What’s New in Presto Player Free?

New:

• Searchable captions! 🎉

Fix:

• Issue with private audio not working for some WordPress users.
• Issue with action bar and CTA links not working sometimes with url parameters.

Improvement:

• Make captions autodetect text direction.

Fix:

• Improve accessibility on control buttons with aria-pressed.
• Issue with captions sometimes not switching.
• Fix: issue with audio player email capture not working.

Fix:

• Issue with Integrations settings tab not loading for non-pro users

New:

• Webhooks email capture integration (Pro)

Fix:

• Issue with muted autoplay on iOS devices.
• CSS issue with classic bunny.net popup.

Fix:

• Issue with Divi sometimes not able to query media items.
• The issue with large play button sizing not matching Modern skin.
• The issue with block widgets was sometimes not loading video scripts.

New:

• Add filters for HTML attributes to player.

Fix:

• Issue with fallback iframes not having a title attribute.

Fix:

• The issue with volume when the chapter is clicked.
• Player icons not working with cross origin URL.

Improvement:

• Use native HLS implementation for iOS devices to increase compatibility with different HLS streaming services.

Fix:

• Reset player progress on end of the video to prevent issue with TutorLMS.

Fix:

• Styling for Preset list in the editor.
• Menu icon compatibility with WordPress 6.0.

Improvement:

• Remove temporary files.

Fix:

• Add function checks in case wp_get_attachment_url is called before WP loads.
• Removing videos database table on uninstall.
• Error removing data on plugin uninstall.

Improvement:

• Increased limit for Bunny.net stream collection list

Fix:

• Double play button on iOS mobile devices when Muted Autoplay Preview is enabled

Fix:

• Media was not loading on non LifterLMS pages.

Fix:

• Issue with CTA skip button sometimes not working on mobile.

Fix:

• Player gets paused when multiple media have muted autoplay enabled on the same page.
• UI issue with Media hub list in Divi Builder plugin.
• Player not loading LifterLMS Quiz pages.

Improvement:

• UI tweaks in the video player appearance.

Fix:

• Long URLs were not working for the player.

New:

• Introduced Modern skin for the video. ( https://prestoplayer.com/docs/change-skins-for-your-video/ )
• Introduced Business skin for the video.

Fix:

• Quality switcher missing on iOS device for HLS videos.
• Incorrect video links on RSS feed.

Fix:

• Bunny.net popup UI issue with WordPress 5.9.
• Undefined error on click of private audio switch.

Fix:

• Issue with colors not applying to watermark.

Fix:

• Chapters not showing in timeline for Vimeo videos.
• Dynamic text not being replaced in Watermark.
• Issue where muted autoplay videos requiring double-tap on iOS to play.
• Hide logo option not showing in preview.

New:

• CSS variables for unauthorized view styling.

Fix:

• Issue with TutorLMS latest update breaking videos.
• Timestamp links now inherit theme styles.

New:

• Settings to set Default Preset for Audio player.

Fix:

• Audio Player preview UI issues on analytics screen

New:

• Audio player – ( https://prestoplayer.com/docs/presto-player-audio/ )
• Timestamp links shortcode – ( https://prestoplayer.com/docs/presto-timestamps/ )

Fix:

• Right to Left issue with the email capture form.
• Whitelist CSS variables for compatibility on archive pages.

Improvements:

• Compatibility with with WordPress.com hosting stripping out player tag.
• Automatically set media hub title when left blank.

Fix:

• z-index issue where action bar is below muted preview.
• Double-play button issue on iOS devices when muted preview and large play button are enabled.

New:

• LifterLMS video progression and analytics integration. Learn More
• Video end options (go to start, loop)
• WP Rocket compatibility with “Delay Javascript Execution” option.

Improvements:

• Shortcode enhancements – ability to add both id and src attributes.

Fix:

• Elementor module edit links for multisite.
• Conflict with Kadence Blocks spacer block in Admin.

