The Sound Portal. Reinvented

Audio Portal Intro

Whether you want to start a sound portal site for your users to easily share and listen to tracks, or you just want a site for your music band to easily showcase it’s music and members, ZoomPortal is the perfect solution.

And if you don’t like our predefined demos, which you can install in one click, you can create virtually any site with our integrated page builder. Tons of options await to be customized in both the builder and the general portal.

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Audio Portal Features

fully responsive – looks great from mobile to HD
touch optimized – touch devices are not forgotten
ajax enabled – play music tracks continuasly
integrated page builder- customize your own content with ease
easy install – three steps install, very easy
chat message – integrated custom chat system
pretty links – pretty links option for users and tracks
SEO friendly – built with search engine optimization on mind from the ground up
compatible with all major browsers – IE, Edge, Chrome, Safari and Firefox
retina ready – looks great on retina devices
custom search – searches through the site tracks and artists
advanced backup system – backup all your tables with one click, import them with one click
custom search – your users will find content fast
custom chat system – you can connect with your users, and your users with you!
time based comments – your users can comment directly on the track
adsense ready – adsense can be integrated easily
album upload – let your visitors upload whole albums of tracks
album download – let your visitors purchase whole albums and download zip
simple updating system – zoomportal allows to be updated just by replacing all the files in the package and doing a routine database structure check with a single click – that simple
plugins system – zoomportal allows plugins ( comes packaged with a sample plugin ) so you can make changes safely – and you can always
notifications system – let your visitors know when their friends do important actions
soundcloud post – post tracks directly from soundcloud by just copy paste their link
multilanguage – translation for portugese, italian, spanish, french and german included as a bonus

Updates

For updating, you can just replace all the files from the zip with your actual ones. The only folder that needs to be kept is the upload/ folder. After files overwrite you just need to go to system check > Repair database to make sure that the database has the last version

Notice: please do not by uploading the zip in your file manager then extracting. It will cause several permission problems and all will appear broken.

UPDATE 1.73 [ 09/25/2018 ]

[ADD] visual table for membership changes
[FIX] logo in facebook share on homepage
[FIX] 36 months to 3 years display
[FIX] playlist social share
[FIX] forgot password

UPDATE 1.72 [ 09/25/2018 ]

[FIX] reworked all tooltips to new version

UPDATE 1.71 [ 09/12/2018 ]

[FIX] some visual issues

UPDATE 1.70 [ 07/26/2018 ]

[FIX] some tooltip issues

UPDATE 1.69 [ 07/12/2018 ]

[FIX] some tooltip issues
[FIX] link to follower profile
[TWEAK] added google recapcha to contact form

UPDATE 1.68 [ 05/29/2018 ]

[FIX] some layout issues
[TWEAK] updated zoomsounds to latest version

UPDATE 1.67 [ 05/22/2018 ]

[FIX] demo 3 import

UPDATE 1.66 [ 05/10/2018 ]

[FIX] facebook avatar in user profile
[FIX] a bug when Number of tags was 1 and the track previously had no tags ( it would not accept the only tag )

UPDATE 1.65 [ 05/08/2018 ]

[FIX] email verification
[FIX] email verification facebook
[TWEAK] some mobile styling fixing

UPDATE 1.64 [ 04/28/2018 ]

[FIX] facebook login
[TWEAK] notifications on mobile too

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UPDATE 1.63 [ 04/05/2018 ]

[FIX] social share image on user profile too
[TWEAK] deleting track now also deletes track activity

UPDATE 1.62 [ 04/01/2018 ]

[FIX] thumbnail in footer player
[ADD] seo options on each page

UPDATE 1.61 [ 03/30/2018 ]

[FIX] some problems with forgot password, copyright report, etc.

UPDATE 1.60 [ 03/21/2018 ]

[FIX] a bug with facebook login ( can’t load url )

UPDATE 1.59 [ 03/10/2018 ]

[FIX] a bug where page 2 of the feed would not load..

