Lean Player – Video and Audio Player with Playlist for WordPress, Elementor and Gutenberg

Version: 3.1.3

• Added: Saved-player mode in the Elementor Video Player widget. Select an existing saved player by name instead of re-entering the URL and settings.
• Added: Saved-player mode in the Elementor Audio Player widget. Same as video: pick a saved player and embed it directly from the widget.
• Fixed: Accent color now applies consistently to the progress track and handle across all player types.
• Fixed: Media library now filters to audio or video files when selecting a source file.
• Fixed: Volume range thumb colour now matches the player accent colour.
• Fixed: Switching from a Vimeo track back to an HTML5 track in a playlist left the video stopped instead of playing.
• Fixed: YouTube and Vimeo players sharing a page all showed the same poster image. The inline poster style is now scoped to each player’s ID.
• Improved: Playlist track item shows a loading spinner between click and playback, replacing the static play icon during the load gap.
• Fixed: Plain Vimeo video ID (e.g. 76979871) now accepted in the Vimeo URL field.
• Fixed: Plain YouTube video ID (e.g. bTqVqk7FSmY) now accepted in the YouTube URL field.
• Fixed: Visibility icon in the Preview Player metabox now vertically centered.
• Fixed: Astra theme overriding background on focused speed button in player controls.

Version: 3.1.2

• Fixed: Switching playlist tracks could log a JavaScript console error (“Cannot read properties of undefined”) on YouTube and Vimeo items. Playback was unaffected; the error is now suppressed.

Version: 3.1.1

• Added: Video Shape (Aspect Ratio) option per player. Set a player to 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 9:16, or any width:height in the Video-Only settings; leave it empty for automatic. Available in the player editor, shortcode, and Elementor widget.
• Improved: Video players no longer cause the page to jump while they load. Each player reserves its aspect-ratio space up front, removing layout shift for better Core Web Vitals.
• Added: Stable target ids on rendered output. Post-backed players now render inside

<

div class=”lpl-player-wrap” id=”lpl-player-{ID}”>, and playlists render inside

<

div class=”lpl-playlist-wrap” id=”lpl-playlist-{ID}”>. Makes per-instance CSS and JS targeting straightforward.
* Updated: Plyr player engine to 3.8.4 (upstream fixes, hides default Vimeo captions).
* Improved: Player Defaults and the per-player settings now share the same tab and section layout (Behavior, Controls, Video-Only) for a consistent editing experience.
* Improved: Each settings section now shows its media scope (“Applies to all players” or “Applies to video players only”), so it is clear what each option affects.
* Fixed: Opening the settings page without a tab in the URL left the panel blank; it now opens the first tab.

Version: 3.1.0

• Added: Automatic Thumbnail (Pro) – playlist items without a custom poster now auto-fetch the thumbnail from YouTube or Vimeo. Enable once in Settings > Playlist. YouTube is zero-cost; Vimeo uses a cached API call.
• Added: Playlist feature – video and audio playlists with panel position (left/right/top/bottom), list/grid layout, thumbnails, duration badge, item numbers, dark skin, and shortcode [lean_playlist id=”123″]
• Added: Pause Other Players (Autopause) – when one player starts, all others pause automatically. Configurable site-wide via Global Player Settings.
• Added: HTML5 Media Preload – control when video/audio loads (Metadata, None, or Auto). Useful for pages with multiple players.
• Added: Keyboard Shortcuts – site-wide and per-player control, with Elementor widget and shortcode override support.
• Added: Player type selection modal – choose Video or Audio when creating a new player.
• Added: Accordion sections in player metabox – Playback tab reorganized into collapsible groups.
• Added: Vertical tab navigation in player and playlist metaboxes.
• Improved: Admin UI consistency – unified design tokens across settings pages and metaboxes.

Version: 3.0.8

Added: Download button styling option to the audio player elementor widget

Version: 3.0.7

Fixed: Play Large button were not showing for very newly created video player

Version: 3.0.6

Added: Support for AAC(p) audio streaming URLs

Version: 3.0.5

Fixed: Widget does not load in the elementor planel
Improved: Assets management, Assets were loading on all pages
– Added: Preview Player feature – Preview players directly from the players list or edit page

Version: 3.0.4

• Added: A new filter hook leanpl/metabox/field_config
• Added: Support for M4A and AAC audio files
• Enhancement: On Elementor editor mode shortcode does not render

Version: 3.0.3

• Fixed: Installed time overwrite on activation issue
• Added: FAQs

Version: 3.0.2

• Fixed: Dual plugin activation issue

Version: 3.0.0

• Major: Rebranded plugin under LeanPlugins brand
• Major: Renamed from “AZ Video & Audio Player” to “Lean Player – Video & Audio Player for WordPress”
• Added: Global Player Settings – Set default behavior for all players across your site
• Added: Player Manager – Create and manage players through intuitive admin interface
• Added: Simple shortcode system – [lean_player id=”123″]
• Improved: Performance optimizations and code restructuring
• Improved: Aligned with LeanPlugins brand philosophy
• Note: All existing shortcodes remain backward compatible

Version: 2.1.5

• Added: Dynamic tags support for both audio and video player

Version: 2.1.4

• Fixed: Flush of Unstyled Content (FOUC) issue on admin pages

Version: 2.1.3

• Security: Improved output escaping in admin notices

Version: 2.1.2

• Improved: Cross browser compatibility
• Updated: Language translation file

Version: 2.1.1

• Improved: Cache busting mechanism for assets

Version: 2.1.0

• Added: Shortcode support for Audio & Video Player
• Improved: Code optimization and minor improvements
• Updated: Language translation file

Version: 2.0.3

• Updated the plyr library to latest version

Version: 1.0.0

• Initial Release