Fix:

• issue with Dynamic URL Override with Elementor not changing providers.

Fix

• Email capture not syncing with integrations.

Fix

• Add compatibility for Vimeo’s new private video hash.
• Fix issue with video titles getting reset on analytics page.

Fix

• Fix issue with built-in analytics sometimes not working with Youtube videos.

Fix

• Fix compatibility issue with Loco translate not picking up translations from custom directories.
• Fix bug where custom css was getting cleared when editing a video.

Fix

• Fix issue with Action Bar not displaying if set to display at 0%.

Fix

• Email capture and CTA no longer need to exit fullscreen to show.
• Fix issue with private bunny.net videos not loading properly in Overlays editor.
• Fix compatibility with WPRocket delay javascript functionality.
• Fix issue where Youtube video gets unmuted automatically previously muted then paused and played again.
• Fix issue with videos not showing in RSS feeds.

Fix

• Muted autoplay not working properly.

Fix

• Fix memory leak sometimes causing longer videos to freeze or crash.

Fix

• Add placeholder for video loading.
• Fix incorrect title in google analytics.
• Fix race condition where HLS/Bunny videos sometimes won’t load if browser caching is enabled.
• Change default lazy loaded Youtube size to be 16/9 to prevent size jump.

Fix

• Fix issue with CTA and Email Collection sometimes getting delayed.
• Fix global styles not being outputted in Elementor.
• Fix issue with long urls sometimes not saving video.
• Fix translations issue with Youtube preset.

Fix

• Fix issue with Rankmath breaking Presto Player in Divi Editor.
• Fix issue with shortcode returning styles when inserted into Gutenberg editor.
• Fix issue with large play button going behind controls on small player sizes.
• Fix issue with some servers changing deleted_at from NULL to 0000-00-00 00:00:00.

Fix

• Fix issue with search term not being sent to server in Divi module.

Fix

• Fix issue with caption z-index for when dynamic javascript is not enabled.
• Fix issue with Email Collection not exiting fullscreen mode.

• New Feature: Divi Integration.
• New Feature: Dyamic Overlays.
• New Feature: Dyanmic Text Watermark.
• Fix issue where Google Analytics was adding multiple load and play events.
• Fix issue where large play button will appear in muted overlay when not selected in preset.

Fix

• Fix issue with CTA sometimes not displaying if set to 100% and Lazy Load Youtube is enabled.
• Fix issue with CTA overlay opacity not saving.
• Fix issue with Safari poster image sometimes not displaying.
• Add bottom padding for iPhones full screen for Play inline option.
• Fix issue with “Hide Youtube UI” cutting off on fullscreen in some monitors.
• Fix PHP notice in elementor when there are not media hub items.

Fix

• Caption z-index.

Fix

• Fix height issue with bundled javascript versions.
• Fix centering issue with Youtube.

Fix

• Issue with CTAs sometimes not appearing.

Fix

• Fix height issue with Vimeo videos on iOS devices.

Fix

• Fix issue with videos not being centered in iOS fullscreen.
• Fix issue with non-standard HLS links not playing as HLS.
• Fix issue with Lazy Load Youtube Videos needing a second click on newer iPad devices to play.
• Allow focus mode to work with Muted Autoplay.

Fix

• Fix issue with Vimeo videos in Android Webview
• Fix additional request with Vimeo videos due to component re-rendering.
• Fix issue with Large Play button appearing on Muted Overlay when not enabled in preset.
• Fix HLS stuttering issue on iOS devices if Dynamically Load Javascript was not enabled.

Fix

• Fix 5.8 block_categories and allowed_block_types deprecations.

Fix

• Fix issue with CTA sometimes not showing in bundle (non-dynamic javascript setting).

Fix

• Fix issue where HLS script sometimes doesn’t load depending on theme hooks.
• Fix missing “Login” translation in non-logged-in template.

