Best animated gif plugins for WordPress
The most popular animated gif plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP GIF Uploader leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of WP Gif Resizer (30+) and Son of GIFV (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “animated gif” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 animated gif plugins
- 1.
WP GIF UploaderThe most installed animated gif plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
WP Gif Resizer30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 3.
Son of GIFV10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 3 plugins tagged “animated gif”
WP GIF Uploader
Up in the last 7 days:4#5,786by GrandPlugins2 months ago
Upload animated GIFs and keep the animation in every thumbnail WordPress generates, instead of a still first frame.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WP Gif Resizer
Up in the last 7 days:334#23,584by kappuccino10 years ago
This plugin allow WordPress to generate animated thumbnail from GIF files, instead of static files.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Son of GIFV
Down in the last 7 days:1,600#33,141by Pete Nelson10 years ago
Convert animated GIFs to GIFV format
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day