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SideGuy Fixables ยท Real Human Clarity ยท Apr 2026

Audio button clicks.
Nothing plays.

This is almost always one cause: the MP3 file wasn't copied into the deploy folder. Your HTML points to it but the server returns a 404.

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F12 โ†’ Network tab โ†’ click the audio button. You'll see an HTTP request for the MP3. If it returns 404, the file isn't on the server โ€” that's your answer. If it returns 200 but still no sound, scroll down to the autoplay fix.

Common causes & fixes

404 on the MP3

The assets/ folder wasn't copied into _site/. Find your build script and add assets to the copy list.

200 but silent

Browser autoplay policy blocked it. Audio must be triggered by a direct user click โ€” not a timer or page load event.

Works locally, broken live

File exists in the repo but the build script doesn't copy it. Run the build locally and check ls _site/assets/audio/.

Wrong file path

Check the src attribute โ€” it must match the exact filename including case. PJ-Main.mp3 โ‰  pj-main.mp3.

Add assets to your build script copy loop:

for dir in images css js public assets; do
  [ -d "$dir" ] && cp -r "$dir" _site/
done
Audio still silent?

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