Fix

• Fix issue where Youtube and Vimeo were not using native player with playsinline turned off.
• Fix issue with native iOS player and CTAs.
• Fix issue with multiple non-preloaded HLS streams on the same page.
• Fix issue with CTAs sometimes not displaying
• Added missing translation for private video login text.

Fix

• Better default aspect ratio (16:9) for HLS streams that are not preloaded.
• Fix video previews being missing from video analytics page.

Fix

• Analytics video edit button opacity.

Fix

• Add Play only in Viewport feature.
• Add login message for private videos.
• Per user video analytics.
• HLS loading improvements.
• Fix date dropdown in analytics.

Fix

• Add a dedicated “Captions” button option.
• Change “Play In Viewport” wording to “Focus Mode”.
• Change resume play position to only happen past 1 second.
• Prevent lazy loaded youtube videos from sometimes automatically autoplaying in the admin.

Fix

• Add Call to Action Feature
• Added player custom CSS box.
• Added default preset option
• Fixed missing translations.

Fix

• Shortcode enhancements View Docs.
• Ability to turn on/off dynamic javascript loading for better compatibility with script combining.
• Preset option to choose sticky scroll position.
• Preset option for turning on captions by default.

Fix

• Fix issue with sticky scroll sometimes not working.
• Fix minor styling issue with caption wrapping.

Fix

• PHP 8 Compatibility
• Add bulk editing features to Media Hub.
• Fix issue with Elementor not previewing bunny.net stream videos
• Fix issue where Bunny Stream private api key could not be manually updated on settings page.
• Fix issue with GoDaddy feedback modal breaking javascript on our post type page.

Fix

• Fix issue with slow preset seeding query

Fix

• Fix issue with Open In New Tab not saving for custom button in Action Bar.

Fix

• Fix issue with individual video pages not loading.
• Fix issue with Bunny stream videos not showing title.
• Allow vimeo direct hls urls in player.

Fix

• Fix rounded corners issue in Safari.
• Fix issue with more than 100 videos in a bunny.net collection.

Fix

• Remove error logging from development.

Fix

• Fix issue with email capture sometimes not displaying.

Fix

• New Action Bar. Add a timed YouTube subscribe bar or custom call to action.
• Fix default presets not being translatable.

Fix

• Fix issue with free users not being able to add channel id.

Fix

• Fix issue with Learndash caching video progress when video is changed.
• Fix RTL issue with video chapters.

Fix

• Fix issue with TutorLMS video progression not marking lessons as complete.
• Fix issue where instructor roles in Learndash didn’t have access to Bunny.net blocks.

Fix

• Add css part to logo so it can be styled.
• Add visit time to progress for integrations.

Fix

• Update core plugin for Bunny.net stream integration!

Fix

• Fix scrolling issue with bunny classic modal.
• Clear transient to force pro update check when core is updated.

Fix

• Fix issue where some user roles could not add videos if they could not edit posts.
• Fix php notice for undefined $logic_video when learndash is enabled and “AFTER” is chosen for video progression.
• Automatic RTL language support for email overlay, chapters and captions.
• Add css parts to overlay (play button, image) so they can be styled with custom css.
• Fix fullscreen centering issue with vimeo on iOS
• Fix fullscreen z-index issue with youtube on iOS

Fix

• Fix issue with Lazy Load youtube requiring double click on iOS Safari.
• Fix issue with overlay not appearing on admin.

Fix

• Fix issue with Learndash where Mark Complete buttons don’t appear if “BEFORE” is selected in video progression.
• Compatibility with Siteground Optimizer
• Add video Fallbacks for when javascript fails to load.
• Fix issue with default Youtube poster images sometimes not loading.

Fix

• Fix poster image not showing for Vimeo videos.
• Fix issue with poster image not appearing if more than one Youtube video is on a page.
• Fix debug notices if Learndash is activated but on a non-learndash page.

Fix

• Fix javascript error when “Use existing on-page tag” setting is selected.
• Fix conflict with WP Offload SES plugin.

