Lean Player is a video and audio player plugin for WordPress. It plays YouTube videos, Vimeo videos, HTML5 video files, and audio files (MP3, AAC, OGG, WAV, M4A). You can embed players anywhere using a shortcode, the Elementor widget, the Block Editor, or the Classic Editor.
Version 3.1 adds a full playlist feature. You can create a video or audio playlist, choose where the track list sits (left, right, top, or bottom of the player), show thumbnails and duration, and let it auto-advance through items. The playlist works with YouTube, Vimeo, HTML5 video, and audio files, and embeds with [lean_playlist id="123"]. A working playlist is free. A small set of styling and power-user options require Pro.
Lean Player also helps keep media-heavy pages fast. With Media Preload, you choose whether video and audio should load only basic info, wait until the visitor clicks play, or start loading immediately. This is useful for pages with multiple players or playlists.
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This section describes how to install the "Lean Player - Video and Audio Player for WordPress" plugin and get it working.
1) Install
i. Go to the WordPress Dashboard "Add New Plugin" section.
ii. Search For "Lean Player - Video & Audio Player for WordPress".
iii. Install, then Activate it.
OR:
i. Unzip (if it is zipped) and Upload az-video-and-audio-player-addon-for-elementor folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
ii. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
2) Configure
i. After install and activate the plugin you will get a notice to install Elementor Plugin ( If allready have it then do not show any notice. ).
ii. To install the plugin click on the "Button" Install Elementor.
iii. 2 new addons called "Video Player" & "Audio Player" will be appear in Elementor under the "General" category
iv. Drag and Drop the the desired addon to your page, play with the options and relax!
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