MP3 Audio Player · Version history
MP3 Audio Player changelog and version history
- Latest version
- 5.16
- Oct 22, 2026 (19 days ago)
- Releases
- 83
- since 2019
- In the last year
- 10
- about one every 37 days
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.1.4
- PHP 5.6 or later
Releases each year
- 20195 releases
- 20208 releases
- 20214 releases
- 202219 releases
- 202315 releases
- 202420 releases
- 20253 releases
- 20269 releases
20269 releases
MP3 Audio Player 5.16Latest
- Security: Fixed stored XSS in slider navigation alignment. Thanks to Hexxed BitHeadz for reporting the issue through WPScan.
- New: Add external audio source after purchase with backward compatibility
- New: Add secure HTML formatting and order placeholders to license contracts
- Fix: Podcast RSS cron hook registration order
MP3 Audio Player 5.15
- Security: Fixed vulnerability
- New: CSV playlist importer now supports playlist and WooCommerce product tags
- New: Added subtitle styling options to the Shortcode Player Builder
- New: Added a button size option to the Elementor Player Button layout
- Fix: Gutenberg Site Editor templates are now preserved for playlists and playlist taxonomies
- Fix: Karaoke lyrics now synchronize correctly when timestamps do not include milliseconds
- Tweak: Restored the previous Save Changes button label
MP3 Audio Player 5.14.2
- Fix: Audio Player loading issue in certain configurations
MP3 Audio Player 5.14.1
- Fix: Multiple selected player post are now correctly loaded with WP 7.1
MP3 Audio Player 5.14
- Fix: Download AskEmailClick button now works correctly in the Mini Player
- Fix: License PDF generation with the Gutenberg Checkout Block
- Fix: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability reported by Patchstack
- Fix: Audio Player widget issue in the Gutenberg editor introduced with WordPress 7.1
MP3 Audio Player 5.13.1
- Hotfix: Share button issue when playlist is set to reverse mode.
- Hotfix: Favorite button issue when playlist is set to reverse mode.
MP3 Audio Player 5.13
- Fix: Remember Track Progress no longer stores an incorrect playback position
- Fix: Download links now work correctly when media library files are hosted on an external server
- Fix: Prevent unnecessary AJAX calls when built-in statistics are disabled
- Fix: Remove Add to Cart option now works correctly with WooCommerce variable products on single product post
- Fix: Added extra bottom spacing to popups to prevent browser navigation bars from hiding content on mobile devices
- Fix: Preview Generator now supports all post types
- Fix: Draft playlist posts now display correctly in frontend preview mode
- Fix: CMB2 checkbox compatibility with WordPress 7
- Fix: CSV post import regression introduced by the JSON import security update
- Fix: Share button issue when playlist order is reversed
- Fix: RSS player artwork now updates correctly based on the current track artwork
- Fix: Security vulnerability reported by patchstack
- Fix: Favorite icon display issue with the Starter plan
- Tweak: Updated labels in the Shortcode Builder for improved clarity
MP3 Audio Player 5.12
- Fix: Resolved a SSRF security vulnerability
- Fix: PHP warning in wp-admin caused by accessing array offset on null playlist
- Fix: PHP warning regarding undefined array key “track_pos”
- Fix: MiniPlayer not loading with pagination ON, shuffle ON, and lazy load OFF
- Fix: Sticky Icecast metadata not updating when widget player is not selected
- Fix: Filter init when search and field columns are disabled
- Fix: Lyrics | Karaoke Mode issue
- Tweak: Icecast support for Airtime Pro JSON
MP3 Audio Player 5.11
- Fix: Waveform width issue caused by css from third party themes or plugins
- Fix: PHP error with RSS feed as source in some condition
- Fix: Add to cart button on mobile
- Fix: Tracklist Note button issue when reverse tracklist option is enable from post option
- Fix: Icecasts – Convert the feed to json format. Some feed was received as string
- Fix: PHP error with the license pdf generator
- Fix: Bulk importer – Set the audio file(s) as the purchased file(s) option to prevent manual work
- Tweak: License Contract – Removed unused LICENSE_TYPE variable type
- Fix: Resolved a security vulnerability
20253 releases
MP3 Audio Player 5.10
- New: WooCommerce – Added option to set separate Preview and Purchased audio files. After buying a track, customers can instantly download and listen to their purchased version on the frontend, and the Add to Cart button can automatically adjust based on purchase status. All new settings are availab…
- New: WooCommerce – Create a player widget which contains all tracks purchased by the user
- New: Semantic accessibility: add role “button” to control buttons
- Fix: special characters issue with the sticky player
- Fix: Streaming: Album artwork was often the wrong one. We have improved the fetch
- Fix: Streaming – Update for Public Radio Co
- Fix: Filters – Lazyload filters now match exact values (e.g. Male is treated separately from Female).
