Alex Player
Alex Player is simple audio player designed to play local audio files or radio streams on your website.
4(8 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Alex Player is a WordPress radio plugin with 200 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.3+ and PHP 5.3.13+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Select All Categories and Taxonomies….
4/58 reviews
200active installs
7.7K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019
Overview
This audio player is designed to play local audio files or radio streams on your website. It has 6 components: media player, wavesurfer, waveform visualization, equalizer, circular spectrum and play button.
Live Demo
Shortcodes
Media player shortcode:
[UIMediaPlayer file="/demo.mp3" color="#c0c0c0" width="600"]
Wavesurfer shortcode:
[UIWaveSurfer file="/demo.mp3" color="#4fcb1d" color2="#8b8b8b"]
Thanks to the authors
- Milenko Mitrovic for the DC-DSP Filter – most of digital signal processing algorithms was reused from DC-DSP Filter.
- Ryan Geiss for the Geiss plugin – the minimal version of Geiss was ported into this project as fullscreen audio visualization.
Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.3+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | 5.3.13+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
v1.41 (2024-12-18)
- Fixed: Parameters for icecast are set more properly in technical way
- Fixed: Audio screensaver can display stereo sound on radio streams
Contributors
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