UPDATE 1.58 [ 03/03/2018 ]

[FIX] multiple stability improvements
[ADD] search works by tags too now

UPDATE 1.57 [ 02/22/2018 ]

[FIX] another fix ( and hopefully last fix ) with album uploading containing tracks that have big extension .MP3

UPDATE 1.56 [ 02/20/2018 ]

[FIX] another fix in wrongfully saving files with big extension .MP3

UPDATE 1.55 [ 02/16/2018 ]

[FIX] multiple bug fixes including not recognising upper case characters for extension on uploading album

UPDATE 1.54 [ 02/10/2018 ]

[FIX] a bug where tag would be deleted when clicking EDIT TRACK
[FIX] not loading all playlist items
[FIX] wrongfully loading album track parts as separate tracks

UPDATE 1.53 [ 02/07/2018 ]

[FIX] multiple bugs

UPDATE 1.52 [ 12/15/2017 ]

[FIX] a bug with playlists
[FIX] added similar tracks widget in default database
[ADD] client showcase in preview

UPDATE 1.51 [ 12/14/2017 ]

[FIX] a bug where unrecognizable characters would appear
[FIX] domino header auto height

UPDATE 1.50 [ 12/08/2017 ]

[FIX] bug in adding album tracks
[FIX] bug with calculating total user track sizes – now file sizes are calculated much more accurate, even for album tracks
[FIX] bug with comment / like user name not displaying correct in mail

UPDATE 1.49 [ 11/28/2017 ]

[FIX] some bugs with waveform and tags

UPDATE 1.48 [ 11/26/2017 ]

[ADD] the page Page Deposit Info now in default database install
[TWEAK] track image now clickable
[ADD] disable paypal option ( leave only credit for shop )
[FIX] some bugs

UPDATE 1.47 [ 11/25/2017 ]

[TWEAK] now thumbnails links to track page
[FIX] some bugs

UPDATE 1.46 [ 10/15/2017 ]

[FIX] register button shows in responsive menu

UPDATE 1.45 [ 10/03/2017 ]

[FIX] register button now hides when allow register is disabled

UPDATE 1.44 [ 09/20/2017 ]

[FIX] multiple fixes involving stability, import demo
[ADD] contact element

UPDATE 1.43 [ 03/17/2017 ]

[FIX] multiple fixes
[ADD] some new elements

UPDATE 1.42 [ 02/10/2017 ]

[FIX] multiple fixes
[ADD] tag autosuggest for track submit
[ADD] max tag limitation
[ADD] user summary box on hover

UPDATE 1.41 [ 01/16/2017 ]

[FIX] multiple fixes
[ADD] image caching should make sites load faster

UPDATE 1.40 [ 01/04/2017 ]

[FIX] firefox cover user page bug
[ADD] mail option – mail user on like / mail user on comment / mail admin on user register
[FIX] share button empty
[FIX] fake increment play count
[ADD] option to disable comments for non logged in users
[TWEAK] new faster ajax transition
[TWEAK] changed initial preloader
[ADD] new sample plugin for google analytics

UPDATE 1.39 [ 12/23/2016 ]

[ADD] delete permalinks option
[ADD] messages tab in user menu
[FIX] multiple permalinks bugs
[TWEAK] redesigned underplayer buttons
[TWEAK] redesigned avatar upload

UPDATE 1.38 [ 12/13/2016 ]

[TWEAK] updated .po files for da_DK / english
[ADD] delete files on track removal option
[ADD] rtl (arabic) language support
[ADD] option for logo max width and height ( for retina logos )

UPDATE 1.37 [ 12/07/2016 ]

[FIX] player now displays at the bottom for android mobile users
[FIX] facebook error on redirect

UPDATE 1.36 [ 11/29/2016 ]

[ADD] adsense now possible inside pagebuilder
[ADD] track description element
[ADD] gzip start head stylesheets for faster load option

UPDATE 1.35 [ 11/26/2016 ]

[FIX] title in user pages
[FIX] some bugs
[ADD] support for .m4a and .wav format

UPDATE 1.34 [ 11/22/2016 ] – Important : reworked statistics so that we can enable tracking, old statistics will have to be reset for the new statistics to take place

[ADD] permission system – admin can give privileges to your users depending on their set role – user / pro / admin
[ADD] statistics option per track ( with it’s own privilege )
[ADD] reset statistics option
[ADD] API system
[TWEAK] working now in sql strict mode
[TWEAK] submit track button becomes inactive after submit to prevent double submit
[FIX] some bugs

UPDATE 1.33 [ 10/23/2016 ]

[ADD] new options for Facebook, Twitter and Soundcloud links for users
[ADD] new option to pay authors directly ( no longer only the site owner will be possible to be payed )
[ADD] new option one month pro account, three month pro account and one year pro account
[FIX] general stability now improved
[FIX] general import sample stability now improved

UPDATE 1.32 [ 09/29/2016 ]

[ADD] new button aspect option for skin-wave ( in player configurations )
[ADD] new inline-menu element
[TWEAK] now theme-default has a boxed layout
[TWEAK] now bottom footer player is boxed

UPDATE 1.31 [ 08/25/2016 ]

[FIX] multiple bugs including stability fixes, play count fixes and album downloads

UPDATE 1.30 [ 07/24/2016 ]

