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Changelog ​

All notable user-facing changes to FluentPlayer and FluentPlayer Pro are documented here. The newest release is listed first. The free plugin and the Pro extension keep separate changelogs, shown below. Items marked (Pro) require FluentPlayer Pro.

FluentPlayer (Free) ​

1.0.6 — May 20, 2026 ​

  • Feature: Dynamic custom-field source on [fluentplayer] — source_url, source_meta, source_poster attributes for per-render URL override without mutating saved media
  • Feature: Playlist player navigation controls (previous / next) (Pro)
  • Feature: Player share links and context menu
  • Feature: Preset Source media and Auto brand color mode for playlists (Pro)
  • Feature: Unified media list filters in the admin dashboard
  • Feature: Timed content support inside FluentCommunity lessons
  • Improvement: Mux Data analytics payload and reusable field link
  • Improvement: Branding settings logo UX — image-only picker, position active state, conditional fields, clickable preview
  • Improvement: Plugin Check and i18n compliance pass
  • Improvement: Poster-only editor preview mode in Gutenberg
  • Improvement: Self-heal default presets, row actions a11y
  • Improvement: Bound Presto Player migration queries to the active batch / already-migrated set
  • Improvement: Internal modularity refactor across services and controllers
  • Improvement: Quick links dropdown in the media block toolbar
  • Improvement: Media replace editor back button flow
  • Improvement: RTL support across player and admin
  • Fix: Undefined $default_settings warning in the player template
  • Fix: iOS Safari being forced to muted when autoplay is disabled
  • Fix: Preset behavior runtime key normalization
  • Fix: Playlist sidebar collapse on initial mobile load (Pro)
  • Fix: Playlist Block keyboard a11y and frontend grid poster (Pro)
  • Fix: Admin media tag filter contract alignment with REST response shape
  • Fix: Default preload to metadata for lighter initial page weight
  • Fix: Multi-language locale keys alignment
  • Fix: Dedicated player page wide and full block alignment
  • Fix: Duplicate provider replays in email capture submissions
  • Fix: Stream email exports instead of buffering the full set in memory
  • Fix: Remove per-item tag queries from media pagination (N+1)
  • Fix: Email attachment path traversal hardening
  • Fix: Bind analytics and email capture events to the rendered media nonce
  • Fix: Timed content editor spacing controls
  • Fix: Keyboard focus states across player UI
  • Fix: Raw admin exception messages exposure
  • Fix: Presto instant page visibility mapping
  • Fix: Playlist loop setting wiring and menu toggle support (Pro)

1.0.5 — April 24, 2026 ​

  • Feature: Ambient preset layers
  • Feature: Fluent Community block apiVersion 3 support
  • Feature: Support for CRM shortcodes in timed content and dynamic layers
  • Feature: Presto Player migration tooling for importing media, presets, playlists, settings, analytics, and content rewrites
  • Improvement: Preset template consistency
  • Improvement: Default preset slug resolution, fluent_player embed alignment, and media list table widths
  • Security: Hardening and package safety across plugin directories
  • Fix: YouTube Shorts zoom and crop issues on the frontend
  • Fix: Audio player volume controls on mobile devices
  • Fix: Iframe permission guarding and YouTube cross-player message race conditions
  • Fix: Original aspect ratio fallback to 16:9 when source dimensions are unavailable
  • Fix: Provider config redaction, unpublished language media filtering, and media settings cache invalidation
  • Fix: Auto-draft cleanup bounds, PHP 8.4 compatibility

1.0.4 — March 17, 2026 ​

  • Feature: Mux live streaming and VOD provider support
  • Feature: playlist overlay mode setting to playlist block (Pro)
  • Feature: FluentCRM smart code inserter to timed content
  • Feature: configurable thumbnail aspect ratio for all playlist layouts (Pro)
  • Feature: dynamic overlay positioning
  • Improvement: audio player layout and flash prevention
  • Improvement: settings menu mobile responsiveness
  • Improvement: scroll performance and YouTube HD thumbnails
  • Improvement: admin UX and block enhancements
  • Fix: settings menu showing duplicate Playback and Accessibility items
  • Fix: settings menu item styling broken by skin-standard size constraint
  • Fix: JS-PHP connection issues and PHP 8.x compatibility
  • Fix: grid playlist thumbnails display override from Kadence slider (Pro)
  • Fix: mute icon not updating when volume slider reaches zero
  • Fix: stuck autoplay detection
  • Fix: playlist overlay and modal playback bugs (Pro)

1.0.3 — March 10, 2026 ​

  • Feature: keyboard action bezel animations with accessibility controls
  • Feature: settings menu with Playback and Accessibility submenus
  • Feature: ambient preset for looping background video with no controls
  • Feature: shortcode and Fluent ecosystem blocks support in timed content
  • Feature: text color support and makes title optional for form layer
  • Improvement: video duration column in admin media list
  • Improvement: seamless loop for muted autoplay instead of countdown
  • Improvement: Gutenberg block UI polish and CSS cleanup
  • Improvement: lazy-load for better performance
  • Fix: prevent auto-scroll to second video on page load
  • Fix: autoplay on chapter modal and time input glitch
  • Fix: ambient loop restart timing for YouTube embeds

