Resizing the elements within an iframe: Troubleshooting problems with embedding Bandcamp players

My goal is to embed a Bandcamp music player on my WordPress blog page, but I'm facing a challenge. The maximum width of the current player is 700px and I need it to be 900px. After consulting with someone at Bandcamp, they directed me to the old version of their embeddable player which uses a .json file for custom styling.

After some effort, I managed to create a Bandcamp player that spans the full 900px width I desired. However, I've hit a roadblock...

Even though the player now has the right width, it doesn't scale properly on devices with smaller screens or resolutions. It simply cuts off the right side of the player. I believe I need to adjust the iframe size so that both the iframe and its contents scale proportionately, preventing the cutoff appearance.

Is there a way to make the contents of the iframe scale along with the iframe size? My coding skills are limited, but any guidance in the right direction would be greatly appreciated! Here's what I have so far:

HTML:

<iframe style="height: 80px; width: 900px; border: 0;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2376719032/layout=http_3A_2F_2Fsoundcherry.com_2Fbcplayer.json/linkcol=ffffff/bgcol=333333/fgcol=ffffff/" width="300" height="150" frameborder="0"></iframe>

JSON:

{
"art": { "x": 1, "y": 1, "w": 78, "h": 78, "show": true },
"maintext": {
    "x": 132, "y": 24, "w": 330, "h": 120, "show": true, 
    "styles": { "fontFamily": "Arial", "fontSize": 11, "fontWeight": "normal" }
},
"subtext": {
    "x": 131, "y": 5, "w": 330, "h": 120, "show": true, 
    "styles": { "fontFamily": "Arial", "fontSize": 15, "fontWeight": "bold" }
},
"totaltime": {
    "x": 864, "y": 20, "w": 32, "h": 16, "show": true, "fontsize": 11,
    "styles": { "fontFamily": "Arial", "color": "0x9f1d0f", "fontSize": 11 },
    "track": { "y": 63 }
},
"timeline": {
    "x": 90, "y": 48, "w": 800, "h": 16, "show": true
},
"currenttime": {
    "x": 88, "y": 174, "w": 32, "h": 16, "show": true, "fontsize": 11,
    "styles": { "fontFamily": "Arial", "color": "0x9f1d0f", "fontSize": 11 },
    "track": { "y": 63 }
},
"play": {
    "x": 90, "y": 6, "w": 30, "h": 30, "show": true
},
"next": {
    "x": 153, "y": 63, "w": 11, "h": 11, "show": true
},
"prev": {
    "x": 131, "y": 63, "w": 12, "h": 12, "show": true
},
"linkarea": {
    "x": 545, "y": 0, "w": 350, "h": 30, "show": true,
    "styles": { "textAlign": "right", "fontFamily": "Verdana", "fontSize": 13, "fontWeight": "bold" },
    "track": { "y": 5 }
}

Answer №1

When you request the player, the JSON provided contains all necessary information, although it is rather poorly structured. X represents the left position, Y represents the top position, W represents the width, and H represents the height.

One alternative would be to request a new player by sending a different JSON tailored to the user's device, however, this may not be the most efficient solution. Instead, why not consider utilizing the new version of the player (even though it may have slightly smaller dimensions)?

To address the 200px size difference, a simple workaround would be to place the iframe within a div that shares the same background color as the player, creating the illusion of padding on the left and right sides.

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