The DS Custom Audio Player provides a lightweight, flexible and accessible alternative to the default WordPress audio player. It is designed for bloggers, podcasters and musicians who want more control over the look and functionality of their audio embeds without functionality overkill. It’s still just a simple player.

Comes with Language files for German, French, Spanish and Italian WordPress Installations

Features

Customizable player width and colors (buttons, icons, background)
Normal, compact and super compact view modes
Metadata display (Artist – Title) read directly from audio files (MP3, OGG, FLAC, M4A, AAC)
Optional volume control with instant mute/unmute
Optional download button (filename based on metadata or original file name)
Responsive design that works on desktop and mobile devices
Lightweight: no external libraries required
Accessibility-friendly controls (ARIA labels, keyboard navigation)
Works with both Gutenberg (Block Editor) and the Classic Editor

This plugin uses the text domain ds-custom-audio-player.

Shortcode Usage

Basic example:

[dscap_audio src=”https://example.com/audio/song.mp3″]

Available attributes (override global defaults):

src – required, URL to the audio file.
width – CSS value, e.g. 400px or 100%.
color – Button background color, e.g. #0073e6.
bg – Player background color.
icon – SVG icon color, e.g. #ffffff.
compact – 0 = normal view incl. Metadata, 1 = compact view, 2 = super compact view
show_volume – 1 = show volume control, 0 = hide.
show_download – 1 = show download button, 0 = hide.
align – alignment: left, center, or right.

Example with overrides:

[dscap_audio src=”https://example.com/audio/podcast.mp3
” width=”100%” color=”#ff0000″ icon=”#000000″ compact=”1″ show_download=”0″ align=”center”]