- Fix: Filters – Filter condition OR parameter with no lazyload
- Fix: Elementor editor – Conditon issue with tracklist play button options
- Fix: Shortcode builder – Add responsive carousel slide per view options and meta title group styling
- Fix: Issue with Lazy load applied through the gutenberg extra parameter option
- Fix: Show Control On Hover condition now working
- Fix: CPT Categories created with JetEngine is now supported
- Fix: Gutenberg – Scrollbar option issue
- Fix: Image size in the email-capture popu
- Fix: Shuffle order after filtering when sticky is disabled
- Fix: Pagination issue in rare condition
- Fix: Mobile Popup CTA
- Fix: RSS Feed – Reverse tracklist parameter now working
- Fix: Plugin conflict with other CMB2 plugins in some case
- Fix: Now display whats currently playing for Citrus Streams
- Fix: PHP warning regarding sonaar_license when WC is not activated
- Fix: PHP Warning with WC 3.0+
- Fix: PHP 8.2 notice with html2pdf library
- Tweak: Load Elementor Categories the right way. Fix conflict with other plugins in some case
- Tweak: Show track not found warning from search or specific player only
- Tweak: WooCommerce – Display correct WC price if using geolocation
- Tweak: Make sure plugin review admin notice is not shown if not admin
- Tweak: Shortcode Builder – Add visual helper when no track found
MP3 Audio Player 5.9.5
- New: Add “Order” option to the playlist/episode post type to allow manual ordering
- Fix: Icecast: Force Optional Image when no image is provided by the json
- Fix: Carousel “view detail” and “favorite” issue when source is “Post”
- Fix: Allow dash character (#) in the feed_title shortcode attribute
- Fix: Playlist padding not working in Elementor Editor in some case
- Fix: Lyrics Karaoke not working when sticky player loaded on page load
- Fix: Search and tag filter not working in some case
- Fix: Compatibility issue with JetMenu plugin
- Fix: Translation of License and contract default value.
- Fix: Tracklist Grid: Fix play button over image when “Link to the post page” is enable
- Fix: PDF Licence creation not working with Cyrillic
- Fix: Issue with special characters in the product attribute name
- Fix: Chip widget: Fix Clear All Button
- Update: Moment JS library 2.30.1
- Update: Swiper JS Library 11.2.3
- Tweak: Speed Optimization of the frontend. Removed unnecessary query
- Tweak: Renamed Icecast Stream for Live Stream in the admin area
- Tweak: Add ALT text on sticky player thumbnail
- Fix: Resolved a security vulnerability with broken access control
MP3 Audio Player 5.9.4
- Fix: Caroussel Slider with Favorites
- Fix: PHP warning in the classic Widget interface in some case
- Fix: Special characters issue with post title when using ACF as source
- Fix: Sticky player float layout progress bar visibility
- Fix: Three dots clicking issue on the CTAs
- Fix: Resolved a security vulnerability
202420 releases
MP3 Audio Player 5.9.3
- Fix: Compatiblity issue with Elementor 3.26. Elementor new update caused the plugin not loading/crash on Elementor pages. https://github.com/elementor/elementor/issues/29425
- New: Fetch playlist based on authors names https://drops.sonaar.io/i/8F4UB1
- New: Added ‘srmp3_disable_wc_player’ filter hook to disable player on the WC product thumbnails
- Fix: Anchor RSS feed importation issue
- Fix: CSV Import issue when CSV uses commas as delimiter
- Fix: Mobile issue with the Download & Buy buttons in some case
- Fix: Improved admin UI to make sure the user can click only 1 time on Activate my License
- Fix: Admin column order for Music Licenses CPT
- Fix: Broken Access Control vulnerability
- Tweak: Allow to list tracks based on tags, not only on categories
- Tweak: Advanced Triggers – Audio was muted when using advanced rules in some case
- Tweak: Track Memory. Add a status “completed” in the json storage when the track has been completed
- Tweak: Improved UI of the Import Template Admin Area
- Tweak: Optimized the speed of the backend
MP3 Audio Player 5.9.1
- Hotfix: Carousel Slider not working since last update
