Improve error handling when invalid TXT file was provided

[ridaztor]

I tried Adding a song at https://allkaraoke.party/, i can add Lyrics, set the Song Meta Data but i cannot sync the lyrics.

is this even possible atm?

[Asvarox]

Hey, can you provide some screenshots or a recording of what you're seeing? It seems to be working fine on my end

[ridaztor]

So in the first page i can add lyrics.

i can set the Author and the YT video.

But when i get to the Sync Site, its empty

i can skip it an save the song, but it doesnt save anything, i cannot find the song i tried to add

[Asvarox]

Sorry, I missed that reply - yeah, the TXT file content you provided in the first step is not valid Ultrastar TXT and as such it couldn't be processed. Make sure you download it from one of the two sites that are linked in the first step. I might add a more specific error rather than a white page if it failed

[ridaztor]

So i found the song on one of the two sites that are linked in the first step, i could see it on my computer, but my friends could not. Is there some kind of verification in background or can i only add songs for my self?

[b1a0]

I had a similar problem, where I was trying to upload a file, but getting the same error message. I ultimately found out that the problem was about the encoding of the file. Just in case someone encounters this in the future: check your file formats, for me it was related to the BOM U+FEFF.

[b1a0]

So i found the song on one of the two sites that are linked in the first step, i could see it on my computer, but my friends could not. Is there some kind of verification in background or can i only add songs for my self?

There should be a slider at the bottom of https://allkaraoke.party/edit/list/ to share the song with others.

[Asvarox]

Hey, regarding the song sharing, they do go through a verification (by me) as they're often misaligned. Currently there are some 5k songs in the queue and I can't really process that much so I'm figuring out more automated way to do that or change the approach as this one doesn't scale

[handyfontama]

Hey, regarding the song sharing, they do go through a verification (by me) as they're often misaligned. Currently there are some 5k songs in the queue and I can't really process that much so I'm figuring out more automated way to do that or change the approach as this one doesn't scale

Maybe you could go the community route with an “Unverified Songs” category where people can upvote/downvote entries.
Then you can focus your limited time on verifying the most popular ones, and maybe even automate parts or the entire process.

Alternatively, you could set up a community Discord and recruit a small group of song curators who can help review/verify submissions (I’d be happy to apply). I'd like to see a community discord anyway, please consider it! :D