ Categories - The playlist items are structured in categories. A radio file can belong to multiple categories. The categories are automatically generated from the radio stream data.
+ Playlist Search - You have the option to search the playlist. The results will be displayed as you type the search term.
+ Show/Hide Playlist - Button to show or hide the playlist. Also option to start the player with the playlist hidden.
+ Share - You can share the radio player on Facebook and Twitter. Parameters to customize the share title and description.
+ Option To Manually Set Radio Name And Categories Name - If needed, you have the option to manually set the radio name and categories name
+ Multiple Instances - You can insert multiple radio players on your website or on the same page.
+ Show/Hide Buttons - You can set as visible or set as hidden: playlist, volume, share buttons
+ Multiple Parameters - Over 70 options from where you can customize your player, including: width, autoplay, initial volume, playlist, categories & color parameters.

Notes for IOS (restrictions imposed by Apple):
1. The autoplay will not work because IOS disables autoplay feature and it can’t be controlled from JS
2. Volume controllers will not work on IOS. You’ll have to adjust the volume with physical buttons of the mobile device.

VIDEO TUTORIAL:
+ You'll find detailed video tutorials in the help documentation

UPDATES / RELEASE LOG
+ Version 1.9 Release Date: April 07, 2020
- now playing feature code improvement
- modification to compensate the firefox autoplay blocking

+ Version 1.8.1 Release Date: June 26, 2019
- replaced the .click(), .mouseover(), .mouseoout() etc functions with the equivalent .on()

+ Version 1.8 Release Date: May 18, 2019
- code improvements

+ Version 1.7.1 Release Date: May 08, 2019
- code improvements

+ Version 1.7 Release Date: May 07, 2019
- replaced the LastFM API

+ Version 1.6.4.0 Release Date: May 02, 2019
- support for HTTPS streams

+ Version 1.6.4 Release Date: March 26, 2019
- updated the FaceBook API to the latest version 3.2
- updated the help information regarding FaceBook Share

+ Version 1.6.3 Release Date: February 26, 2019
- code modifications for the display of the artist image

+ Version 1.6.2.0 Release Date: January 17, 2019
- code modifications for reading the 'Current Song' features

+ Version 1.6.2 Release Date: October 25, 2018
- updated the FaceBook API to the latest version 3.1
- added FaceBook share parameters

+ Version 1.6.1 Release Date: October 10, 2018
- multiple code improvements

+ Version 1.6 Release Date: June 19, 2018
- Chrome auto-play restriction for HTML5 audio & video tags fix
- Safari 11 on Mac auto-play restriction for HTML5 audio & video tags fix

+ Version 1.5.1 Release Date: March 01, 2018
- bug fix

+ Version 1.5 Release Date: February 22, 2018
- bug fix which appeared on IOS when the playlist had not scroll

+ Version 1.4.4 Release Date: January 11, 2018
- code improvements for touch navigation feature

+ Version 1.4.3 Release Date: October 04, 2017
- HTTPS compatibility

+ Version 1.4.2 Release Date: July 26, 2017
- it automatically adds '/;' at the end of the stream which requires these characters

+ Version 1.4.1.0 Release Date: March 19, 2017
- the last.fm api will display the image on websites which use HTTPS

+ Version 1.4.1 Release Date: January 28, 2017
- updated the Facebook API to the latest version 2.8
- improvements for 'now_playing' features

+ Version 1.4 Release Date: September 29, 2016
- code improvements

+ Version 1.3 Release Date: May 12, 2016
- bug fix: play button will appear on load, for mobile devices, instead of pause button
- improvements for 'streamandgenre' & 'now_playing' features

+ Version 1.2.3 Release Date: March 4, 2016
- full compatibility with Microsoft Edge

+ Version 1.2.2 Release Date: January 19, 2016
- code improvements

+ Version 1.2.1 Release Date: January 07, 2016
- code improvements

+ Version 1.2 Release Date: August 26, 2015
- code improvements

+ Version 1.1 Release Date: August 19, 2015
- feature: updated the script to work with the new Last.FM API

+ Version 1.0 Release Date: August 6, 2015