Description
Liza Widget For Spotify and Elementor is the easiest way to embed Spotify content directly inside the Elementor Page Builder or the Gutenberg block editor. No shortcodes, no coding — just drag, drop, and connect your Spotify account.
Why Liza Spotify Widget?
- Works instantly — authorize once via the settings page and use the widgets in Elementor or Gutenberg.
- Elementor AND Gutenberg — every widget is also available as a native block with live preview, so Elementor is no longer required.
- Podcast Episodes widget — show the latest episodes of any Spotify podcast, automatically kept up to date.
- Real-time Spotify Profile widget — show your Spotify profile with live API data.
- Beautiful by default — a fully redesigned widget look with a consistent design system, and full color/typography controls when you want to make it your own.
- Clean, lightweight output — no build tools, no bloat, just fast responsive widgets your visitors will love.
Features
- Spotify Embed widget — embed any track, album, playlist, artist, episode, or show
- Spotify Podcast Episodes widget — list the latest episodes of any podcast with cover art, artwork, descriptions, dates, and durations in a list or grid layout
- Spotify Profile widget — display your connected Spotify profile with real-time data
- Native Gutenberg blocks for every widget with live preview in the editor — no Elementor required
- Redesigned widget styling with accent color, background, text color, radius, and typography controls
- One-click Spotify account authorization inside WordPress admin, with a guided setup wizard
- Smart caching so your pages stay fast and API limits are never a problem
- Works with any theme
How to get started
- Install and activate the plugin.
- Go to Liza Spotify Settings and authorize your Spotify account.
- Add a widget in Elementor (search “Spotify” in the widget panel) or insert a block in Gutenberg (look for the “Spotify Widgets” category).
Built with love by RuthlessWP / Nikusha Sirbiladze.
External Services
This plugin connects to the following external services:
Spotify API
Used to fetch and display music, playlists, albums, artist information, and podcast episodes.
- Data sent: Search queries, artist/playlist/track/show IDs, and (when authorized) your Spotify account token.
- When: Whenever a widget requests or refreshes Spotify content.
- Spotify Developer Terms of Service
- Spotify Privacy Policy
Freemius
Used for license management, plugin updates, and optional usage analytics.
- Data sent: Site URL, WordPress version, plugin version, PHP version, and (only if opted in) email address.
- When: On plugin activation, updates, or deactivation.
- Freemius Terms of Service
- Freemius Privacy Policy
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/or install it directly from the WordPress plugin repository. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Navigate to Liza Spotify Settings and enter your Spotify API credentials (Client ID and Client Secret) obtained from the Spotify Developer Dashboard.
- Authorize your Spotify account.
- Add the widgets from the Elementor widget panel or the Gutenberg block inserter.
FAQ
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Do I need a Spotify account?
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Yes. A free Spotify account is enough. A Spotify Developer app (free to create) is required so the plugin can fetch data like your profile and podcast episodes.
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Is Elementor required?
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No. Since version 4.1 every widget is also available as a native Gutenberg block. If Elementor is installed, the Elementor widgets are available as well.
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How do I get Spotify API credentials?
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Go to developer.spotify.com/dashboard, create a free app, and copy the Client ID and Client Secret into Liza Spotify Settings.
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How does the Podcast Episodes widget work?
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Paste a Spotify show URL or ID and the widget lists the newest episodes — with cover art, descriptions, release dates, and durations. Episode data is cached and refreshed automatically, so new episodes appear on your site without you touching anything.
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Can I style the widgets to match my site?
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Yes. Every widget ships with a polished default design and exposes accent, background, and text colors, border radius, padding, and typography controls in both Elementor and Gutenberg.
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Is this plugin free?
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The core plugin is free. Additional widgets are available via an optional upgrade.
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Where can I get support?
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Post in the plugin support forum on WordPress.org.
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Contributors and Developers
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Change Log
4.2.0
- NEW: Spotify Podcast Episodes widget + block (free) — list the latest episodes of any Spotify show with cover art, episode artwork, descriptions, release dates, and durations, in a list or grid layout.
- NEW: Complete visual redesign of all widgets — a consistent, modern design system with accent color support, refined typography, and polished hover/focus states.
- NEW: Redesigned settings page and dashboard connection widget.
- Improved: Podcast feeds that Spotify lists oldest-first are now detected automatically so the newest episodes always show first.
- Improved: Smarter API caching — podcast and show data is cached for an hour, and the header + episode list is usually served from a single API call.
- Improved: Episodes unavailable in the selected market are filtered out instead of rendering empty rows.
- Fixed: Translation loading — all plugin strings now use the correct text domain.
4.1.0
- NEW: Full Gutenberg (block editor) support — every widget is now also a native block with live preview: Spotify Embed, Spotify Profile, Spotify Now Playing, Spotify Artist, and Apple Music Embed.
- Elementor is no longer required — the plugin now works with Gutenberg alone. Elementor widgets keep working exactly as before when Elementor is active.
- Improved Apple Music URL handling (modern album URLs and playlist embeds).
- Now Playing refresh script rewritten in dependency-free JavaScript for block usage.
3.0
- Added Spotify Profile widget with real-time follower and track stats.
- Added built-in Spotify search inside the Elementor editor.
- New settings page with one-click Spotify account authorization.
- Improved embed widget — easier track and artist sharing.
- Added Apple Music Embed widget.
- Performance and stability improvements.