[ADD] new wave mode
[ADD] new album type upload
[ADD] new album type download option
[ADD] new iTunes link option
[ADD] new soundcloud submit
[ADD] new repost system
[FIX] some bugs

UPDATE 1.23 [ 07/03/2016 ]

[FIX] some bugs

UPDATE 1.22 [ 07/01/2016 ]

[ADD] notifications for skin-default menu
[ADD] reposts functionality
[FIX] some bugs with facebook share
[FIX] some bugs with paypal ipn

UPDATE 1.21 [ 06/15/2016 ]

[TWEAK] now you can move elements between elements area
[FIX] some more bugs with playlist and explore page

UPDATE 1.20 [ 06/13/2016 ]

[ADD] plugins system
[ADD] statistics
[ADD] link option for images
[ADD] many new options for the featured slider ( QUERY element / type thumbs ) – including showing trending tracks ( most popular in last 24 hours )
[FIX] bugs with cart not calculating with subunitar prices

UPDATE 1.19 [ 06/07/2016 ]

[ADD] pagination via pagination buttons – 1 [3] etc.
[FIX] explore page fatal error
[FIX] multiple bug fixes and stability improvements for paypal

UPDATE 1.18 [ 05/14/2016 ]

[ADD] pagination via LOAD MORE button
[FIX] facebook share not working

UPDATE 1.17 [ 04/20/2016 ]

[ADD] forgot password functionality
[TWEAK] user must wait for the wave forms to be generated before it can click submit
[FIX] tags now order by submit date (descending ) by default – like the explore page

UPDATE 1.16 [ 04/05/2016 ]

[FIX] domino import
[FIX] tag page pagination scroll

UPDATE 1.15 [ 04/03/2016 ]

[ADD] new theme – domino
[ADD] parallax option for images
[ADD] reports section in admin
[ADD] report copyright field in track pages

UPDATE 1.14 [ 04/01/2016 ]

[ADD] followers section in user header
[ADD] following section in user header
[ADD] likes section in user header
[FIX] social links now point to correct track link

UPDATE 1.13 [ 03/23/2016 ]

[ADD] social disable option ( for each social network share )
[FIX] dramatically improved facebook share – now displays track title, description and thumbnail in facebook
[TWEAK] removed script tag from embed and increased height of embed iframe
[ADD] option for user location in user settings

UPDATE 1.12 [ 03/22/2016 ]

[ADD] disable shop option
[ADD] download links open in new tab option
[TWEAK] now settings tab remember the last tab you were on on refresh
[FIX] a bug with cover image not showing in pretty links

UPDATE 1.11 [ 03/22/2016 ]

[ADD] site title option in the settings
[ADD] up to 6 languages can be set in the language bar now
[FIX] language bar now showing correct current language icon
[FIX] fatal bug – admin pages not loading

UPDATE 1.10 [ 03/18/2016 ]

[ADD] repair database option
[ADD] optional pretty links for tracks and users
[ADD] deposit option ( needs manual input by admin )
[ADD] purchases table in the admin
[ADD] translation for Portuguese
[ADD] translation for German
[ADD] translation for Italian
[ADD] translation for Spanish
[ADD] translation for French
[FIX] likes

UPDATE 1.01 [ 03/13/2016 ]

[ADD] progress bar for uploads
[ADD] buy text for events
[ADD] start month and year option for calendar
[FIX] tracks not playing in safari
[FIX] tracks not showing time at portal startup

FAQ

How to access the admin ?

The admin can be easily accessed from admin.php . If your site install is http://yoursite.com/soundportal/ , you can access the admin from http://yoursite.com/soundportal/admin.php

How to remove the time uploaded from ?

Go to the admin. Go to Pages, select Explore page. Edit the Query element, and under Style select Under.

user roles

The api allows easy adding roles on register

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And admin can assign different capabilities to each custom role

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How to place tracks with free download ?

You can just set Is Buyable to ON and Price to 0 and the track will be placed for free download.

Can normal users upload and sell tracks?

Any registered user can upload and has an option to sell the track. PRO users will have a a bigger upload limit and bigger limit of tracks.

How are payments processed to users?

All payment is sent to a admin email address ( defined in the settings ) . Admin can release payments at a given date based on a purchases table in the admin.

Yes, you can include the adsense iframe code anywhere in the portal

Notes

tracks and images are not included in the download package.
the waveform is a static image it is auto generated on user upload

Credits

awesome user powerstone for helping with testing and ideas
beautiful tracks by timmcmorris and ADG3studios and soundroll
globe icon by author
Reblog by Erik Christiansen from the Noun Project