Fix

• Fix issue where sticky scroll sometimes wasn’t disabled on presets.
• Do fallback for Youtube Videos in Webview due to webview play restrictions in the YouTube API.

Fix

• Fix issue with LearnDash lesson associated steps not being accessible if “before” is selected for display timing.

Fix

• WPRocket script combine compatibility.
• Fix issue with Youtube autoplay and Youtube muted autoplay not working intermittently.
• Fix issue with iOS/Safari/Vimeo during fullscreen where the video is not showing if rounded corners are enabled.
• Fix issue with 10 second skip tooltip showing 0s instead of 10s.

Fix

• Fix analytics reporting issue since 1.0.0.

Fix

• Fix issue with email overlay not showing if percentage is chosen.

Fix

• Fix issue with email overlay sometimes showing incorrectly.

Fix

• Fix remove unused javascript files.

Fix

• Fix issue where muted autoplay sometimes working with YouTube videos.

Fix

• Email Capture (Requires Pro v1.0.0) – capture emails from visitors to allow watching of videos on your site. Integrate with FluentCRM, Mailchimp, MailerLite, or ActiveCampaign.
• Youtube Privacy Enhanced Mode (Requires Pro v1.0.0) – you can now turn this global setting on to embed YouTube videos without using cookies that track viewing behaviour.
• Style-Conflict Free – The player has been refactored into a web component, so it is now unaffected by theme styles.
• Dynamic Loading – The player now loads dynamically on the page, meaning it works seamlessly with popup plugins and lazy or ajax loading content.

Fix

• Fix issue with sticky scroll z-index.

Fix

• Fix issue with Email capture z-index with Youtube videos
• Fix issue with Email capture not automatically playing lazy loaded Youtube videos.

Fix

• Fix issue with Vimeo private videos not showing if domain restriction was enabled.

Fix

• Fix issue with Vimeo video not vertically centering on iOS devices.
• Fix issue with Learndash sometimes not hiding “Mark Complete” button.

Fix

• Fix issue with muted autoplay playing with volume with Youtube videos introduced in last update.

Fix

• Fix issue where Youtube video plays muted if clicked while loading.

Fix

• TutorLMS video progression and watch time integration! Watch A Video
• Fix issue with some servers not allowing indexing of large varchar fields in database (Pantheon).

Fix

• Fix style issue with Presto video block placeholder.
• Fix issue with Vimeo controls not being able to be retrieved in Firefox.
• Fix issue with not entering iosfullscreen of vimeo videos with playsinline=true.
• Fix vimeo aspect ratio on mobile.

Fix

• Fix issue with black bars appearing on the top and bottom of YouTube videos.

Fix

• Fix issue with learndash not disabling complete lesson button with “Before” selected.
• Fix issue with Youtube not fetching max res poster image.

Fix

• Fix issue with reusable videos showing up as “Untitled” on analytics page and not be clickable.

Fix

• Fix issue with Vimeo videos not being able to be played in Chrome if unmuted.

Fix

• Fix issue with some translations not being picked up due to JSX formatting.

Fix

• Fix issue with learndash not marking lesson as complete when quiz is next step.

Fix

• Fix issue with private self-hosted video not working for non-admin users.
• Fix issue with Vimeo showing Vimeo’s play button if Presto Player’s play button was not set.
• Add ability to filter block attributes/data.

Fix

• Fix issue where muted autoplay was sometimes not logging analytics.
• Fix issue with translations overwriting some gutenberg translations in admin.

Fix

• Fix issue with translations breaking settings page.
• Fix issue with learndash progression not working with Elementor pages.

Fix

• Fix conflict between Gravity Forms Block and Presto Player

Fix

• Adding missing translation strings
• Fix issue where tapping muted autoplay video sometimes needed double tap on mobile.

Fix

• Fix issue with Loco Translate picking up wrong .pot file

Fix

• Fix issue with javascript translations not applying with Loco Translate.