- Hotfix: Artist Names not displaying in the tracklist since last update
MP3 Audio Player 5.9
- New: Introducing Advanced Triggers. Engage listeners with playback actions and download buttons, including previews, watermarks, ads, popups, redirects, scrolling, and role-based interactive enhancements. Learn More
- New: Add PHP filters for developers to filter track title, album title, artist name and album covers with their own custom fields
- Tweak: Improved the loading speed in both frontend and backend
- Tweak: Updated the Twitter icon to the new X logo
- Tweak: The previous button now resets the track to the beginning if over 2 seconds have played, or skips to the previous track
- Tweak: The single template shortcode in the settings is now effective for the taxonomy template as well
- Tweak: Merged v5.8 Collected Emails to its own CPT
- Tweak: Sticky Player Metabox now display only on public CPT
- Fix: Excluded Categories now working with Post Categories
- Fix: issue when using barbaJS and the share/favorite buttons
- Fix: Issue with Search Widget and WooCommerce Archive when using a block theme
- Fix: Remember Track Progress option now working from global settings
- Fix: Display Artist Name below Track Title option since last Elementor update
- Fix: User Recently Played Track when we start track from the player widget
- Fix: Audio Preview not working in some special cases
- Fix: Multiplayer Soundwaves issue
- Fix: Minor Admin Tweaks and JS optimization
- Fix: Resolved a security vulnerability
MP3 Audio Player 5.8
- New: Introducing Ask for Email to Access Download for Business Plan users. Turn your download buttons into a powerful lead generation tool. By enabling dynamic visibility on your download button, you can easily configure it to prompt users for their email, after which the file will be delivered aut…
- New: Introducing Make an Offer / Negotiate Button for Business Plan users. You can give your audience the flexibility to negotiate the price. Say goodbye to rigid pricing structures and hello to customer-driven sales. Learn More
- New: Option to display Next/Previous/Tracklist button directly in the mobile sticky bar
- New: Option to support artwork background image with the shortcode builder
- New: Collected Emails tab in the plugin settings to export emails collected from the Ask For Email feature
- New: Option to display the track artwork as a blurred background image in the lightbox (Product Variations, Ask For Emails, Make an Offer)
- Tweak: Ability to play the related audio file from the popup modal
- Tweak: Moved Download Button settings into its own tab in the plugin settings
- Tweak: You can now add a next/previous button on the boxed layout
- Tweak: When disabling the continuous player, it was still displaying on the frontend until cookies were cleared
- Fix: Audio Previews generating a Content-Length header not set in some case
- Fix: Prevent JS error with the sticky CTA when playing another player widget
- Fix: Matomo Plugin not collecting player statistic since their last update
- Fix: Display issues with some themes that use the .content class
- Fix: Sticky Player not showing in some conditions caused by jQuery
- Fix: PHP notice with the Elementor Editor in some conditions
- Fix: Track Ordering when ordered by total sales
- Fix: Excluding continuous player on the product pages with custom slugs is now working
MP3 Audio Player 5.7.1
- New: Setup Wizard to get started when you activate the plugin a first time
- Tweak: Improved translation strings so they can be much easier to translate
- Tweak: Display notice to admin user when max_input_vars is not enough
- Fix: Issue when removing Favorites if you are not using the sticky player
- Fix: Issue with Most Recent Played Track in some conditions
- Fix: Issue with pagination if you are not using the sticky player
- Fix: Issue with Preview Generation when using .dev domain
- Fix: PHP 8.2 Warning – Creation of dynamic property is deprecated
- Fix: Security Patch
MP3 Audio Player 5.7.0.1
- Fix: Audio Preview not generating with WooCommerce or Classic Editor Post
