WordPress plugin comparison
Animations for Blocks vs Block Metadata
At a glance
- Animations for Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Block Metadata.
- On a typical day, Animations for Blocks is downloaded about 87 times, Block Metadata about 3.
- Block Metadata is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 27 reviews.
- Animations for Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Apr 15, 2020 for Block Metadata.
- Animations for Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Block Metadata.
- Block Metadata has been around longer: since 2019, against 2021 for Animations for Blocks.
Line by line
Animations for Blocks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Animations for Blocks |  Block Metadata |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,755 | #37,969 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.1K | 48 |
| Rating | 4.8(27) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.4.25 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.86 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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