1.0.2 — February 28, 2026 ​

  • Fix: PHP 8.x compatibility
  • Fix: YouTube replay buffering and iframe visibility
  • Refactor: Code refactored for better maintainability

1.0.1 — February 24, 2026 ​

  • Fix: apiVersion 3 YouTube block and iframe issue
  • Fix: handleEmailSubmit signature mismatch

1.0.0 — September 22, 2025 ​

  • Initial release of FluentPlayer
  • Feature: video player powered by Vidstack with HLS support
  • Feature: audio player with dedicated audio layout
  • Feature: YouTube and Vimeo embed support with auto poster and title sync
  • Feature: self-hosted media file support (MP4, WebM, MP3, etc.)
  • Feature: Gutenberg block for the media player (playlist block is Pro)
  • Feature: [fluentplayer] shortcode ([fluentplaylist] is Pro)
  • Feature: playlist support with sidebar and grid layouts (Pro)
  • Feature: drag-and-drop admin dashboard built with Vue 3
  • Feature: player presets (Standard, Floating, Simple, Minimal) with customizable colors
  • Feature: configurable aspect ratios (16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 9:16, 3:2, original)
  • Feature: playback speed control
  • Feature: chapter support with custom time markers
  • Feature: subtitle/caption support
  • Feature: overlay layers system (CTA, email capture, custom HTML)
  • Feature: email capture with FluentCRM integration
  • Feature: timed content for showing overlays at specific timestamps
  • Feature: autoplay with browser mute policy handling
  • Feature: global control bar color and brand color settings
  • Feature: Google Analytics integration (optional)
  • Feature: live preview in admin editor
  • Feature: copy shortcode from media list
  • Feature: media search with collapsible header and debounce

FluentPlayer Pro ​

1.0.6 — May 15, 2026 ​

  • Feature: Player share links and context menu
  • Feature: Playlist navigation controls
  • Feature: Playlist preset source selection with brand color sync from preset source
  • Improvement: Internal modularity refactor across services and controllers
  • Fix: Reject analytics events for replayed or invalid media IDs
  • Fix: Stop returning raw admin exception messages
  • Fix: Normalize timed content padding in the frontend renderer

1.0.5 — April 24, 2026 ​

  • Feature: Support for FluentCRM based conditions
  • Feature: Condition support in Dynamic layer, Email Capture & More
  • Feature: Media tag management support
  • Feature: YouTube subtitle import through the external subtitle service, including caption and hover preview support
  • Feature: Tag-based playlist rendering shortcode
  • Feature: FluentCommunity playlist block support
  • Improvement: Playlist aspect ratio alignment and legacy ratio handling cleanup
  • Security: Hardening across TLS, signed URLs, analytics, playlist layout guards, and Bunny Storage upload path traversal
  • Fix: Playlist asset cache busting now uses the active free plugin version
  • Fix: Mux signed media URLs, signing key settings copy, and playlist window.fluent_player YouTube settings
  • Fix: Bunny Storage CDN signing, Stream asset tokens, and missing tag options service wiring
  • Fix: Analytics unique viewers now count anonymous viewers and preserve dominant country and device per user
  • Fix: Bunny browser uncategorized video filter for root-level video browsing
  • Fix: Debounced YouTube subscriber count lookup in preset editor

1.0.4 — March 17, 2026 ​

  • Feature: FluentCRM smartcode parsing for timed content
  • Feature: Mux integration with API client, service, controller, and routes
  • Feature: Configurable playlist aspect ratio selection for all playlist layouts
  • Feature: Playlist per-video overlay and layers support
  • Feature: BunnyCDN signed URL support for Stream and Storage
  • Security: Stronger output escaping across playlist layout templates
  • Improvement: Analytics tracker behavior with fewer unnecessary flush calls on play/pause
  • Feature: Timed content rendering and API controller
  • Feature: Shortcode processing in timed content output
  • Improvement: Playlist player gesture controls
  • Fix: PHP 8.x compatibility issues
  • Fix: Subtitle endpoints querying non-existent wp_medias table

1.0.2 — February 28, 2026 ​

  • Feature: BunnyCDN subtitles import and HLS MP4 fallback
  • Fix: Caption srclang validation

1.0.1 — February 24, 2026 ​

  • Feature: .srt subtitle file support
  • Feature: Manageable captions from preset
  • Feature: Alignment support for playlist block
  • Improvement: Analytics service with percentage tracking
  • Improvement: BunnyCDN Storage upload performance
  • Fix: BunnyCDN video playback

1.0.0 — February 10, 2026 ​

  • Feature: Initial release of FluentPlayer Pro
  • Feature: Playlist system with Standard and Grid layouts
  • Feature: Playlist Gutenberg block with dedicated CPT
  • Feature: Playlist visibility (public/private) and slug-based permalinks
  • Feature: BunnyCDN Stream integration for video delivery
  • Feature: BunnyCDN Storage integration with streaming proxy and upload
  • Feature: Mailchimp email provider integration
  • Feature: Webhook email provider integration
  • Feature: Player analytics with view tracking and audience retention
  • Feature: Google Analytics event integration
  • Feature: Preset management (CRUD) with customizable settings
  • Feature: Player subtitles/captions support
  • Feature: Sidebar width and title position settings for playlists
  • Feature: Brand color and control bar color customization

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