[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27169: Add Mixcloud to the internal oembed whitelist

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#27169: Add Mixcloud to the internal oembed whitelist
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 Reporter:  mattrawson   |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Embeds       |     Version:  3.8.1
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Comment (by matclayton):

 Hopefully these brief answers should help inform your decision and save
 you having to hunt around for answers. Let me know if you have any more
 questions, and myself or Matt should be able to help.

 The reason for the patch now, is we are seeing increasing number of
 requests for this from users and we about to announce support for
 wordpress.com (http://en.support.wordpress.com/shortcodes/mixcloud-audio-
 player/). It would also be nice to have support in .org at the same time
 to save any user confusion.

 - Is the service is popular enough for core developers to have heard of it
 before? Is it “mainstream?”
 No idea with this one :)

 - If similar services are already supported, how does this service compare
 in terms of size, features, and backing?
 Soundcloud is the obvious similar service already supported, they are the
 larger player, however mixcloud currently has >10M monthly active users.

 - Does this service have a large following on Twitter, Facebook, or other
 social media?  Is its Twitter account verified?
 www.facebook.com/mixcloud 500,000 likes
 www.twitter.com/mixcloud 200,000 followers (verified)

 - Is its oEmbed endpoint clearly established and properly documented?
 Sometimes, they are just a developer’s pet project that may not be
 supported.)
 This is the same endpoint as used by wordpress.com
 (http://en.support.wordpress.com/shortcodes/mixcloud-audio-player/) and
 multiple other services we will be announcing soon. The oEmbed point has
 been actively support for over 2 years, and we will continue to support
 it.

 Documentation is brief but available on
 http://www.mixcloud.com/developers/#embedding

 - Does the service make an effort to build relationships with developers,
 such as through robust APIs?
 We have a fully supported api available on http://api.mixcloud.com/

 - How old is the service?
 Went live in sept 2009

 - Does it have a well-established Wikipedia article? (Seriously.)
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixcloud

 - Has anyone written a WordPress plugin that leverages the service in some
 way, whether adding it as an oEmbed provider, creating a shortcode, or
 leveraging other APIs of the service? Do these plugins have any noticeable
 adoption or traction that would indicate usage and demand?
 The endpoint is supported by embed.ly
 http://embed.ly/embed/features/provider/mixcloud

 We tend to push users towards using discovery and articles such as
 http://www.iwebcontrol.co.uk/2013/01/add-mixcloud-oembed-support-to-
 wordpress/

 - Is the provider frequently proposed?
 We're seeing significant (100's) of requests in our support channels for
 this feature, however I'm not sure of the number of firm proposals you
 will have recieved

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