- Fix: Warning: Undefined array key “show_miniplayer_note_bt”
MP3 Audio Player 5.7
- New: Audio Previews, Audio Watermarks, Audio Ads, Fade-in and Fade-out audio generation in 1-click are now available for ALL our Business Plan (or higher) users without the needs to have FFMPEG installed! All audio processing is done off-site via our external API server, ensuring your audio files r…
- New: Option to set an info icon button on the mini player widget to display the track description
- Tweak: You can now set an external URL for the audio preview
- Tweak: Unified the Repeat Icon size with the other control buttons
- Fix: JS error related to srp_var in edit post area
- Fix: Prevent PHP error with third party plugins using CMB2 conditionals
- Fix: Shuffle button not highlighted if Enable Shuffle is set on the player widget
- Fix: Avoid scrolling to top when using pagination. Add the class srp-scrolltotracklisttop-disable to the player to disable the auto scroll
- Removed sonaar_events table creation on plugin activation. Built-in stats are officially deprecated
- Code Optimization
MP3 Audio Player 5.6
- New: Add Repeat Control Buttons in the widget players. You can enable it site-wide from WP-Admin > MP3 Player > Widget/Sticky Player > Display Repeat Button. Additionally, you can enable it for individual widget instances.
- New: Azuracast radio support to display whats currently playing
- Tweak: Shuffle Icon design
- Tweak: Added title attribute for player controls. You can translate them in MP3 Player > Settings > Widget Player
- Tweak: New action hook srmp3_pre_get_playlist for get_playlist function
- Fix: Issue with Elementor DB Update cause a fatal error in some case
- Fix: Track color titles in shortcode builder in darkmode.
- Fix: Duplicate search value with single quote, with the Right Single Quotation Mark Hexo code. Eg : Search for “O’Brien” and “O’Brien”
- Fix: Compatibility issue with Icecast Player Plugin.
- Fix: Sticky Player download button: redirection issue when condition is not Met
- Fix: Security patch related with XSS in some case
MP3 Audio Player 5.5
- New: Dark mode for the admin settings and shortcode builder
- New: Shortcode Builder. Add option to set a preview background color in the builder
- New: Option to set filename as tracktitle in the main admin page
- Tweak: Optimized admin speed and prevent useless API Check
- Tweak: Shortcode Builder UI. No admin notice + Use scrollbars in the builder for better UI
- Tweak: Admin CSS now use SCSS
- Fix: When using audio spectrum, the browser memory pilled up even if the track was not playing
- Fix: PHP error when “this widget” is selected as source and no artwork is set
- Fix: Set the carousel to Track when current post is used in the player source
- Fix: Shortcode Builder. The category multicheck was always visible when no category is available
MP3 Audio Player 5.4.0.2
- Fix: Shortcode builder not loading under certain conditions
- Fix: Elementor Updater causing error under certain conditions
- Fix: Playlists not showing up in admin under very specific conditions
MP3 Audio Player 5.4.0.1
- HotFix: Remove shortcode Output on frontend for Elementor Users.
MP3 Audio Player 5.4
- New: Introducing our new visual Shortcode Player Builder that allows you to create and customize audio players using shortcodes in real-time. The old shortcode generator has been removed. Screenshot
- New: Introducing a Shortcode Template library where you can import pre-designed shortcodes (Pro version)
- New: Remember Track Progress. Enable this feature on your player widget to have tracks resume from where the user last stopped listening. Useful for Audio Books, Podcasts and eLearning.
- New: User Recently Player Track feed type. This feature offers a personalized experience for your site visitors by displaying a player with their most recently played tracks. Documentation
- Tweak: Improved the loading speed in the admin area
- Tweak: Admin UI
- Fix: Call to action in the mobile sticky were not displayed under certain conditions.
