Great question! To use background music on your Blogger site, you need a direct .mp3
link to the audio file — meaning it should end in .mp3
and not open a player page. Here's how to get one:
🎵 Option 1: Upload to a Free File Hosting Service
✅ 1. File.io / SoundHost / Dropbox (with tweaks)
Dropbox (Steps to get a direct link):
-
Upload your
.mp3
file to Dropbox. -
Click "Share" on the file → then "Copy link" (it will look like:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/abcd1234/myfile.mp3?dl=0
) -
Replace
www.dropbox.com
withdl.dropboxusercontent.com
and remove?dl=0
:
✅ That is your direct mp3 link.
🎵 Option 2: Use GitHub (if you're a bit tech-savvy)
-
Create a GitHub repo (public).
-
Upload the
.mp3
file. -
Go to the raw file view, copy the raw file URL — e.g.:
🎵 Option 3: Use Google Drive (a little trickier)
Google Drive doesn’t give a direct .mp3
link easily, but you can work around it:
-
Upload the
.mp3
file to Google Drive. -
Right-click → Get link (set to "Anyone with the link").
-
Copy the file ID from the share link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view?usp=sharing
-
Use this format to generate a direct link:
But ⚠️ this may not always autoplay due to Google’s limitations.
Need a quick audio file to test with?
You can try this royalty-free test file from SoundHelix:
Would you like help hosting your file? You can send me the .mp3
, and I can walk you through uploading it somewhere that gives a direct link.
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