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New Audio Feature for Craftpedia Articles - craft_adm - 08-09-2025
Hello everyone,
I’m happy to share a new feature we’ve just introduced on Craftpedia — audio representations of articles!
Now for certain articles, you’ll find an audio player at the bottom of the page that lets you listen to a narrated version of the text. This can be especially helpful for language learners, people who prefer listening over reading, or anyone who just wants to experience the content in a different way.
The audio section is structured as a simple table:
- First column – the language of the recording
- Second column – the audio player for that language
Here’s how it works:
- Each audio file is stored securely on Amazon S3.
- If an audio version is available for a language, the table will display the corresponding player.
- If it’s not yet available, the table will still show the row for that language, but the player will be empty until the recording is ready.
In the initial stage, bullet points from the text will be partly excluded from the narrated version to make production faster and help us roll out more audio content quickly. Once most of the audio library is ready, those bullet points will be rewritten into flowing, full sentences — specifically for audio — so that the narration sounds smooth and can be enjoyed without abrupt pauses or list-like breaks.
This method allows us to:
- Keep translations clean and unaffected by the audio integration
- Maintain a uniform look across all translated versions of the article
- Expand easily by adding more languages or updating recordings without touching the main text
The first examples are now live on articles such as Bizen and Hagi ceramics.
We hope this new feature makes Craftpedia even more engaging and accessible. If you’d like to help by contributing audio in different languages, feel free to get in touch!