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

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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Features

Player Management: * Global Player Settings – Set default behavior once for all players * Player Manager – Create and manage players through admin interface * Per-Player Configuration – Override global settings for individual players * Admin Columns – View all players at a glance with Player Type, Source Type, Source, Autoplay status, and copy-ready Shortcode * Preview Player – Preview your player before publishing directly from the players list or from the player edit page * Simple Shortcode – [lean_player id=”123″] to embed anywhere * Player Categories – Group and organize players using categories

Video Sources: * YouTube video support * Vimeo video support * HTML5 video (upload or URL/CDN)

Audio Sources: * Supported formats: MP3, OGG, WAV, M4A, AAC * Audio streaming support (MP3, AAC streams) * Media library upload or direct URL/streaming URL

Playback Options: * Autoplay * Start Muted * Initial Volume control (0-100%) * Loop Playback * HTML5 Media Preload – Keep pages lighter by controlling when video and audio files start loading * Starting Playback Speed (0.5x to 4x) * Pause Other Players – Automatically pause other players when one starts playing (works across standalone players and playlists) [PRO] * Keyboard Shortcuts – Control playback when the player is focused, with optional global shortcuts for single-player pages * Time Display Format – Countdown or elapsed time [PRO] * Skip Forward/Back Amount – Set forward/back jump time (1-60 seconds) [PRO] * Reset to Start When Finished

Player Controls: * Fullscreen button * Click to play/pause * Picture-in-picture (PIP) mode * Keyboard shortcuts * Custom Player Controls – Show/hide and reorder controls (play-large, play, progress, current-time, mute, volume, captions, settings, pip, airplay, fullscreen, download) [PRO] * Auto-Hide Controls – Hide controls during playback [PRO]

Design & Styling: * Display your own preview thumbnail * Primary Color customization – Match player with your brand colors [PRO] * Compatible on all mobile & desktop devices * Very lightweight – no major impact on website speed * Works with all themes

Playlist: * Works with YouTube, Vimeo, HTML5 video, and audio files * Shortcode: [lean_playlist id=”123″] * Search players and add them to a playlist from the admin * Filter players by category and add all from a selected category at once * Panel position: left, right, top, or bottom of the player * Panel width, max width, and height (synced or fixed) * List layout with thumbnails (16:9 or 1:1 shape), duration badge, duration next to title, item numbers, and subtitle/artist text * Play icon: active item only or always visible * Playlist header with title and item count * Light and dark skin * Solid panel background * Auto-advance to the next track when one finishes * Audio now-playing compact view * Grid layout [PRO] * Accent color customization [PRO] * Custom gradient panel background [PRO] * Play icon hidden variant [PRO] * Audio now-playing large card [PRO] * Start from a specific item number [PRO] * Automatic Thumbnail – auto-fetch thumbnails from YouTube and Vimeo when no custom image is set [PRO]

Integration: * Elementor widgets (video & audio) * Block Editor (Gutenberg) support * Classic Editor support * Shortcode support everywhere

Video Player Elementor Widget/Addon Options (All FREE)

• Video Type (YouTube/Vimeo/HTML5)
• YouTube Video URL
• Vimeo Video URL
• HTML5 Video File (Upload or URL)
• Preview Thumbnail
• Autoplay
• Start Muted
• Initial Volume
• Loop Playback
• HTML5 Media Preload – Choose Metadata, None, or Auto loading
• Click Video to Play/Pause
• Fullscreen Button
• Starting Playback Speed
• Picture-in-picture (PIP)
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Reset to Start When Finished
• 20+ Design & Styling options

Audio Player Elementor Widget/Addon Options (All FREE)

• Audio Upload or URL – Supported formats: MP3, OGG, WAV, M4A, AAC, and audio streams (MP3, AAC streams)
• Autoplay
• Start Muted
• Initial Volume
• Loop Playback
• HTML5 Media Preload – Choose Metadata, None, or Auto loading
• Starting Playback Speed
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• 20+ Styling options