I am glad to announce that the first version of my WordPress->SAM Broadcaster integration plug-in is almost ready for distribution.   Currently, I have only implemented the request system, but there are plans to add some sidebar widgets as well, such as listing the currently playing track as well as recently played and upcoming tracks.

I’d also like to add functionality to support multiple SAM Hosts.  This would allow stations which have multiple DJs to have the site’s request list and other SAM-integrated features reflect information for the current on-air DJ.  At the moment, it is only possible to configure the plug-in to work for a single host.  The bulk of the “hard” work is done.  It’s able to connect to the host’s database, as well as to the SAM Braodcaster software itself.   At this point, any new features will mainly involve pulling information from the database and making design implementation decisions for how new features should work.

There are a few things I wanted to cover up front, before I even begin distribution.  It is imperative before using this, or any other web integration tool for SAM Broadcaster, that you take some security precautions.   In order for your SAM software and mySQL database to communicate with your webserver, you need to make both and reachable by the outside world.

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