Release notes / Audio Preview for WooCommerce
Free Plugin Plugin

Audio Preview for WooCommerce

Shoppers hesitate to buy music, sound effects, or audio courses without hearing them first. Audio Preview adds a play button to any WooCommerce product page so customers can sample MP3, WAV, FLAC, and six other formats before buying. Streams directly from Google Drive, Dropbox, SoundCloud, or Amazon S3 with no bandwidth hit on your server.

18 releases
v1.5.3 latest
September 12, 2026 shipped

v1.5.3 Latest

September 12, 2026
Improve 1 Dev 1

Improve

  • Admin settings radio options no longer wrap mid-label and stack cleanly on phones.

Dev

  • Added a developer hooks reference, refreshed the translation template, and removed duplicated internal code.

v1.5.2

September 11, 2026
New 1 Improve 1 Fix 1 Compat 1

New

  • Filters wcap_public_instance, wcap_preview_hook, wcap_should_load_assets and wcap_soundcloud_embed_url, plus a should_load_assets() method, so the Pro add-on supplies its own player, asset loading and render position through the free plugin.

Improve

  • Preview assets load on product pages by default and can be widened to shop and category archives by the Pro add-on.

Fix

  • Player renderer helpers are protected so the Pro subclass extends one renderer instead of drawing a second player.

Compat

  • Aligned with Audio Preview Pro 2.2.2. Install both updates together.

v1.5.1

New 1 Improve 4 Fix 7 Compat 1

New

  • Added `wcap_before_audio_preview` and `wcap_after_audio_preview` action hooks for developer extensibility

Improve

  • Proper data cleanup on plugin uninstall (options and post meta)
  • Option autoload set to false for non-critical data
  • Google Drive and SoundCloud player styles moved from inline to main stylesheet
  • Main JavaScript loaded in footer for better page performance

Fix

  • WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS) compliance issues
  • Plugin Check tool flagged issues resolved
  • Input sanitization and output escaping across admin and frontend
  • Removed debug error_log() statements from production code
  • Replaced `global $post` with WooCommerce-safe product retrieval for page builder compatibility (Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder)
  • Inline JavaScript for Google Drive and SoundCloud players moved to main JS file to prevent function redefinition per track
  • Removed `!important` from container padding to avoid theme conflicts

Compat

  • Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.9.1 and popular themes (Storefront, Astra, OceanWP, Kadence, GeneratePress)

v1.5.0

June 24, 2025
New 3 Improve 6 Fix 2

New

  • Support for multiple audio formats, including external URLs.
  • Secure file upload validation and enhanced input sanitization.
  • Minified CSS/JS and RTL compatibility for improved loading and accessibility.

Improve

  • Frontend audio player and admin labels for better format handling.
  • JavaScript validation logic to support various file types.
  • FAQ section with clearer file format details.
  • Table layout responsiveness and overall performance.
  • Removed unused code and resolved PHPCS issues.
  • Language strings and code structure for better maintainability.

Fix

  • AJAX security vulnerabilities and error handling during file uploads.
  • Debug log issues and PHP warnings on plugin activation.

v1.4.5

April 5, 2024
Fix 5

Fix

  • (#26) Compatibility check with PHP 8.0
  • (#27) Fixed check for dependency plugin
  • (#28) Update Faq
  • (#29) Fixed added tooltip for meta boxes
  • Compatibility check with WordPress 6.5.0

v1.4.4

July 14, 2023
Fix 1 Note 2

Fix

  • Plugin redirect issue when multiple plugins activate at the same time

Note

  • (#24) Frontend audio player UI
  • (#24) Preview item button UI

v1.4.3

Fix 2

Fix

  • (#22)Fixed audio listing with Audio Preview for WooCommerce Pro plugins
  • Update compatibility with WooCommerce latest version

v1.4.2

Fix 1

Fix

  • updated admin ui

v1.4.1

Fix 2

Fix

  • phpcs fixes
  • Updated name

v1.4.0

Fix 2

Fix

  • phpcs fixes
  • Removed install plugin button from wrapper

v1.3.0

Fix 2

Fix

  • Update frontend UI without playlist
  • #Fix audio player clickable issue

v1.2.0

Fix 2

Fix

  • Fixed #12 - Add link is not clickable
  • Fixed #14 - Notices and warnings

v1.1.0

Fix 1

Fix

  • WooCommerce v4.0.0 Compatible.

v1.0.4

Fix 1

Fix

  • WooCommerce v3.6.2 Compatible.

v1.0.3

Fix 1

Fix

  • WooCommerce v3.5.2 Compatible.

v1.0.2

Fix 1

Fix

  • Compatible with latest WordPress.

v1.0.1

Note 1

Note

  • Plugin Testing with current version of the WordPress and WooCommerce.

v1.0.0

Note 1

Note

  • first version.