> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.supertape.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Music

> Supertape automatically syncs your albums, and provides you with music smart links to share with fans, to get them listening across all of your platforms.

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## How music syncing works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Finding albums on your platforms" icon="arrows-rotate" iconType="light">
    After connecting a music platform, we'll import all of your albums from it. After that, we'll sync with it nightly
    to add new albums and remove any you've deleted.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Adding albums to your website" icon="album-collection" iconType="light">
    When a new album is found on a platform, we'll try to match it to an existing album on your site by UPC, name, and
    release date. If we can't, we'll create a new album.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Setting details on your albums" icon="list-check" iconType="light">
    Each platform provides different details about your album, so when a platform knows something about your album that
    we don't, we'll apply it first-come-first-serve.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Reviewing your music

Sometimes the details we get from a platform may be a little off, or may be wrong entirely. So it's always a good idea to review your albums to make sure everything looks good.

* **Image** - The album's cover artwork. Should be square and high resolution.
* **Name** - The album's title. Keep it formatted exactly as it appears on platforms.
* **URL slug** - The unique part of the album's URL. ex: `/music/your-album`
* **Type** - The type of album it is (Album, EP, Single, etc.).
* **Tracks** - The number of tracks on the album.
* **Duration** - The length of the album.
* **Release date** - The date the album was released.
* **UPC** - The [Universal Product Code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Product_Code) for the album. Important for matching.
* **Info** - The album's description, credits, lyrics, or any other information you'd like to share.
* **Products** - The physical versions of the album from your [Merch](/docs/merch) catalog.
* **Platforms** - The [Platforms](/docs/platforms) where fans can listen to the album.

<Tip>If something we synced is wrong, it's likely wrong on the platform as well. Be sure to fix both.</Tip>

## Reordering your music

By default we order your albums by release date, but you can manually reorder them as well.

1. Visit **Music** and select **Edit** in the top right.
2. Drag the handle of any album into the desired order.
3. Hit **Save**.

## Sharing an album

Share your album's smart link with fans, so they can listen on their favorite platform:

1. Visit **Music** and find the album you'd like to share.
2. Select **Share** from the top right and then hit **Copy** to copy the link to your clipboard.
3. Share the link on social media, in email campaigns, ads, or anywhere else.

Or share a direct link to your album on a specific platform:

1. Visit **Music** and find the album you'd like to share.
2. Scroll to **Platforms**, find the platform, hit the **three dots** and **Share**.
3. **Copy** the link and share it on social media, in email campaigns, ads, or anywhere else.

<Tip>You can also share new albums from the [Share](/docs/share) section.</Tip>

## Posting an album

Bring your album front and center to fans visiting your site by posting it to your homepage:

1. Visit **Music** and find the album you'd like to post.
2. Select **Post** from the top right.
3. Add a short message, optionally change the image, and hit **Save**.

<Tip>You can also post albums from the [Posts](/docs/posts) section.</Tip>

## Editing an album

Edit your album's details:

1. Visit **Music** and find the album you'd like to edit.
2. Select **Edit** from the top right.
3. Make your changes and hit **Save**.

Edit your album's products:

1. Visit **Merch** and find the product you'd like to add, remove, or edit.
2. Select **Edit** from the top right.
3. Make your changes, including changing its **Album**, and hit **Save**.

Edit your album's platforms:

1. Visit **Music** and find the album you'd like to edit.
2. Scroll to the **Platforms** section, find the platform, hit the **three dots** and then **Edit**.
3. Assign the platform to a different album, or have a new one added, and hit **Save**.

## Hiding an album

If there's an album you don't want to show on your site, you can hide it:

1. Visit **Music** and find the album you'd like to hide.
2. Select **Hide** from the top right.

<Tip>You can hide multiple albums at once by selecting **Edit** on the **Music** section.</Tip>

## Unhiding an album

Bring a hidden album back onto your site at any time:

1. Visit **Music** and hit **Filter** in the top right.
2. Select **Hidden** from the **Status** dropdown.
3. Select the album you'd like to unhide and hit **Unhide** in the top right.

<Tip>You can unhide multiple albums at once by selecting **Edit** on the **Music** section.</Tip>