- Fix: Icecast player that has a cover set in the json will now display
- Fix: Issue with Waveform peak generation in admin area not working
- Fix: Prevent sticky player to start if the page has access restriction with WC Membership plugin
- Fix: Allow target=”_blank” into track description
- Fix: PHP Warning displayed with specific condition
- Code Optimization
MP3 Audio Player 5.3
- New: UI redesign of the admin settings
- New: Support for the new Text to Speech AI Plugin for MP3 Audio Player by Sonaar which is currently under review.
- New: The filter widget and tracklist columns now support all post and custom post type (CPT) taxonomies. Previously, only the sr_playlist CPT and the Product CPT were compatible.
- New: Added an option to hide album title in the sticky player.
- New: Added the ability to display track description in the mini player metas
- Tweak: Mobile Sticky Player extender panel when no artwork is set. The sticky player extender panel was full height.
- Tweak: Ability to remove our custom post type (eg: All Tracks & Playlists) from the admin menu
- Tweak: Set default settings when installing the plugin for the first time
- Tweak: Improved the admin hooks
- Fix: Pause button bug in the elementor editor when lazyload is enable
- Fix: Issue with player not working when track title was only a number.
- Fix: Prevent displaying ‘Track 1’ on the frontend if no MP3 set.
- Fix: Sticky player tracklist background color no appearing with specific condition
- Fix: Offset alignment with track title and an empty artist title
- Fix: PHP warning if player has a taxonomy term set but user removes the taxonomy term.
MP3 Audio Player 5.2
MP3 Audio Player 5.1.1
MP3 Audio Player 5.1
MP3 Audio Player 5.0.3
MP3 Audio Player 5.0.2
MP3 Audio Player 5.0.1
MP3 Audio Player 5.0
202315 releases
MP3 Audio Player 4.10.1
MP3 Audio Player 4.10
MP3 Audio Player 4.9
MP3 Audio Player 4.8.1
MP3 Audio Player 4.8
MP3 Audio Player 4.7
MP3 Audio Player 4.6.2
MP3 Audio Player 4.6.1
MP3 Audio Player 4.5.1
MP3 Audio Player 4.5
MP3 Audio Player 4.4.1
MP3 Audio Player 4.4
MP3 Audio Player 4.3.1
MP3 Audio Player 4.3
MP3 Audio Player 4.2
202219 releases
MP3 Audio Player 4.1.3
MP3 Audio Player 4.1.1
MP3 Audio Player 4.1
MP3 Audio Player 4.0
MP3 Audio Player 3.3
MP3 Audio Player 3.2.1
MP3 Audio Player 3.2
MP3 Audio Player 3.1
MP3 Audio Player 3.0.2
MP3 Audio Player 3.0.1
MP3 Audio Player 3.0
MP3 Audio Player 2.4.3
MP3 Audio Player 2.4.2
MP3 Audio Player 2.2.4
MP3 Audio Player 2.2.3
MP3 Audio Player 2.2.2
MP3 Audio Player 3.6
MP3 Audio Player 3.5
MP3 Audio Player 3.4
20214 releases
MP3 Audio Player 2.4.1
MP3 Audio Player 2.4
MP3 Audio Player 2.3.2
MP3 Audio Player 2.3
20208 releases
MP3 Audio Player 2.2.1
MP3 Audio Player 2.2
MP3 Audio Player 2.1
MP3 Audio Player 2.0.2
MP3 Audio Player 2.0.1
MP3 Audio Player 2.0
MP3 Audio Player 1.5
MP3 Audio Player 1.4.2
20195 releases
MP3 Audio Player 1.4.1
MP3 Audio Player 1.4
MP3 Audio Player 1.3
MP3 Audio Player 1.2
MP3 Audio Player 1.0
Questions about MP3 Audio Player’s releases
What is the latest version of MP3 Audio Player?
5.16, released on Oct 22, 2026 (2 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 5.6 or later.
How often is MP3 Audio Player updated?
10 releases in the last year, about one every 37 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from September 2019.
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