Fix

• Fix missing javascript translations on admin.
• Fix issue with iOS devices not being able to tap to get vimeo controls back.
• Fix issue with muted autoplay not restarting.

Fix

• Add HLS video support! (Pro)
• Fix issue with Vimeo and save play position
• Fix issue with ajax progress and multiple players per page.
• Fix issue with LearnDash + Elementor not letting Elementor load if WP_DEBUG is on.

Fix

• Update PHP requirements to 7.1
• Fix issue with muted autoplay not resuming play position on play when both options are enabled.
• Fix muted overlay focus style conflict that won’t allow playing on some mobile devices while using Beaver Builder.
• Fix issue with poster image not appearing in desktop Safari for some videos.
• Fix issue where YouTube Autoplay sometimes does not have sound on Edge, Safari and Firefox.

Fix

• Issue with play button missing on muted autoplay with TutorLMS
• Issue with Beaver Themer overriding focus styles on play button causing it to not be tappable on mobile.
• Enhancement: Ship javascript source files with plugin to help with translations.

Fix

• Fix conflict with Beaver Builder not allowing mobile clicks with muted autoplay.

Fix

• Fix issue where ajax progress wasn’t reaching 100%.
• Fix issue where ajax progress wasn’t working without pro version installed.
• Fix issue where ajax progress was sending progress for muted autoplay.
• Make sure overlay images are responsive in case theme doesn’t have responsive image css.
• Add translations to screen reader elements in player.

Fix

• Fix conflict with fitvids.js script.

Fix

• Add polyfill for older browsers.
• Fix style conflict with astra and progress/volume bars.

Fix

• Fix some issues with fullscreen z-index on iOS devices.
• Fix overflow issue with playback speed menu on mobile.
• Make sure volume nob is not hidden on mobile in case of previous muting of other players.
• Fix issue where progress hook was never reaching 100%

Fix

• Rename preload options to “performance preference” to make the feature easier to understand.

Fix

• Fix issue with chapters not showing up if “Performance Preference” is set to “extreme”.
• Add some missing javascript translations.

Fix

• Added LearnDash progression!

Fix

• Allow related videos to be clickable at end of youtube videos.

Fix

• Fix issue with Presto Player breaking Cartflows pages when using Elementor.

Fix

• Add php actions for video progress for compatibility with 3rd party plugins.
• Don’t load analytics or refresh analytics nonce unless video has started playing.

Fix

• Classic editor compatibility.

Fix

• Fix issue where video scripts were being loaded on pages without videos.

Fix

• Revert last change due to issues with Elementor.

Fix

• Fix issue where video scripts were being loaded on pages without videos.

Fix

• More reliable video script output on Elementor templates.

Fix

• More reliable video script output on shortcodes in different contexts (ACF, Pods).

Fix

• Fix issue with svg controls not loading on backend.

Fix

• Add tags for filtering/sorting of Media Hub.

Fix

• Ensure tags taxonomy is private.

Fix

• Fix issue with Vimeo videos not rendering correctly in Beaver Builder module.

Fix

• Database performance optimizations
• Fix issue if jQuery migrate is disabled.

Fix

• Only save our settings on the settings page to prevent invalid errors for other settings.

Fix

• New: Beaver Builder Module!
• Fix compatibility issues with iOS Safari with certain video settings.

Fix

• Fix possible glitch with sidebar plugins crashing on reusable video pages.

Fix

• Fix issue with videos not showing up with Restrict Content Free

Fix

• Fix issue with videos not showing up with Restrict Content Pro

Fix

• Turn analytics off by default.

Fix

• Fix mobile Safari fullscreen issues.

Fix

• Fix sticky scroll.
• Allow editing of Bunny.net details from settings page.
• Fix issues with Facebook webview in iOS.

Fix

• Allow authors and editors to edit branding.
• Fix border radius preview.
• Fix php notices.

Fix

• Fix lazy loaded youtube videos on mobile Safari.

Fix

• Initial release