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Insert flash into header – Theme Vantage

Hi,

I want to insert a flash logo into the header. That’s what I did:

In widgets >> Header I wrote this text:

<embed src="https://sites.google.com/site/cookinghive/Logo.swf"
quality="high" scale="exactfit" menu="false"
width="1000" height="350" swLiveConnect="false"

I also tried Kimili flash plugin.

The problem is, that I can’t see the animated swf logo, which should look like this:

https://sites.google.com/site/cookinghive/Logo.swf

What should I do?

Thanks for your help!

URL: http://cookinghive.de/melis_blogprojekt_ch/

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  1. 9 years, 10 months ago Andrew Misplon
    Hi, I Work Here

    Hi Melina

    This seems to work ok in a Text widget once the file is hosted in your media library. To make this happen you’ll need to first install the following child theme from Appearance > Themes > Add New: Upload Theme:

    https://siteorigin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/vantage-child-allow-flash-uploads.zip

    Once activated you can then go to Media > Add New and upload your flash file. Once uploaded view the file in the library and grab it’s url from the right column url field.

    Once that’s done use your embed code in a Text widget but with your own local url for the file:

    <embed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" height="200" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://localhost/so/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Logo.swf" width="900">
    

    You’d replace my url that starts with localhost, with your own location for the file.

    Keep in mind that activating a child theme causes Appearance > Customizer and Appearance > Menu settings to reset. Test this all out before re-doing all those settings.

  2. 9 years, 10 months ago Andrew Misplon
    Hi, I Work Here

    (Credit for code snippet in child theme functions.php is: http://pixert.com/blog/allow-wordpress-upload-flash-swf-files/)

  3. 9 years, 10 months ago Melina Matussik

    It worked. Thank you so much :)

  4. 9 years, 10 months ago Andrew Misplon
    Hi, I Work Here

    Super, glad you were able to work through all that. Nicely done!

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