Version History

5.1.0 (2026/01/30)

mediaelement is now a peerDependency of this project. This will prevent multiple installations of mediaelement in your project.

A11Y PLUGIN

Demo page was updated with working media assets. Fixes #261
Plugin is now cleaned up properly when the player is destroyed.

5.0.0 (2024/09/12)

JUMP FORWARD PLUGIN

New Feature: Inline SVG icon for jump forward button

Setting iconSpritePathJumpForward: This option enables you to define the path to your SVG icon sprite. When specified, it allows for dynamic generation of inline SVG icons, which will be displayed on the jump forward button. Further information can be found here.
Important CSS Adjustment: If you're planning to use iconSpritePathJumpForward and your current setup includes background icons defined in CSS, you'll need to make a small but crucial update to your CSS file. Please remove any CSS rules that apply background icons to these buttons. This step is necessary to prevent the display of both SVG and background icons simultaneously.

SKIP BACK PLUGIN

New Feature: Inline SVG icon for skip back button

Setting iconSpritePathSkipBack: This option enables you to define the path to your SVG icon sprite. When specified, it allows for dynamic generation of inline SVG icons, which will be displayed on the skip back button. Further information can be found here.
Important CSS Adjustment: If you're planning to use iconSpritePathSkipBack and your current setup includes background icons defined in CSS, you'll need to make a small but crucial update to your CSS file. Please remove any CSS rules that apply background icons to these buttons. This step is necessary to prevent the display of both SVG and background icons simultaneously.

4.0.1 (2024/09/09)

SPEED PLUGIN

Fix always controlling the first player on the page via keyboard when multiple players exist.

4.0.0 (2024/03/11)

This release marks a major version update to address and correct previous versioning inaccuracies. The transition from version 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 introduced changes that, upon further review, have been identified as breaking. These changes warranted a more significant version increment to reflect their impact accurately.

Updated Option Names:

Quality Plugin: Replace iconPath to iconPathQuality
A11y Plugin: Replace iconSpritePath to iconSpritePathA11y

3.0.1 (2024/03/11)

QUALITY PLUGIN

Icon Visibility Fix: The quality icon will now remain visible and functional across all quality adjustments.
Improved Option Naming: The option iconPath has been renamed to iconPathQuality to enhance clarity and consistency.

A11Y PLUGIN

Improved Option Naming: The option iconSpritePath has been renamed to iconSpritePathA11y to enhance clarity and consistency.

3.0.0 (2024/03/06)

QUALITY PLUGIN

New Feature: Inline SVG icons for quality button

Using iconPath: By setting the iconPath option, you can specify the path to your SVG icon. Once set, an inline SVG icon will be dynamically generated and displayed on the quality button. Further information can be found here.
Default Behavior: If you choose not to utilize the iconPath option, the quality button will continue to operate as before, displaying the default quality value as its text.

A11Y PLUGIN

New Feature: Inline SVG icons for audio and video description buttons

Setting iconSpritePath: This option enables you to define the path to your SVG icon sprite. When specified, it allows for dynamic generation of inline SVG icons, which will be displayed on the audio and/or video description buttons. Further information can be found here.
Important CSS Adjustment: If you're planning to use iconSpritePath and your current setup includes background icons defined in CSS, you'll need to make a small but crucial update to your CSS file. Please remove any CSS rules that apply background icons to these buttons. This step is necessary to prevent the display of both SVG and background icons simultaneously.

2.6.7 (2023/08/02)