Description
Lono combines responsive HTML5 audio player and navigable playlist to embed soundtracks in WordPress posts, pages, and widgets, with support for multiple tracks, album cover, and play, pause, next, and previous controls. It is targeted at those who publish podcasts, mixtapes, instrumental tracks, or musical samples and need a lightweight player that works on mobile devices without relying on external services like SoundCloud or Spotify.
Key Features of Lono
- Responsive HTML5 player
Plays audio without dependence on Flash, adapting the layout to desktop, tablet, and mobile. - Playlist with navigation
Displays a clickable track list with next, previous, and direct selection buttons. - Cover art per track
Shows the album artwork or an individual cover associated with each track. - Complete playback controls
Includes play, pause, progress bar, volume, and time counter on the panel. - Shortcode-based integration
Inserts the player into posts, pages, and widget areas using a short code.
Benefits of Lono
- Audio hosted on your own site
Eliminates the need for third-party streaming services and keeps listeners within your domain. - Fluid mobile experience
Keeps controls accessible on small screens without breaking the theme layout. - Quick publication of new tracks
Allows registering tracks through the panel and pasting the shortcode onto the page in minutes. - Consistent visual identity
Adapts the player to the site’s visual style with configurable colors and styles.
Who is Lono Suitable For?
- Podcasters who publish episodes directly on their own site without relying on external platforms.
- Independent musicians who make mixtapes, singles, or demo tracks available to the public.
- Those who need to include instrumental tracks, audiobooks, or sound samples in landing pages and portfolios.
How to Download Lono
Lono is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install it in Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, select the file, and click activate. After that, the player becomes available via shortcode on any WordPress page, post, or widget area.
Music, podcast, and media sites gain with Lono a lightweight player that replaces rigid embeds from third-party platforms and keeps listeners within their own domain. Small studios, audio creators, and editorial blogs can publish episodes and complete albums with navigable playlists without losing control over visual presentation and track organization.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lono – Responsive HTML5 Audio Player With Playlist WordPress Plugin GPL-licensed?
Yes. Lono – Responsive HTML5 Audio Player With Playlist WordPress Plugin is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Lono – Responsive HTML5 Audio Player With Playlist WordPress Plugin on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install Lono – Responsive HTML5 Audio Player With Playlist WordPress Plugin on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does Lono – Responsive HTML5 Audio Player With Playlist WordPress Plugin cost at Ultrapack?
Lono – Responsive HTML5 Audio Player With Playlist WordPress Plugin costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Lono – Responsive HTML5 Audio Player With Playlist WordPress Plugin include updates?
Yes. The current version of Lono – Responsive HTML5 Audio Player With Playlist WordPress Plugin is 1.4, published at Ultrapack on Nov 7, 2023. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Lono – Responsive HTML5 Audio Player With Playlist WordPress Plugin scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Lono – Responsive HTML5 Audio Player With Playlist WordPress Plugin goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
The file on this page is the developer’s full package. Do not upload that file through the dashboard: WordPress answers that the package does not contain a valid plugin. Inside it there are one or more ZIP files, and one of them is what you install.
- Download the file
elements-lono-responsive-html5-audio-player-with-playlist.zipand extract it on your computer. - Look for the
.zipfiles inside. The plugin is the one named after the product. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin and upload that ZIP file.
- Click Install Now and then Activate.
- There is nothing to zip. The ZIP inside the package is already in the format WordPress accepts.
- Some packages carry more than one plugin: the main one and its add-ons. Install the ones you are going to use, each one the same way.
- If there is a documentation folder, it is not installed. It is reading material from the author.
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